⛺ Camping on public land in New Jersey

158 public places in New Jersey are listed for camping (130 state & public land, 19 state parks, 9 state forests). 3 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🗺️ E.B. Leone County Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mashipacong Bogs PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ O'Kane ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sooy Place PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ A.R. DeMarco Cranberry Meadows Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Allaire State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Allamuchy Mountain State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alloway Creek Watershed Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Appalachian National Scenic TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Arctic Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Barnegat Lighthouse State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Bass River State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bayside Tract Preservation SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bernadette Morales Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Brendan T. Byrne State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brigantine WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burden Hill Forest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burden Hill PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Campgaw Mountain ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cape May Bird Observatory - Northwood CenterUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cape May Point State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Swamp Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Celery Farm Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cheesequake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cohanzick Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Commercial Township Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Congleton PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cooley PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Corson's Inlet State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Creek Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Delaware Bay Shore PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Delaware and Raritan Canal State Parkfree
🗺️ Dennis Township Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dorothy PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Double Trouble State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Downe Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Downe Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Duke Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Plains Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Egg Harbor Township Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eldora Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Estell Manor ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fiddler's Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forked River Mountains Wilderness AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Franklin Parker PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gandy's Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garret Mountain ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gravel Hill PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Great Piece Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Great Swamp WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Greenbrook Nature SanctuaryFee charged — check official site
🗺️ Grove ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hagedorn PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hamilton PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harold N. Peek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hartshorne Woods ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Heathcote Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ High Mountain Park PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horseshoe Bend ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hunterdon County Sourland Mountain Preservefree
🗺️ Institute WoodsUnknown — check official site
🌳 Island Beach State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research ReserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Jenny Jump State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John A. Roebling Memorial ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jonathan's WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jugtown Mountain PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kearny Brackish MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kearny MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ken Lockwood GorgeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kings End PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Shenandoah County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laport PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurel Hill Park WetlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lewis Morris County ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Long Pond Ironworks State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lord Stirling ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lummis Pond PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mahlon Dickerson ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maidenhead Meadows ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Malanka LandfillUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mannington PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manumuskin River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maple Hollow PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maurice River Bluffs PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maurice River Township Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Menantico Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michael Huber Prairie Warbler PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Minnisink ReservationUnknown — check official site
🌳 Monmouth Battlefield State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Montville Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Arlington Borough Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mountain Way ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mystic Island PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Negri-Nepote Native Grassland PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Neil Waackaack PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Newark (Pequannock) WatershedUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nomahegan ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Norvin Green State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Old Mill WoodlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Papakating Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Parker's Island Bird SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🌳 Parvin State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Penn State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pequannock Watershed PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Petty's Island PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pleasant Mills PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Princeton Battlefield State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Ramapo Mountain State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ramapo Valley County ReservationUnknown — check official site
🌳 Rancocas State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richard Buhlman PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richard J. Sullivan Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richard P. Kane Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rifle Camp ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ringwood State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverbend ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Roaring Rock ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Round Valley Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Roxbury Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rutgers Ecological PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saddle River County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Scotland Run ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Second Watchung GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shark River ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shooters IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorebirds Environmental Concern PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorebirds Moores Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorebirds Tolz Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Six Mile Run Reservoir SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sourland Mountain PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Branch GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Cape May MeadowsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Mountain ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spruce Run Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Sterling Forest State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stillwater TractUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stokes State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stone Harbor Pointfree
🌳 Stow Creek State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Swartswood State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tall Pines State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The Wetlands InstituteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tourne County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tranquility Ridge ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Troy MeadowsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Upper Manumuskin River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Voorhees State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Washington Valley Park EastUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Watershed ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Branch Wading River Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Essex ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Wharton State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whirlpool Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Worthington State ForestUnknown — check official site

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