Campgrounds and RV parks near Barnegat, NJ

Barnegat sits on the mainland side of Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, roughly ten miles from the Long Beach Island (LBI) beaches by way of the Route 72 causeway. The location puts RV travelers within reach of both the Atlantic shore and the pine and oak woodlands of the New Jersey Pinelands, giving families a base for beach days without paying island-side lodging rates. The closest full-service option is Sun Retreats Long Beach Island, a family resort on Route 72 with more than 225 sites plus tent sites and cabin rentals, a pool, mini-golf, and a jumping pillow. South toward Tuckerton, Bakers Acres Campgrounds and Sea Pirate Campground offer wooded sites geared to families, with quick access to Tuckerton Seaport and the LBI bridge. Cedar Creek Campground and Canoe Rent, north of Barnegat in Berkeley Township, pairs sites with paddling on Cedar Creek. For state-run camping in the Pinelands, Bass River State Forest, New Jersey's first state forest, provides tent and trailer sites, lean-tos, shelters, and cabins around Lake Absegami. Reservations for state sites are handled through the New Jersey State Park Service at camping.nj.gov.

Private campgrounds in the Barnegat and Tuckerton area take reservations directly through their own websites or by phone. Sun Retreats Long Beach Island books through Sun Outdoors and Campspot; Bakers Acres Campgrounds, Sea Pirate Campground, and Cedar Creek Campground and Canoe Rent handle bookings on their own sites and by phone. Summer weekends, and any Friday-Saturday tied to a holiday, tend to fill weeks in advance. Bass River State Forest uses the state's centralized system at camping.nj.gov, which accepts reservations up to eleven months in advance and lets campers pick a specific site along the north or south shore of Lake Absegami, plus lean-tos, shelters, and cabins. Have a backup date and site type ready before opening the booking session, since lakeside sites go quickly.