We were campers here for 15 years. We enjoyed it tremendously, made a lot of friends, and wished we…read moredidn't have to give it up! The staff, owners, and volunteers were great. The lake and the pool were a great place to chill out, unless horseshoes is your thing, there was always a pick up game! The snack bar and pavilion were always busy with people and entertainment. We wish you all the best! Thanks for the great memories!

Best campground in Nj...people are incredibly nice!read more

Spent Labor Day weekend at this campground and am very happy about my experience…read more Organized, attentive, and welcoming staff made reservation process easy and hassle free. It's high season for campgrounds during this time of year with everyone trying to enjoy remaining summer days and finding a good spot may pose a challenge. My girlfriend called Turtle Run and the stuff got us quickly on the books. The campground is located on the banks of Wading River and you totally get that feel that you are in the woods. Heck, I even did not have any cell coverage! For those like me looking for a way to unplug and enjoy getting back to nature consider this a great spot. Closest shopping center is half an hour away. The campground is well run and organized. A few amenities worth mentioning: - clean bathhouses (restrooms, showers) - on-site laundry - games and fun activities for kids and adults - deli offering delicious meals Accommodations vary and range from a tent site, to trailers and cabins. We stayed in a "primitive" trailer, which was $90/night and it totally hit the spot. Ample room for two people along with your personal picnic table, fire ring, grill, and a parking spot. You can buy wood from them for $5 a bundle which is a good deal.

We are currently traveling the country and I can truly say that even two months in, this is the…read moredirtiest and least friendly campground we have been to. The only reason it isn't a one, is because if you are self contained (not using their bathroom) and not having to ever speak to management, it is like any other campground. Management is very passive aggressive when they speak to you. The electrical boxes are outdated and do not include 20 amp plugs (every single other campground we have been to has had 20 amp plugs). The showers were horrendous!! I will attach pictures of the showers for you, as they are truly disgusting (I am not referring to the water stains from well water, I am referring to the true dirtiness). When you step in the shower, they have a mat on the floor and you can here dirt crunch under your feet the entire time. I truly believe they have NEVER rinsed under the mat. Once they decide to be a bit more friendly and a whole lot cleaner, they will be much better off.

Had a great visit in the RV rental! It's a great place to getaway and relax! Owner is very friendly…read moreand will ensure you have a great visit! Owner gave us a sheet of paper with things to do close by and we decided on Smithville Village, so many cute shops and great food! Will definitely return to this campground!

This is a small quiet campground. The 2 owners are awesome, very friendly and down to earth. They…read moreallow motorcycles at your spot and have a pretty cool turtle shaped pool. On the weekends they sell/serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The only downside is the bugs! We stayed here for the month of July, the greenheads and deer flies were terrible!! I couldn't even walk my dog without putting on a jacket with a hood. If you can suck up the bugs then def check this place out. It's got great fishing spots all over and I can't say anything bad about the 2 owners!

I can't say enough good things about Keith and Frank! They are truly the BEST campground…read moremaintenance team. They go above and beyond to keep everything looking great and running smoothly. Their hard work, dedication, and willingness to help never go unnoticed. They take pride in what they do, and it shows in everything they touch. I appreciate both of them more than they know. Having people like Keith and Frank around makes such a difference and helps make our campground feel like home. Thank you both for everything you do. You are truly appreciated, and we are lucky to have you!

This campground has been my peaceful retreat for more than seven years. A place I came to breathe,…read moreto slow down, to feel like the weight of the world could wait outside the gate. I brought my grandchildren here expecting the same magic I remembered -- and slowly, year by year, watched it disappear. The first few managers understood what this place was supposed to be. They showed up, they cared, and the whole campground felt alive. Then Tracy took over, and everything started to slip. I used to see my grandchildren's faces light up on the drive in. Now they don't even ask. They sit through the days bored, restless, with nothing to do and no one to do it with. The activities they once looked forward to have been canceled more often than held. The adult programs have all but vanished. What's left for the kids is a table, some crayons, and the quiet understanding that no one here really cares. The current activities director doesn't want to be here either. And Tracy? Complaints go in one ear and out the other. The two of them seem more focused on each other than on the families paying to be here. I've stopped calling. What's the point? Most campers are amazing. There are a big click that just drink til drunk and are loud every weekend. It does get kind of obnoxious at times. but though many neighbors complain nothing is ever done. Some -- treat children like a nuisances. Yelling, pointing fingers, calling them "too loud" while their own music thumps across the entire park. Several parents and grandparents brought this concern to Tracy. Nothing happened. Nothing ever happens. Luckily for us they are part of the group that left at end of this season. Security has fallen apart. Anyone can walk in off the road at any hour, and no one stops them. No one to enforce quit hours or weekenders and seasonals from following the rules. But the cameras? The cameras got funded. Cameras, not people. Cameras, not a lock that works. Cameras, not the feeling that your family is safe. The roads are the same. Pot holes everywhere now -- big enough to swallow a tire, deep enough to collect rainwater and sit there for days. And in that standing water? Mosquitoes. Swarms of them. My grandchildren can't sit on a porch without being swarmed. I've asked about it. I've complained. Nothing. No larvicidal treatment, no source reduction, nothing. I looked it up -- the New Jersey State Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C. 8:22-10.2) specifically requires public campgrounds to control mosquito breeding and eliminate standing water. It's not a suggestion. It's the law. And yet here we are, paying full price, breathing in mosquitoes that shouldn't be there. When you raise a need or a complaint, and no resolution by Tracy, the answer from staffers is always the same: "Call corporate. Write corporate." So we did. Multiple times. In writing. Verbally. "We've" (meaning many seasonal long time campers) have spoken specifically to a guy named Cody (i think) from Florida. He tonly visits once a year, and typically without notice to campers so he can avoid us - if possible. No resolutions. No follow-up. Most of the time, no response at all if you call or write. Same thing wh when some people reached out to the CEO Richard O'Brien and though no verbal or written response - you can tell there was a follow through - however limited. Apparently Corporate won't approve the expenses for materials like crushed concrete that would actually fix the roads. The tractor -- the one that could move debris, keep the grounds usable -- isn't fully functional, a truck that shouldn't still be on the lot, running on hope and duct tape that maintenance staff keeps patching together instead of spending time on maintaining the grounds. The 2 main maintenance people Frank and Keith are amazing and try to help all campers. And yet the prices keep climbing. Every single season. They tell us we're the cheapest in the area. I used to believe them. Now I know they're the only park around with no waitlist -- and this year they listed 13 to 16 seasonal sites for transfer to other parks. Last year it was 11. The math writes itself. I'm not angry anymore. I'm just... tired. Tired of watching a place I loved become something unrecognizable. Tired of being the one who has to explain to my grandkids why their favorite place doesn't feel like their favorite place anymore. I'm on the waitlist for three other parks right now. I don't wonder why Atlantic Blueberry RV Park doesn't have one. After all, according to management, they're the cheapest around. I just hope the next place feels like home again.

It's a few miles long with multiple beach access points to our for swimming and the other ones have…read moreno lifeguard so they say that you're not allowed to swim. There is a nature center with a museum that's free to walk-through to get a break from the sun if you need as well as a café and some restrooms that are right at the front gate as well as Porta potties that are along the beach route. They are not common though so if you drive by one when you first get there, I would use it, I did see people bring surfboards and go out in the other sections where people were fishing and you have to have a permit to drive onto the beach, which is done by lottery I heard loads of people coming to Swim but there's more than enough space on the beach that everyone spreads out and you get more than enough room in privacy that you don't even feel all the people that are there. Great spot look forward to coming back.

I think this may be my favorite beach, not just on the NJ Shore, but anywhere. We take our dog…read morewith us so are restricted to the dog allowed areas where others drive on the sand to fish and there aren't any life guards so you can't swim, but even with all of those restrictions this is still my favorite beach. It is not crowded at all and easy to forget that you are not the only person on the beach. Most people in this section of the beach have dogs with them but everyone follows the leash rules and I've never seen anyone not pick-up after their dog. One or two of the parking lots have port-a-potty's and the main two beaches (where you can swim but dogs aren't allowed) have pavilions with restrooms, a cafe, and a beach store.

We went here yesterday with four 13 year old girls and had a great time. They spent the entire…read morehour with us, showing the girls the proper way to throw and ensured they were using the right sized axe. They even gave us free water. Highly recommend. We'll be back!

I was in town last week visiting for the holidays. My mom wanted my brother and I to have a little…read morebit of bonding time so she suggested we check this place out. I'm glad we did. We came by on a Sunday evening and although the place was a bit quiet at the time, the owners made us feel welcomed. Facility looks new, nice clean, and welcoming. I was impressed by the level of coaching offered for a first timer like myself. Our instructor/guide gave me some really great feedback and I was able to stick my throws in the target a bit more consistently by the end of our one hour session. Thanks for the experience!

This park is so big and beautiful , the sunset was so beautiful …read more They have bathrooms and awesome live entertainment. The town residents , park vendors and park management are all so nice and welcoming. Beautiful place to be on a nice summer day

Great park for kids nice slides place to run around pack a lunch and hang out by lakeread more

The Batona Trail is one of the most underrated things to do in all of South Jersey. One possible…read morereason people don't know about it is because nobody makes money off it. It's not a business. It's a 53.5 mile trail through the Pine Barrens. It starts at Ongs Hat in Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, continues south through Wharton State Forest, and ends at Bass River State Forest. You will see lots of abandoned cranberry bogs, cedar and pitch pine forests, and ruins of colonial era iron furnaces. It was started in 1961 by a hiking club. The trail is well blazed with pink. Be careful of ticks. The trail is only moderately difficult because of length. You can hike it all at once as long as you have three or four days, but you need to camp. You need a camping permit from the state forest office. I've been doing it in stages as day hikes as I'm just parking at one of the roads that cuts through it each time.