Worthington State Forest Appalachian Trail Backpacker Campsite

Backpacker campsite on Appalachian Trail near Delaware Gap

Warren county • NJ • USA

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Park Service)

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Camping is restricted to through-hikers hiking for 2 or more consecutive days. May not camp along the Appalachian Trail in the Delaware Gap area: within 100 feet of any stream or water source; within 0.5 mile of an established roadway; within 200 feet of another camping party; or from 0.5 mile south of Blue Mountain Lake Road to a point 1 mile north of Crater Lake.

backcountry site — Y

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2019-02-08

drive-up camping — N

elevation — 1300-feet

firepits — N

firepits-notes — Self-contained stoves are permitted; ground fires, charcoal stoves and grills are prohibited.

first-come-first-served — Y

first-come-first-served-notes — Camping is restricted to through-hikers hiking for 2 or more consecutive days.

free — Y

gcs for backcountry location — 41.000047,-75.088864

hiking directions (for backcountry) — On AT northbound, from Kittatinny Point Visitors Center (at the Delaware River), backpack northeast along the AT a little over 3 miles (or about 4.7 miles from New Jersey state line). From AT southbound, it is 1/4 mile south of Sunfish Pond. From the state park's east camping area's parking, follow the Douglas Trail south 1.7 miles to the AT, then go left (east) for short distance.

limit of people per site — 10

management-parent — National Park Service

map — Portland

map url — https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/maps/NYNJTC_NJParkMaps-Worthington_2015-85x11.pdf

max nights — 1

urls / links to other resources — https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/worthington.html ; https://www.nps.gov/dewa/learn/upload/SB-Appalachian-Trail.pdf

walk-in sites — Y

Nearby campgrounds: /usa/nj/2140-worthington-state-forest ; Mohican Outdoor Center; Kirkridge Shelter, PA; Brink Road Shelter, NJ