Campgrounds and RV parks in New Jersey, US

Beach days drive most summer trips. Cape May, Wildwood, Long Beach Island, and Ocean City all sit within reach of southern campgrounds, and Sun Retreats Seashore puts visitors close to the Cape May ferry, lighthouse, and Victorian historic district. Atlantic Shore Pines Campground is a practical base for Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, and Tuckerton Seaport. Inland, the Pine Barrens deliver paddling on the Mullica, Wading, and Batsto rivers, plus historic ironworks at Batsto Village. Spacious Skies Country Oaks sits in the heart of Southern New Jersey's Pine Barrens, near wildlife reserves and the Warren E. Fox Nature Center, within easy reach of Atlantic City and Ocean City. In the north, the Delaware Water Gap, Appalachian Trail, and High Point offer hiking, swimming holes, and fall color. Families based at Turkey Swamp Park can use the multi-use trails and the 17-acre lake, then day-trip to Six Flags Great Adventure or the Jersey Shore boardwalks. Liberty Harbor RV Park offers convenient public transportation to Manhattan, with a ferry to Wall Street, light rail a block away, and the PATH train within walking distance.

Peak season runs Memorial Day through Labor Day, with July and August the busiest weeks at the shore. Coastal campgrounds, including Sun Retreats Seashore and Atlantic Shore Pines Campground, fill weekends well in advance, and holiday weekends sell out months ahead. Heat and humidity are typical in summer, and afternoon thunderstorms are common. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable windows for RV travel. May and June bring warm days, lower humidity, and easier reservations. September and October offer warm Atlantic water, smaller crowds, and fall foliage in the northwest highlands. Bug pressure drops sharply after the first cool nights. Winter narrows the options. The family campground at Turkey Swamp Park is open from April 1 to November 15, and most state park and shore campgrounds also close in late fall. A handful of properties, including Spacious Skies Country Oaks, which is open all year, and Liberty Harbor RV Park, which welcomes visitors 365 days a year, remain open year-round. Snow is possible from December through March, and freezing temperatures require winterization or heated water lines.

Site quality varies widely. Private resorts such as Spacious Skies Country Oaks offer full hook-up sites with water, electric, and sewer and accommodate both 30-amp and 50-amp needs. Sun Retreats Seashore adds amenities like a private sandy beach, a swimming lake with a waterslide, an outdoor pool, tennis courts, and a store. State park sites are more rustic: water, electric, and sewer hookups are not provided except at select water and electric hookup sites at Spruce Run Recreation Area, and no sewer hookups are available even at those sites. Self-contained units are the norm. Pets are not permitted in state camping facilities except at designated pet-friendly campsites within parks such as Allaire, Bass River, Belleplain, Cheesequake, High Point, Stokes, and Wharton. Expect tight roads at older shore parks, mosquitoes and greenheads in the Pinelands during midsummer, and heavy traffic on the Garden State Parkway on summer Fridays and Sundays. Liberty Harbor RV Park operates as a fenced section within a marina parking area, providing basic hookups in an open gravel lot setting, traded off for ferry access into Manhattan.