State Park / State Forest · New Jersey campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
Free
Season open
Year-round (day-use only)
RV size limit
Tent-only
Reservation window
Day-use only — overnight at private campgrounds
The insider read
10-mile undeveloped barrier-island beach — day-use only. Surf-fishing permit (4WD beach driving) is the unique-fish access. Camp at private Sea Pines or Holly Acres nearby.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Woodbine
StateInsider tip · Cape May County. Lake Nummy swimming. Closest state-park camp to Cape May (30 min). Birding hot-spot during fall migration.
Near Pittsgrove
StateInsider tip · Pine Barrens edge — Parvin Lake the swim spot. CCC-built cabins from 1930s. Quieter alternative to Wharton.
Near Dingmans Ferry PA (NJ side access)
NPSInsider tip · Delaware River — paddle/tube the 40 miles of NRA. Dingmans Falls 100 ft tall. Camp is on the PA side but access into NJ trails 5 min via private ferry.
Near Glen Gardner
StateInsider tip · Closest hilly state-park camp to Newark + NYC (75 min). Edwin B. Forsythe Astronomical Observatory on grounds — public-viewing nights monthly.
Your next step
Island Beach State Park (day-use only) is tent-only, so the rig question here is what you sleep in on the nights either side of it — most New Jersey loops that include this stop are driven in a rented motorhome.
Nothing in New Jersey is bookable today. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of New Jersey trip planning.
Before you go
New Jersey rules
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