Stokes State Forest Campgrounds

Stokes State Forest Campgrounds At A Glance...

• Lake Ocquittunk sites sit on the lake or right beside the Flatbrook, one of the best trout streams in the state.
• The 9 enclosed lean-tos at Shotwell are open year round, so you can camp here in winter without pitching a tent.
• Steam Mill is the wilderness choice: 27 campsites where pit toilets are the only amenity.
• The Haskins group area has 9 sites for 10 up to 65 people, with horseshoe pits at every site.
• Todays Sunrise: 7:20 am,   Sunset: 6:07 pm  
• New Jersey Skylands Region Sussex County
• Stokes State Forest Campgrounds is part of  Stokes State Forest

• Activities:

  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Paddling - Kayak, Canoe, row boat

  Amenities:

  • Restrooms/Bathrooms
  • Parking Lot(s)
  • Picnic / Sitting Area
  • Grills / Firering
  • Picnic tables
  • Playground

  Camping:

  • 0-0 All Campgrounds and RV parks
  • Drive-up camping
  • Group Camping
  • Open 4 Season / Year Round
  • Tent Camping Available
  • Multi-use Trails
  • Pet Friendly
  • Rentals Available
  • Pit Toilets

  Park Type:

  • Playground

  Rules/Regulations:

  • Alcohol Not Permitted
  • Must be Leashed
  • Swimming Not Permitted

Contact / Location

Tips and Tricks

Black bears live here. Keep coolers, food and anything with a scent in the closed trunk of your car, and take garbage to the trash receptacles promptly.

Alcohol and smoking are not allowed anywhere in the park. Swimming is not permitted in any of the forest's lakes. Visitors are welcome at campsites from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Firewood is not provided at the campsites, cabins or lean-tos, but you can buy it at the forest office during business hours. Fires are allowed only in fire rings, stoves and fireplaces, and can be banned when forest fire danger is high.

Pets are allowed only at the pet friendly campsites in the Shotwell area. Tents are not permitted at the cabin or lean-to sites. Bring your own horseshoes and stake for the Haskins pits.

Admission & Guidelines

Every stay is booked through the state's online camping reservation system, up to 11 months ahead. Tent sites and lean-tos need a 2 night minimum, and the longest stay at any site is 14 consecutive nights. Group sites can be booked for a single night. Cabins and lean-tos must be reserved in advance.

From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, cabins rent by the week only, with set check-in days: Friday for cabins 1 to 3, Saturday for cabins 4 to 6, Sunday for cabins 7 to 9 and Monday for cabins 10 to 12. Outside those dates the cabin minimum is 2 nights.

The person who books must be at least 18 and must stay at the site. Check in at the forest office is mandatory. Cabin and lean-to keys are kept at the office, and if you arrive after it closes, yours will be on a board behind the office with your name on it.

Hours / Season of Operation

Lake Ocquittunk tent sites T001 to T024 and the Shotwell tent sites T101 to T112 are open year round, as are the Shotwell lean-tos. Lake Ocquittunk sites T025 and T026 are open March 15 to December 15. Shotwell sites T121 to T137 are open April 15 to December 15. Steam Mill tent sites are open April 15 to November 15.

Group sites at Haskins and Lake Ashroe are open April 15 to October 31. Family cabins are open April 1 to December 15, and the group cabin is open April 15 to December 15.

Tent site check-in and check-out are both at noon. Lean-tos check in at 2:00 pm and out at 11:00 am, and cabins check in at 3:00 pm and out at 11:00 am. Quiet hours are 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.

Facilities

Lake Ocquittunk has showers, flush restrooms and dumpsters, and the cabins have a kitchen with a refrigerator and electric stove, a wood stove and bunk beds. Shotwell has flush restrooms, pit toilets and dumpsters. Haskins and Lake Ashroe have flush restrooms, showers and dumpsters. Steam Mill has pit toilets only. Every area has running drinking water.

There are no electric, water or sewer hookups at the campsites.

Directions

Everyone checks in at the Stokes State Forest office at 1 Coursen Road, on Route 206 north of Branchville. For the Lake Ocquittunk campground and cabins, turn right out of the office onto Route 206 North and follow it about 2 miles. Look for the sign for a YMCA, turn right onto Flatbrook Road and follow the camping signs.

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• New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites

Campers are close to the rest of Stokes State Forest, including Tillman Ravine, the Sunrise Mountain overlook, and picnic spots at Kittle Field and Stony Lake. The state also points campers to High Point State Park, Swartswood State Park and Buttermilk Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

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