About this campground
All visitors must begin at the Laboratory Complex. The park is closed to the public from January through mid-March.
Getting there
From the Garden State Parkway take exit 145 or from the New Jersey Turnpike take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. Take Route 280 West to Exit 10. Turn right onto Northfield Avenue. Left onto Main Street. Go about 0.75 mile to parking on left and Laboratory Complex on the right. From Route 280 East take exit 9. Turn left onto Mt. Pleasant Avenue. At second traffic light turn left onto Main Street. Go about 0.50 mile to parking on left and Laboratory Complex on the right
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Laboratory Complex Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby New Jersey campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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