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Worthington State Forest, Columbia

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Worthington State Forest is a state forest located in Warren County, New Jersey within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, just north of the water gap in the Skylands Region of the state. It covers an area of 6,660 acres (27.0 km2) and stretches for more than 7 miles (11 km) along the Kittatinny Ridge near Columbia. The park offers hiking, camping (including a hike-in, primitive area) and canoeing and kayaking on the Delaware River. There are nearly 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails within the park, including 7 miles (11 km) of the Appalachian Trail, which passes through the park. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.

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  • Beautiful way to start our camping season 2022, 2nd weekend in April. We love the easy access to the AT and all the other nearby trails. Morning coffee or evening sunset by the flowing Delaware, and.....  more
    Beautiful way to start our camping season 2022, 2nd weekend in April. We love the easy access to the AT and all the other nearby trails. Morning coffee or evening sunset by the flowing Delaware, and.....  more »
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  • Drive-in camp sites, very generous size compare to others. We could fit in 2 tents (6 people max per site) plus plenty of room left. Lots of privacy between campsites. Many have their own trail leading to river side. Boat launch area has a number of water activities offered. No alcohol/smoking allowed.
  • Gorgeous views, large camp sites, refreshing lake. The toilets are compost toilets tho, not flushing, which I personally didn't mind using but in this past weekend's heat they did get pretty stinky. There was no wood fires aloud nor any use of the fire pits (which were pretty small), due to concern of forest fire safety. That was a little disappointing. Our site did have a grill however, which we were able to use with charcoal. No swimming aloud due to lack of life guards but boating, canoeing and fishing were all permitted which was great. The boaters were a lil rude to the fisherman that were on foot so I'd suggest bringing a boat, canoe, or kayak if you're going to fish. Overall, great place for a camping trip. Had an awesome time.

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