New Jersey Camping in State Parks at new-jersey-leisure-guide.com

New Jersey Camping offers a wide variety of campgrounds, scenery and facilities, for the family with kids, or the more serious nature enthusiast who wants to get out and experience the wilderness.

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New Jersey camping can be experienced at the Jersey shore close by beaches to the more rural campgrounds of western New Jersey with gentle rolling hills, and the Skylands in Northwest New Jersey where you can escape the crowds and experience the wilderness and more mountainous terrain.

The New Jersey State Park System also offers many excellent camping facilities, many of which are featured on this site.

With a wide variety of New Jersey camping facilities, and a choice of over 120 campgrounds and State Park parks to choose from, there is just about nothing you cannot do while you camp in New Jersey.

Please note that alcohol is prohibited on State Park Campgrounds.

If you enjoy a beer with your meal, check out Private New Jersey Campgrounds where most allow moderate alcohol consumption. Private campgrounds are preferred by campers who enjoy many additional family recreational activities.

Whether it be a private campground or a state park, there are many craft activities, swimming pools, lake activities, hiking, fishing, and sports activities to choose from. Most of them are clean, modern and appealing to just about any type of New Jersey camping

This site is intended to provide you with information on New Jersey camping at State Parks. No matter what type of camping you choose, tenting, RVing or cabin rentals, New Jersey camping has something for you.

Bass River
State Forest

Location: Burlington and Ocean Counties
762 Stage Road

Mailing Address:
762 Stage Rd
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-1114

Size: 26,764 acres Fees: Entrance fees are only charged from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

$ 5.00	weekdays
$10.00	weekends
$ 2.00	walk-in/bicycle

Directions:
Bass River State
Forest is about 25 miles north of Atlantic City and six miles west of Tuckerton. Take the Garden State Parkway to exit 52 heading south and exit 50 heading north.

Facilities & Activities:

Camping

Fishing

Hunting

Picnicking

Boating/canoeing

Swimming

Hiking(trails from 1 to 3 miles long)

Horseback riding

Cross-country skiing

Snowmobiles

Stokes State Forest

Location: Sussex County

Mailing Address:
1 Coursen Road
Branchville, NJ 07826
(973) 948-3820

Size: 15,996 acres
Fees: Entrance fees are only charged from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

$ 5.00	weekdays
$10.00	weekends
N/A	walk-in/bicycle

Directions:
Take Route 2
06, four miles north of Branchville.

Facilities & Activities:

Camping

Sunrise Mountain scenic overlook

Tillman Ravine Natural Area

Fishing (lakes,
ponds, and the Flatbrook)

Hunting

Picnicking

Boating/canoeing:
cartop launch

Swimming: ( Stony Lake), bathhouse

Winter sports:
ice skating, cross- country skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing

Hiking

Horseback riding

Mountain biking

Wharton
State Forest

Location: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden Counties

Mailing Address:
4110 Nesco Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Batsto Office: (609) 561-0024
Atsion Office: (609) 268-0444

Size: 114,793 acres
Fees: No entrance fee.

Directions:
Wharton State Forest has two offices - one at Batsto Village and one at Atsion Recreation Area. Batsto Village is located on Route 542, eight miles east of Hammonton. Atsion is on Route 206, eight miles north of Hammonton.

Facilities & Activities:

Camping

Visitors center, exhibit gallery, museum shop, interpretive center

Batsto Village

Carranza Memorial

Hiking Trails

Fishing

Hunting

Picnic tables, group picnic facilities, food concession

laygrounds

Boating/Canoeing

Swimming: ( Atsion Lake), bathhouse

Cross-country skiing

High Point State Park

Location: Sussex County
Mailing Address:
1480 Route 23
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-4800

Size: 15,413 acres
Fees: Entrance fees are only charged from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

$ 5.00	weekdays
$10.00	weekends
N/A	walk-in/bicycle

Directions:
Take Route 23 approximately 7 miles north of the town of Sussex, NJ, or 4 miles south of Port Jervis, NY.

Facilities & Activities:

Camping

Visitors center

High Point Monument

Lake Marcia

Hiking Trails

Fishing

Picnicking: picnic tables, picnic shelters, group picnic facilities, group picnic shelters, food concessions, playground

Boating/canoeing:
( Sawmill Lake, Steenykill Lake) electric motors only, trailer launch, cartop launch

Swimming: ( Lake Marcia), bathhouse

Hiking Trails

Self-guided nature trail

Horseback riding

Washington Crossing
State Park

Location: Mercer and Hunterdon Counties

Mailing Address:
355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road
Titusville, NJ 08560-1517
(609) 737-0623

Size: 2,009 acres
Fees: Entrance fees are only charged from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.

N/A	weekdays
$ 5.00	weekends
N/A	walk-in/bicycle

Directions:
From Interstate 95, take Route 29 north. Follow the signs to the park.

Facilities & Activities:

Museum / Visitor Center

Open Air Theatre

Swan Historical Foundation: Collection of the American Revolution

Johnson Ferry House

Interpretive center

Natural Area

Hiking Trails

Fishing

Picnic tables, picnic shelters, group picnic facilities, group picnic shelters

Playground

Winter sports:
cross-country skiing, snowshoeing

Horseback riding

Mountain biking

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Worthington State Forest Campground

Location: Warren County,
Old Mine Road
Delaware Water Gap

Mailing Address:
Worthington State Forest, Old Mine Rd HC 62 Box 2, Columbia NJ 07832
(908) 841-9575

Open: April 1 to December 31

Directions
On Old Mine Road on the New Jersey bank of the Delaware River, 3 1/2 miles north of NJ Exit 1 on Interstate 80

Facilities & Activities:

Some of the most rugged terrain and splendid views of northern New Jersey are found here.

Camping - 69 tent and trailer sites with picnic tables and fire rings. Open April 1 through December 31. Campsites 1-77 have modern toilets and showers.

Hiking Trails - Spur trails lead directly up Kittatinny Ridge to the Appalachian Trail. Weekend ranger programs are given in summer

Boating/canoeing .fishing: electric motors, gas motors, trailer launch, car top launch

Hunting - deer, turkey and small game

Picnic tables