Beautiful hike along Dingmans creek with scenic overlooks and bridges, on a well maintained trail…read more There are three waterfalls along a 1.4 mile loop. It's easy to moderate (there are stairs) and well shaded by trees. There's also a historic ruin of what was once a wool mill. There was ample parking, and it was not crowded during a summer week day. I highly recommend. Having visited most of the falls in the area this is in my top few favorites.

This is an easy trail. The upper part is stroller friendly. Beautiful falls can be be observed…read moreboth from above and below. Many steps but, doable. The remains of an old stone building just added to the experience.

Great hiking there as usual. Took short hikes up to the Appalachian Trail…read more Saw some trail magic, so added to it for through hikers.

SHOTWELL -- I camped at a lean-to at Showell camp grounds. The shelter was great, had plenty of…read morespace for my queen sized bed and my double seater folding chair. I used my small portable generator for power/lights. Wood purchased at the ranger station seemed to burn better than any wood I found around the campsite so I used purchased wood to start camp fires then used wood found around camp. What I didn't like was the shower facilities are at another camp entirely, Lake Ocquittunk, and that kind of sucked especially when I went looking for it at night. It's about 6 miles away but it gave me the opportunity to pull off at the gas station for some snacks, still it's location is super inconvenient. This place is great for winter camping and although the shelters are relatively close to each other, it's so cold that nobody is out bothering anyone. I plan on visiting this place in the summer to see how the tent sites are but I'll bring a portable toilet since the bath rooms are relatively far from the better more private camp sites.

We ended up completing this hike right after it had snowed the day before. They ended up closing…read moreall the main roads leading to the falls, but even walking along the road was scenic itself. The trail is lined with a bunch of trees and continually crossed by a bunch of streams and rivers flowing from the Delaware Water Gap. The Buttermilk Falls are definitely a must see and with half of it frozen, it definitely gave me some white walker vibes. Overall the hike is pretty easy and scenic throughout so I'd definitely recommend (although I'd definitely check weather and road conditions before going).

Its super quiet. Barely anyone is there on the weekends. Trails can be a little difficult.read more

Easy to moderate short hike down to a beautiful set of falls. Well worth the less-than half-hour…read morehike. Spotty cell-service and dogs prohibited on the trail--but we were the only ones in the parking lot!

I have been coming here for years and it has always been so beautiful. I love morning hikes…read more Seeing the water falls and hiking through the trails is so picturesque. It's a great cardio workout. We climb up trail stairs and down. We go up some hills and down. It really depends on the direction you decide to take. Fall is my favorite time of year to come here when the weather is a bit cooler and there is not as much people around. The trails in this this park is very clearly marked and you can see trails that were created by the parks department plus some that were created by people who wanted to adventure off the regular trails. There are some very very small caves if you look around hard enough. I see them take a quick peek and I am on my way. I am not that adventurous, lol. This is definitely a fantastic place to visit if you are in the area. Just a couple of things to remember. Bug spray is your friend. Spray yourself, ticks are not fun and also be careful when running your hands on the wooden handrails because there may be splinters. I now take tweezers with me just in case splinters or ticks but this park is still a fantastic place to visit.

Beautiful and easy are two words that come to mind when thinking about this meticulously groomed…read moretrail. It may only be available to local residents and Skytop Lodge guests. The entire trail is comprised by a flat gravel path and foot bridges, and the entire trail offers wonderful views of the lake, the lodge, and some huge private residences abutting the lake. The Lake Trail is 2.1 miles and closely follows the shoreline of Mountain Lake, if you include the path to and from the lodge. We'd walk this every day if we lived here.

This was my 2nd stay at Dingmans. We really liked it the last time and were excited to come back…read more First, they have an excellent camp store, entrance area, beautiful well spaced sites, river access and great services, like wood delivery. All those parts are fantastic. There were a few cons. First, there is zero cell service at the park. While I know it's not the camps fault, it makes communication very difficult. The store/check-in area has Wi-Fi, which causes people to congregate there and clutters up parking, etc. A few nicely placed Wi-Fi zones would really help. There are not enough bathrooms overall. The folks in the no amenity areas need a functioning bathroom. The Porta pot is disgustingly, so they walk to one of two bathrooms. There are 3 toilets and 2 shower stalls, per gender. This is not enough for all the use. This was evidenced this weekend as the septic system filled and the restrooms was closed from 6pm Sat until 7:30 am Sun when the poop truck showed up to pump it out. There is nothing like being woken up by a poop truck running next to your tent listening to the pump. Everyone has the right to use the bathroom however there are just not enough functioning facilities for the value of people in all the sites Finally, my group of 8 reserved 3 sites. We all spaced out and followed quiet times. The 2 groups surrounding us must have had 6 tents each on their sites. Their kids were unattended, playing badminton on the roads, football in the sites and up till 11:30 yelling and blasting music. No one cared. Because there's no Internet, it was like a parade of cars and headlights throughout the night for people to go up to the office. You knew this was happening because they had to yell at everyone in their site that they were going up to the office to use the Internet quick. I think this camp has so much potential. If they could just make some of these improvements, it would be a complete game changer. Beautiful camp, excellent hosts around the office, but just needs a little more attention in some of the more 'necessary' areas.

Love Dingmans campground! We start our camping season there and usually it's also our final one for…read morethe season. Sites are not too close, lots of woods, easy walk to the river, VERY clean bathrooms and showers, lots of great waterfall hikes and a really well equipped camp store/front office. If you like to go into towns, Milford is very close and we found a wonderful cafe - Cafe Wren with Indoor and outdoor seating with WiFi. Thanks for a wonderful experience!!

Last Saturday I came to High Point State Park with a hiking group called hiking with friends. It…read morewas my first time visiting High Point State Park. It was $10 for admission into the state park. Luckily the $10 wasn't per person but per vehicle. We hiked the Monument trail to the High Point Monument which is a 220-foot stone obelisk honoring New Jersey's war veterans, located at the state's highest elevation within High Point State Park. The monument trail was moderately challenging in terms of the path being a rocky trail and plenty of mini hills. During the hike it wasn't very scenic until we made it to the area of the monument. If you don't want to hike to the monument, there is also an option to drive your car up to the monument. Once we made it to High Point monument we decided to climb the 200 foot obelisk. I believe it is 291 steps to the top. So it was a bit exhausting to do after a hike but a few of us decided to take the challenge. There were some nice views from the top as well. Overall, I definitely recommend high point State Park. I also love that there are public restrooms and no porta potties. One thing to note is that the park enforces a carry-in, carry-out policy, meaning visitors must take all their trash and recycling with them when they leave. I did not see any trash cans at the state park so the policy makes sense.

I love camping. For me it's a time of reflection and relaxation. I spent Labor Day weekend kicked…read moreback with a good book in hand and my thoughts for a few days. Past two years have been tremulous for me but with God back in my life I wish I had put God back in my life sooner because I'd be living a very different life. But I've come to accept the life God has given me as of today. As I sat in the woods this weekend I reflected on my life's path. I've been back in church, have become well known in my community and going to Bible school. I'll likely be married in the near future and everything happening in my life isn't what I would have envisioned five years ago. If someone told me I'd be sitting in the woods camping and studying for Bible school, I'd tell them you're nuts. But I'm on a path of four years of Bible school with a God loving woman in my life. As the wind blows and the leaves flap in the wind all I can reflect on is my favorite Bible verse of all time, Proverbs 19:21. I planned and wanted one life but God is directing me in the direction of a different life I never expected. With my weekend winding down I'm sitting at camp catching a whiff of stench in the air as the wind blows the horrid smell of the restroom nearby. I wish this camp location had better restrooms and running water. With the hectic holiday weekend and too many humans camping, the restrooms got horribly smelly. Many campsite are nice but some are horribly steep. Having been to this location several times I don't love it but I certainly don't hate it. All I want is more camping and Gods will be done in my life. To God be all the glory!

BORDENTOWN: the Bordentown City Trail Head of the Delaware River Heritage Trail is a cute little…read morepark with a short walking path to the water with a nice view of where Crosswicks Creek and the Delaware River join. There is a small beach area too! Dogs must be leashed and no swimming in the water. The entire trail is over 60 miles long and one day we'll explore more parts! Just a short couple of blocks from Downtown Bordentown!