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This USMC web site gives an idea about the base itself. The web site is more for someone who might be moving or settling on base but provides helpful information about vehicle registration, on base lodging, phone directories, and under "base services" you can find out about transportation.
I'm not sure if this is the official city web site or not, but it's a very useful site and easy to navigate.
Entrance to Camp Lejeune Upon arrival you will want to enter the Main Gate Entrance (don't forget to turn off your headlights). As you enter there is a driveway to the right, you must go here to obtain a pass for your vehicle. It only takes a few minutes as long as you have everything and they don't decide to search your car.
Everytime you enter the base you will go through a check point mainly make sure you have everyone buckled (as you always should), the driver's ID (and whoever has the military ID. Most the time they see your temporary pass on your windshield and make sure its not expired or anything and let you through but occasionally they will stop you. Watch your speed through the base, and follow the military rules while on the base. Proceed to your destination! My advice is if you don't have a military ID, make sure you are always with someone who does.
To get to Western Blvd or many of the hotels and other attractions from the base, you simply go straight (kind of over the bridge) and go through a few lights till you see
Airports
Jacksonville's Albert J. Ellis Airport (25 miles from base)
(264 Albert J. Ellis Airport Rd., Richlands, (910) 324-1100
Daily US Airways Express flights to and from Charlotte also are available at the Albert J. Ellis Airport, located 30 miles south of New Bern. Short-term parking prices range from free for the first 10 minutes up to $1.75 for over two hours, while long-term parking is $4 per day. Car rentals through Avis, Hertz and National, as well as a restaurant and gift shop, also are located on-site.
Kinston Airport (60 miles from base)
Wilmington Airport (60 miles from base)
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (150 miles from base)
Possibly the best fares in and out of North Carolina.
(Aviation Pkwy., Morrisville, 10 miles from Raleigh and Durham, right off I-40, Exits 284B-285, (919) 840-2123)
Raleigh-Durham (RDU) is the major international airport serving North Carolina from the Research Triangle Park area. RDU, a two-hour drive from New Bern, is a major hub for domestic and international travelers and is served by all major domestic carriers, feeder carriers and by Air Canada. Car rental services are at the airport.
Jacksonville Airporter, Inc. NEW! Transportation from Raleigh-Durham RDU Airport to Jacksonville! Call any time to make your reservations or arrange pick-up. Open 24 hours with 3 trips daily.
"WE LEAVE NO MARINE BEHIND" ~ (910) 347-RIDE (7433)
Hotels
There are several choices for lodging; here are ones that I know from experience. Most hotels can be found close to the base. The Western Boulevard is, to me, a great focal point to the area with many hotels and restaurants around it.
Baymont Inn 474 Western Blvd. Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910)347-6500
Toll Free Reservations:
Military Discount:
www.baymontjacksonvillenc.com 120 rooms, deluxe continental breakfast, outdoor pool, cable TV, phone, refrigerator, coffee maker, children stay free. (Next Door to Microtel.)
