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Charging near Ocean City Maryland?
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Ed (EdA) is on his Road Trip from the Boston area to Virginia Beach... Met him at the Darien, CT supercharger to catch up and told him I would post pictures of his adventure... We met a family from Montreal on their way to Ocean City, MD (and Assateague Island) - inspired by our own Jim from Boston (ModelS1079)!
Here they are:
Ed Charging:
Ed with Serge & His wife from Montreal:
Ed is now charging at Newark, DE!
Ed arrives in VA Beach - 24 miles to spare!
Aaron
Here they are:
Ed Charging:
Ed with Serge & His wife from Montreal:
Ed is now charging at Newark, DE!
Ed arrives in VA Beach - 24 miles to spare!
Aaron
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Went to Ocean City and charged at the Delaware Seashore State Park Campground. I plugged into their NEMA 14-50 but had to dial the amps back to 30 since at 40 it shut off on me a few times. Pics and some more details will be added to this post later. I'll most likely come back here next summer to charge.
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I also stopped at Delaware Seashore State Park Campground to charge for a few hours a week and a half ago. I called ahead and talked with the both the manager and assistant manager and it sounded like they hadn't encountered many requests asking to charge EVs but were eager to accommodate me. They said I could use one of their "auxiliary sites" for the price of a day pass which is $8.00.
When I arrived, the woman at the gate said that I was the first that she knew of to show up wanting to charge but not staying overnight. I told her about the arrangement that the managers, Doug and Amanda, had worked out and she directed me to site 344 and I paid $8.00.
I got the sense that they don't have an official policy on day-use for charging EVs and I wonder how they handled it when you arrived at the gate. Did they let you charge for a day pass rate? Were there plenty of open sites on the weekend?
Lanny
I also stopped at Delaware Seashore State Park Campground to charge for a few hours a week and a half ago. I called ahead and talked with the both the manager and assistant manager and it sounded like they hadn't encountered many requests asking to charge EVs but were eager to accommodate me. They said I could use one of their "auxiliary sites" for the price of a day pass which is $8.00.
When I arrived, the woman at the gate said that I was the first that she knew of to show up wanting to charge but not staying overnight. I told her about the arrangement that the managers, Doug and Amanda, had worked out and she directed me to site 344 and I paid $8.00.
I got the sense that they don't have an official policy on day-use for charging EVs and I wonder how they handled it when you arrived at the gate. Did they let you charge for a day pass rate? Were there plenty of open sites on the weekend?
Lanny
I've been meaning to do some recon out in OC for when friends come into town and this weekend was the last weekend I could do that so I made a day trip. I've also been craving the kabobs from OC Kabob. So good.
I went through the same routine as Lanny. I called the main office (39415 Inlet Road
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 (302) 227-2800) before I headed out and they asked if I was a resident of DE or out of state. They told me charging wasn't going to be a problem and the people at the main gate of the campground will show me where to go. Someone else called within a day or two of me getting there.
On Google maps the location of the campground is just south of the Charles W Cullen bridge and labeled
Delaware Seashore State Park Campground. The ladies at the gate were friendly and I just told them of the arrangement made with the main office and they gave me a parking pass and a paper with the rule of the site and the location of where I'd go. There are three auxiliary/overflow sites left open in case there is an emergency and a normal reserved site has to be moved. IIRC the numbers were 342, 343, and 344. I attempted to charge at 342 and 343 but my charger wasn't getting any power from them but 344 worked for me. As I mentioned earlier I couldn't charge continuously at 40 amps so I dialed the amps back to 30.
The car caught the attention of a lot of people so I engaged in Tesla time. A friendly camper even gave me spaghetti and meatballs. One guy thought I was super rich and wondered if the car was worth it. Claimed maintenance cost on high mileage gas cars aren't a lot since he's been running his truck for so long. Lost battle so I moved on. A few people mentioned only seeing only 1 or 2 Teslas in the OC area.
If you bring fishing gear you can go to the inlet by the auxiliary sites to fish and a beach is no the other side of the bridge. Word of advice from a camper while i was there is to not walk through someone's campground even if it's wide open.
Road leading up to the campground main gate
Yay! I've got power. I was hesitant to take many pics in the campground. Didn't want people to feel their privacy was invaded.
View from 344
Walking under the bridge leads to the beach. Seems like a nice way to pass the time. There's also a snack bar and wash house.
Arrived home with the lowest charge I've ever had. Love the data this car gives you. Wasn't worried at all and was able to adjust my speed with cruise control to make sure I was on target
I went through the same routine as Lanny. I called the main office (39415 Inlet Road
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 (302) 227-2800) before I headed out and they asked if I was a resident of DE or out of state. They told me charging wasn't going to be a problem and the people at the main gate of the campground will show me where to go. Someone else called within a day or two of me getting there.
On Google maps the location of the campground is just south of the Charles W Cullen bridge and labeled
Delaware Seashore State Park Campground. The ladies at the gate were friendly and I just told them of the arrangement made with the main office and they gave me a parking pass and a paper with the rule of the site and the location of where I'd go. There are three auxiliary/overflow sites left open in case there is an emergency and a normal reserved site has to be moved. IIRC the numbers were 342, 343, and 344. I attempted to charge at 342 and 343 but my charger wasn't getting any power from them but 344 worked for me. As I mentioned earlier I couldn't charge continuously at 40 amps so I dialed the amps back to 30.
The car caught the attention of a lot of people so I engaged in Tesla time. A friendly camper even gave me spaghetti and meatballs. One guy thought I was super rich and wondered if the car was worth it. Claimed maintenance cost on high mileage gas cars aren't a lot since he's been running his truck for so long. Lost battle so I moved on. A few people mentioned only seeing only 1 or 2 Teslas in the OC area.
If you bring fishing gear you can go to the inlet by the auxiliary sites to fish and a beach is no the other side of the bridge. Word of advice from a camper while i was there is to not walk through someone's campground even if it's wide open.
Road leading up to the campground main gate
Yay! I've got power. I was hesitant to take many pics in the campground. Didn't want people to feel their privacy was invaded.
View from 344
Walking under the bridge leads to the beach. Seems like a nice way to pass the time. There's also a snack bar and wash house.
Arrived home with the lowest charge I've ever had. Love the data this car gives you. Wasn't worried at all and was able to adjust my speed with cruise control to make sure I was on target
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