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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: New Jersey presents 50 of the state's best campgrounds for car campers.
