Mullica River Campground — Hotel in Washington Township

This is one of my favorite campgrounds within Wharton State Park. I’ve been to most of them and although you will likely not have any cell service, it’s the perfect get away. Unlike most of the site which are fairly close to roads and other homes, this is about a 15 minute drive directly in nature. The camp site are fairly large and reasonably spaced out. If you’re near site 1-5 you’ll be really close to a potable water source and there are various outhouses spread out. They are very well maintained and stocked with toilet paper and at least one of them is fairly new and spotless. The river is also really close to camp site 1-3, there’s several shores that are easily accessed. The water is only a few feet deep and has a nice consistent flow, like a natural massage. You could almost use it as an infinity pool depending on the current. Depending on the time of year, there are blueberry bushes all around sometimes packed with free blueberries.

At night, the sky is super clear and you can hardly hear anything besides nature. You may see people kayaking by periodically but it’s the most peaceful campsite I’ve been to so far within Wharton. I’d highly recommend if you are not worried about cell service and want to be completely disconnected. Depending on your service provider, you may be able to get 1 bar...

Bare bones campground. 2 outhouses and 1 water pump. I stayed here overnight in August 2021 and was completely alone there, hearing coyotes howling and foxes making calls. It wasn't that fun when a thunderstorm rolled in. I'd like there to be some sort of small pavilion to take shelter under in such circumstances. Otherwise, all good.

P.S. There was a car trying to drive in on the dirt roads at dusk. There should be better signage in Batsto to inform people they can't drive into this camp. Otherwise people...

Great camp site! We did a thru hike from Atsion to Batsto Vilage and stayed over here in route. This is a super easy hike. It is dead flat and has plenty of water sources. Great intro backpacking hike. Camped at Goshen Pond the first night, then hiked south to Batsto Vilage along the Mullica River Trail. The trail is fairly well marked. It is a little tricky north of Mullica River Campground as there are many cross trails and some blazes are missing. Fresh water is avalibe...