State Park / State Forest · New Jersey campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$25–$50/night
Season open
April through October
RV size limit
Up to 30 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via NJ State Parks portal
The insider read
Closest hilly state-park camp to Newark + NYC (75 min). Edwin B. Forsythe Astronomical Observatory on grounds — public-viewing nights monthly.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at state.nj.usOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Freehold
PrivateInsider tip · County-park camp — strict 11pm quiet hours. Closer to Jersey Shore beaches than state-park options. Lake fishing + paddleboat rentals.
Near Shamong
StateInsider tip · Pine Barrens core — million-acre wilderness in densely-populated NJ. Atsion Lake swimming. Mosquito + Jersey-Devil legend in equal measure.
Near Sussex
StateInsider tip · Highest point in NJ (1,803 ft). 220-ft High Point Monument visible 30 miles. Appalachian Trail crosses. 3 states visible from the summit.
Near Branchville
StateInsider tip · Sunrise Mountain has eagle migration viewing (Sept-Nov). Tillman Ravine + Stony Lake the swimming spots. Closer to NYC than High Point (90 min from George Washington Bridge).
Your next step
Voorhees State Park Campground takes rigs up to 30 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in New Jersey.
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
Verified 2026-05-10
