Cedar Creek Campground

Full time RVer here who has visited 100+ parks in the last 3 years. First, to start off, the reviews about the office staff (who appear to be the owners) are true. While they weren’t necessarily rude to me, they are NOT hospitable people. I get it that it’s Jersey, but despite living in NC now, I was born and raised on Long Island so I can handle the attitude. They weren’t very welcoming and kinda intimidated me, which is very hard to do. The campground can be so nice if they just did some upkeep. I stayed right after 4th of July so don’t let them respond that they weren’t ready for Summer like other reviews. The place is totally overrun with weeds. Every planter, around the pool fence, inside the pool area, the playground. Weeds EVERYWHERE. And these aren’t weeds that just got skipped over in a week. These are weeds that appears they gave up maintaining the grounds years ago. Even the basketball hoop doesn’t have a net and upon close examination, it’s because the hooks are rusted out. Spend $100 and buy a new basketball goal! Another negative is the pool closes early! Anywhere from 6-7pm. My assumption is that because it’s such a deep pool that the county requires lifeguards and they don’t wanna employ lifeguards for times that aren’t very busy. Half the lifeguards just stare at their phone all day anyway. The location is great. 25 mins to the beach. Lots of close restaurants nearby and a nice bayfront park very close by. I hope the owners read this and work on their park. Be a little friendlier and more patient. Remember we are coming in from a long drive into a very new area. Don’t expect us to know all your rules and everything right off the bat. Hire a landscaper! Spend a little money on the upkeep of the park. It will go a long way.

I would not recommend for family group camping. We called several times to try to reserve the group campground or at least reserve lots that were right next to each other so we could all be together. They would not allow either. They said it was first come, first serve. So, we made sure to get there early, so we could get lots next to each other. The person at the front desk would not accommodate us. In fact, it appeared intentional that we were split up as there were several empty lots near us. We even requested a specific lot and was told that it was already reserved. Not only did this contradict the "first come, first serve" policy they told us, but the lot remained empty the whole weekend. Furthermore, the group campsite that we had requested several times was empty the whole weekend. I could understand if we were young adults attempting to "party" so they wanted to split us up. However, it was a group of veterans with several children that ranged from 1 to 10 years old. It was very disappointing and frustrating that they would not accommodate our request to be grouped together. Instead, we ended up having to walk around the campsite to see each other. The pool was great and no complaints with the amenities, but this campsite is not for groups.

Stayed here with several friends in tents over two nights in late April. We had a great time here in the evenings after our days training at the nearby county park. Our tents sat on soft sand, the evenings were still cool, so no bugs. We were able to have a campfire our second night (winds were too high the night before). Each site had a picnic table (though some are getting pretty worn out with the wood starting to deteriorate) and water. This appears to mostly cater to RV folks and the bathrooms and showers that were open to us tenters prior to the opening of the main season were a little on the rough side for some of our lady friends. Longtime backpackers will still find it all glorious by comparison to primitive sites (meaning working toilets, sinks, lights etc.). The temps were still perfect sleeping weather as well, so all the better.

I highly recommend Cedar Creek Campground to anyone looking for a beautiful Pine Barrens kayak trip. I used their shuttle service today with a group of friends for a 7-mile kayak trip. They also offer rentals for anyone that doesn’t have a kayak. The Cedar Creek paddle was beautiful and Cedar Creek Campground has a well-run setup for their kayaks shuttle service and rental!

Stayed here 2 weeks ago, I called and made reservations over a month ago, spoke to the guy on the phone specifically told him it would be 4 adults and he said ok. He also told me that the only site they had available was a site that was “ about 2ft narrower than all the others” i asked a few follow up questions since we have a slide and he said there would be plenty of space for slide and awning as well as fire pit. Come to arrive to find out the spot is VERY much narrower than the others, and even the patio area is so much smaller. Upon checking in I arrive here he tells me there is an extra charge because it is 4 adults and no kids (but if it was 2 adults and 2 kids there would be no charge) I told him I specifically said 4 adults when I booked, because we have never gone camping without my parents coming. He then very rudely said how he spoke to me on the phone and I was wrong I said 2 adults. He then proceeds to charge me each night for each adult (but on the phone when I made the reservation he told me everything was paid in full). I continue the check in process and they advertise having cable, which is great, however he then proceeds to tell me how it’s through a cable box so we can only have one tv with cable at a time (we have 3 TV’s, and most campgrounds have it at the site to plug in for the RV). Throughout the entire check in process the man is very rude. When asked about a second vehicle he told me they would have to stop and check in to “prove themselves” and then walk back to the site, I asked if I could obtain the parking pass for them now as that vehicle will be the one to stay at the campsite because they have trouble walking and he was VERY inconsiderate and said how that’s not allowed. After explaining AGAIN he then gave me the parking pass with a MAJOR attitude. There are also no chairs or anything by the pool so you will have to bring them if you just want to sit out by the pool. Definitely do not recommend.

Overall the camping area is nice. Clean. I did not try the pool out. However if you have a big trailer navigating the sites is very difficult. If i am camping i want to be able to pull into a slot and set up. The Trees here make a nice camping area if you have a Tent or Small pop up. Travel Trailers over 15’ or RV’s beware . You will require alot of maneuvering to get to your site If they put you in the woods. Unless you want a challenge with a big trailer ask for the front of the park. If they don’t guarantee the front circle i suggest you consider your options. Some of the seasonal trailers here look like the trees are slowly moving in on them. Will be a challenge getting them out. I never been so worried in my life about damaging my 26’ trailer until i drove in this park. This poor guy in the picture didn’t even start his journey into the wooded sites yet.