The essential guide to camping in the Garden State.
From the northern reaches of Stokes State Forest to the Atlantic coastal islands, camping in New Jersey has never been better. Best Tent Camping: New Jersey by Matt Willen and Marie Javins will guide you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best managed campgrounds in the Garden State.

Unlike other guides that merely list all campgrounds, Best Tent Camping: New Jersey is full color and profiles in detail only the 50 best sites in the state for campers who seek the serene and secluded.

You'll find essential information about each campground (including season, facilities, rates, directions, GPS coordinates, and websites), as well as a description of the campground; the best sites within the campground; and nearby activities such as hiking, canoeing, fishing, and mountain biking.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Originally from Northern Virginia, Marie Javins was dragged as a child all over the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains. Back then she hated camping, fishing, and looking at wildlife, and after college she immediately moved to New York City. She did not learn to love camping again until, as an adult, she camped around Africa as a matter of financial necessity. Since then, she has tent-camped her way across the United States and New Zealand.

Marie was an editor and colorist for Marvel Comics for 13 years before taking up travel writing. She currently lives in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, where she is authoring Slow Boat to Everywhere, a book about her trip around the world by surface transport (for more details, go to MariesWorldTour.com).

Matt Willen is a writer, explorer, and photographer. He spends much of his time exploring little-known and remote places around the globe, most recently in areas above 50 degrees north latitude and below 50 degrees south. Matt is also the author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg and Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Mid-Atlantic. He lives seasonally in Pennsylvania and Nova Scotia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 
 
Campgaw Mountain 
 
Camp Glen Gray 
 
Camp Taylor 
 
Camp Wyanokie 
 
Delaware National Water Gap Recreation Area (Canoe-in) 
 
Delaware National Water Gap Recreation Area (Hike-in) 
 
Harmony Ridge Campground 
 
High Point State Park: Sawmill Lake Camping Area 
 
Mahlon Dickerson Reservation 
 
Ramapo Valley County Reservation 
 
Stokes State Forest: Lake Ocquittunk Camping Area 
 
Stokes State Forest: Shotwell Camping Area 
 
Stokes State Forest: Steam Mill Camping Area 
 
Swartswood State Park 
 
Worthington State Forest 
 
 
 
WEST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY 
 
Delaware River Family Campground 
 
Jenny Jump State Forest 
 
Round Valley Recreation Area 
 
Spruce Run Recreation Area 
 
Stephens State Park 
 
Teetertown Ravine Nature Preserve 
 
Triple Brook Camping Resort 
 
Voorhees State Park 
 
 
 
EAST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY 
 
Allaire State Park 
 
Bass River State Forest 
 
Brendan Byrne State Forest 
 
Camp Gateway, Sandy Hook 
 
Cheesequake State Park 
 
River Wood Park 
 
Timberline Lake Camping Resort 
 
Turkey Swamp State Park 
 
 
 
THE JERSEY SHORE 
 
Adventure Bound Camping Resort 
 
Cedar Creek Campground 
 
Frontier Campground 
 
Ocean View Resort Campground 
 
Surf and Stream Campground 
 
 
 
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 
 
Atlantic County Park-Estell Manor and Weymouth Furnace 
 
Atlantic County Park-Lake Lenape 
 
Belleplain State Forest-Meisle Field and CCC Camp 
 
Belleplain State Forest-North Shore Campground 
 
Parvin State Park 
 
Philadelphia South KOA Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Atsion Family Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Batona Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Bodine Field Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Buttonwood Hill Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Godfrey Bridge Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Goshen Pond Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Hawkin Bridge Campground 
 
Wharton State Forest: Lower Forge and Mullica River Campgrounds