This campground will always be one of my favorite campgrounds in New Jersey.
This State Park is not the for those people out there that like to leave the comforts of home.
There are only two ways to get to the tent sites from the office:
1. Bring your own boat and row across the 3 mile wide lake
or
2. Hike around the lake to your site. The hike is estimated to be around 5 miles.
Like I said, not for the timid or weak at heart.
The sites are clean, the bathrooms are immaculate and the quiet is absolutely awesome.
I spent the weekend here a little while back with my Dad. We took his folbot (canoe like boat) and rowed across the late to the sites. We setup a tent and then we just hung out for the entire weekend.
Me, Him and nature. We hiked the trails, we rowed around the lake, we fished and we just spent time together.
I couldn’t have asked for a better or more memorable weekend.
If you like “wilderness camping” which basically means you get a site and access to the bathrooms or if you are looking for a way to connect to somebody or reconnect with somebody thru a day or couple of days of just the two of you against Mother Nature…then Round Valley Recreation Area is PERFECT for you!
If you can’t live without your chemical toilet, electrical hookups, heater and screen tent you might want to look into Spruce Run Recreation Area instead.