RE: public or private campgrounds in NJ

[erniev61]

 
Hi all
 I just bought a Starcraft pop-up camper ,used of course.  I would like to find some nice wooded sites either in a private or state campgounds.  I go to Swartswood group sites all the time but now I am looking for a different site maybe with a pool, water and electric hoookup and not have another camper so close I can smell his or her sweat lol.  Or hear those very private wispers (if Ican hear them they can hear me lol).  I live on long island but have never gone to Wildwood (someday) but would like to try a place in NY so I might be able to  fish and catch dinner ( there I go dreaming again). Well send me a reply would love to hear about a place that someone on here has gone to or a place to really stay away from.
 Thanks for your help and so far Pop-Up times is a great magazine.

[George]

 erniev61
We just purchased a Coleman Taos and will be taking it out for it s maiden voyage at Turkey Swamp, a Monmouth County Park in two weeks.  We stayed there as tenters last year.  All sites seem to have water and electric and most importantly, all are pull through sites (i m new to backing up with a trailer).  Here is the link.
 
 http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/campground.htm
 
 But the park is much nicer than the web pages makes it seem.  A fair bit of hiking, nice size lake with some boat rentals, and not too far (10-15 miles) from Great Adventure.  It s just off I-195 between Trenton and the shore.
 
 -George

[topcat7736]

 erniev61
Try clicking on the below links.
 
 [link=http://www.beachcomber.com/Nj/campnj.html]NJ Campground Owners[/link]
 
 [link=http://www.pacamping.com/]PA Camping[/link]
 
 [link=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/camping.html]NJ State Parks (no hookups)[/link]

[jawilson]

 erniev61
Sad as it is for me to say, the NJ SP s are terrible. They re poorly maintained, have an archaic reservation system and aren t laid out all that well. If you want more rustic sites look at PA and NY SP s -- they re really quite nice (an almost immeasurable improvement over the NJ ones).

[George]

 erniev61
I guess it depends on what you re looking for...  We always enjoyed tenting at Voorhees SP in High Bridge NJ.  Always seemed to be a " true"  camping experience - no pool, activities, etc. - just woods.
 
 To be honest, we camped there when the kids were little and home was 2 miles away.  We are also members of the observatory on park grounds so still go up there often (and plan to try the PU up there if we ever get a clear moonless night again).
 
 I think at one point they had a half dozen sites with electric before the state dictated a no-hookup policy.  (I could be wrong on that though.)
 
 -George