Nothing beats the all-American backyard, where legions of young campers have begun their careers.
Buy a tent, pitch it, and you're set. You don't even have to pack. Be sure to venture farther afield at some point or other, of course, but this is a super starting place. The park's two campgrounds offer wooded sites within a ten-minute walk of the Atlantic. Here you'll find 420 sites on 1,900 acres.