| State: | New Jersey |
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| Address: | 31 Batsto Rd, Hammonton, NJ 08037, USA |
| Postal code: | 08037 |
| Phone: | (609) 561-0024 |
| Website: | http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/wharton.html |
Atsion Family Campground is wonderful. Stayed at site #6, right on the water. Beautiful views of the sunset! No electricity- bathroom outlets were non functioning! Awesome spot to go Fat-Tire E*biking!
Wharton State Forest is amazing! The nature and wildlife there is thriving and very beautiful to see in early June. Lotus flowers are gorgeous during June-August. The front desk in Batsto Village were wonderful and polite! Please remember to bring tick repellent when coming here during the warm weather, there are many kinds of different ticks here!!
My partner and I backpacked Mullica River Trail and camped for two nights in the Mullica Wilderness campground. Very easy to reserve and pay for your campsite ahead of time online. Be prepared if camping here as this is a hike-in campground. There is only a outhouse (no showers) and at the moment no potable water. Make sure to bring a water purification for the water if backpacking and camping for multiple nights here. There is multiple sandy entrances to the shore of the Mullica River on the campground. Fire rings are equipped with a grill.
We completed the whole Mullica Trail within our three days, the trails are very clean and well maintained. There are many variety of toads and birds. We only saw three white tail deers while hiking and they run so gracefully. Please be careful and pay close attention on this trail due to the markers being far apart and many unmarked roads along the trail. The Atsion Recreation Area gate told us they were discouraging walk-ins due to how dangerous it is to cross the 206 Highway.
I've stayed at Goshen pond and Atsion family campground. Goshen pond is primitive camping which means pit outhouses but they have well pumps for water but no electricity. You can't beat the price of only $3 for NJ residents. Atsion Family Campground has toilets and showers and water spigots around the campsites. No electricity but several sites can fit rvs easily and you can't beat the water sites. My favorites are 8, 10 and 12. There is some road noise during the day but it gets quiet during the night. All in all a great campground.
Pretty awesome hiking. Decent wildlife and very clean. I walked 8 miles there today and still didn’t want to leave. I’ll be back!
It’s a primitive state park. Pretty noisy and no control on quiet hours. Great for large family groups. It was small creek close by to kayak on. The ground is extremely Sandy.
No picnic tables and only a grill with a pit.