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anyone ever camp at worthington state park?

hello everyone,

i am thinking about going to WSP to camp with family.i was wondering how is the day and night fishing there from shore.also can i swim in the delware river at worthington?

any other info would be helpful

Re: anyone ever camp at worthington state park?

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Are you looking to camp in the car camping area along the river or the tent camping area along the Appalachian Trail?

This year, the park police have done a good job of keeping the crowds down to manageable levels. I guess this was a response to the drownings that occurred last summer at the park. The park is quieter now. On the weekends, it no longer looks like a riot at one of those ethnic parades in New York City.

The downside is if you want to park, you have to be there early. If you want to claim a space at the car camping area, I suggest you get there EARLY EARLY.

As for the fishing, I've grown disenchanted with the Delaware River after the Smallmouth population crashed. Other people still do well there, but I don't. In the evenings, you can still catch Channel Cats, Walleye, and there are swarms of panfish like Rock Bass.

I actually don't know if they still have a designated swimming area there. Regardless, people wade into the river and swim along its entire length, especially where the river forms pools.

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Re: anyone ever camp at worthington state park?

Looking at the campsites that are closest to the river.

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I spoke too soon. It looks like there was some changes made. I looked up the site and found this:

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandf...rthington.html

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The Department of Environmental Protection, State Park Service is pleased to announce through ReserveAmerica our new reservation system for all overnight facilities within the New Jersey State Parks and Forests. Reservations are now available online or through the ReserveAmerica call center.

Online reservations can be made 7 days per week/24 hours a day at ReserveAmerica. To make a reservation through the call center, please contact ReserveAmerica at 1-855-607-3075 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from April 1st through October 31st. Beginning November 1st through March 31st, hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

We anticipate our visitors will be pleased with our new streamlined reservation system as it provides greater flexibility in searching and reserving available overnight facilities.

For forms and information on booking a campsite visit our: reservations page

Alcohol is prohibited. Pets are prohibited in overnight facilities.

Beginning January 1, 2014, a transaction fee of $5 will be charged for all walk-in overnight reservations.

Campsites: 69 tent and trailer sites with picnic tables and fire rings. Open April 1 through December 31. Campsites 1-77 have modern toilets and showers. New Jersey Residents: $20 per night; Non-Residents: $25 per night.
Campsites 1-23 are designated Tent Camping only. No trailers or camper vans are permitted.

Group campsites: Three group sites; capacity: 35 each. Picnic tables, fire rings, modern toilets. Open April 1 through December 31. New Jersey Residents: $3 per person, per night; Non-Residents: $5 per person, per night. We highly recommend that group leaders carefully estimate their group size so not to over estimate as refunds cannot be made later.

Click to view some of our campsites

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandf...hingtonmap.jpg

Ugh...why do they have to make everything so complicated.

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Re: anyone ever camp at worthington state park?

We camped at Driftstone Campground in Mt. Bethel on the PA side just south of the Gap a few weeks ago. Highly recommended. They have their own little side channel behind an island that you can tube float as much as you want all day. They also have their own boat launch.Not sure how the shore fishing is because the river was flowing chocolate milk but I'm sure you could find smalls and pans along that property.
http://www.driftstone.com