Glamping in New Jersey

Sun Outdoors Cape May

118 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 6 Glamping Sites, 27 Cottages, 1 House, 7 Tiny Houses

Sun Outdoors Cape May in Cape May, NJ, offers 118 full-hookup RV sites, 37 cabin, cottage, house, and tiny house rentals, and 6 glamping sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in five categories — standard full-hookup back-in, full-hookup back-in, deluxe full-hookup back-in, standard back-in, and water-and-electric — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue, and ADA-accessible sites are available. If you booked here before, note the name change: Holly Shores Camping Resort is now Sun Outdoors Cape May. Laundry, a general store, firewood, propane fills, a dump station, golf cart rentals, and a community fire pit cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a jumping pillow, a pavilion, a beach, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, and a playground fill 38 wooded acres, with swimming, boating, biking, and wine tasting nearby. Cape May sits at the southern tip of the New Jersey coast, minutes from one of the East Coast's most beloved seaside towns. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Shore season books out early.

from $57/night

Sun Retreats Long Beach Island

3 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 20 Tent Sites, 1 Yurt

Sun Retreats Long Beach Island in Barnegat Township, NJ, offers 3 RV sites, 7 cabins, 20 tent sites, and 1 yurt, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in two categories, water-and-electric 30-amp and pull-thru water-and-electric 50-amp, carrying water, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. If you booked here before, note the name change: Long Beach RV Resort & Campground is now Sun Retreats Long Beach Island. The grounds are gated, with a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and recycling. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The recreation is full-resort: an outdoor pool, mini-golf, a game room and arcade, a jumping pillow, a pavilion, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and a playground, with planned activities through the season. Barnegat Township sits about ten miles from the ocean — far enough inland that the summer crowds thin, close enough for a morning run to the waves. A state park is nearby. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Three RV sites at the Jersey Shore in summer go immediately.

from $29/night

Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg

5 Glamping Sites

Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg delivers a premium glamping near Williamsburg VA experience inside Chickahominy Riverfront Park — a 140-acre James City County park on the banks of the Chickahominy River, just minutes from the most historically significant triangle of landscape in the country. For travelers who want a uniquely comfortable outdoor stay alongside Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown without sacrificing modern amenities, Timberline Glamping provides the ideal answer. Fully furnished Safari Tents accommodate families and groups in genuine style, configured as two double beds or a king with two sets of bunk beds. Each tent comes with a mini fridge, coffee maker, air conditioning and heating, and a ceiling fan — amenities that make the word "camping" something of an understatement. A hammock, wood fire ring with cooking grate, picnic table, and two outdoor chairs complete the tent's outdoor living space. Bathhouses with modern restrooms and showers are a short walk away, and two outdoor swimming pools provide a social gathering space for guests of every age. A small store, boat ramp, fishing pier, and direct access to the Virginia Capital Trail for cycling and walking round out the on-site amenities. Pets are welcome. The Chickahominy River frontage sets the glamping property's natural character — a tidal river winding through coastal Virginia lowland forest with the estuarine beauty that defines this corner of the state. Kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, and stand-up paddleboarding on the river provide water recreation from the park's own shoreline, and the Capital Trail's miles of scenic bikeway begin directly at the property. Colonial Williamsburg, a short drive away, is the most complete living history site in America — costumed interpreters, preserved 18th-century buildings, and immersive colonial trade demonstrations that fill a full day without repetition. Jamestown Settlement, where Powhatan's Confederacy met the English colony that started everything, and Yorktown Battlefield, site of the final decisive engagement of the American Revolution, complete the Historic Triangle that makes this corner of Virginia genuinely irreplaceable for any American traveler. Busch Gardens Williamsburg adds roller coasters, live shows, and theme park scale for families who want to balance history with thrills. Timberline Glamping at Williamsburg is open seasonally, with the warm-weather months delivering the full combination of river recreation and regional historical access. The blend of comfortable furnished lodging, Chickahominy riverfront setting, and proximity to three of America's most significant historical sites makes this one of the most purposefully positioned glamping destinations on the entire East Coast.

Wake in the Woods Aquapark & Campground

Wake in the Woods Aquapark & Campground in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, offers camping and cabin rentals on a private seven-acre lake with an inflatable aqua park on the water, behind a gated entrance in the Pocono Mountains. Boat docks, boat rentals, a bar, and food trucks serve families and group events on historic Lake Genero. Tent sites and cabin rentals make up the accommodations, with corporate retreat and group event infrastructure on site. A general store, boutique shop, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and a gated entrance controlling access. The inflatable aqua park is the signature. These are large floating structures with water slides, obstacles, and climbing features, designed to give swimmers a safe, genuinely demanding play area on open water — considerably more engaging than a pool, and the reason most families book. Boat docks, boat rentals, swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and boating fill out the water recreation, with sports courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, and community fire pit on land. A bar and visiting food trucks handle evenings, and the property also serves as a wedding venue. Stargazing and birding are strong across the forested acreage. Pets are welcome. Lake Ariel sits in Wayne County in the northeastern Pennsylvania lake district, where private lakes, state forest land, and ridge-and-valley terrain built the Pocono resort region's identity for Philadelphians from the nineteenth century onward. Summer is decisively the season for the aqua park. Reserve well ahead.

The Campground at Bethel Woods

414 RV Sites, 25 Tent Sites, 60 Glamping Sites

The Campground at Bethel Woods in Swan Lake, New York, offers 414 RV sites, 25 tent sites, and 60 glamping sites on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival, with 30 and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Premier RV and car camping categories join a disc golf course, general store, and community fire pit. Four hundred fourteen back-in sites run in Premier RV and car camping categories, carrying water and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 60 feet. Plan around the hookups: sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity accordingly. Twenty-five tent sites and 60 glamping sites round out the lodging. A general store, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and portable toilets handle the practical side. Two things worth knowing: the camping price does not include concert tickets, and lawn and camping chairs are permitted in the campgrounds. A disc golf course, pond, pavilion, and community fire pit fill the grounds. The amenity set is deliberately restrained — the property exists to serve the amphitheater and the museum, not to compete with them. Pets are welcome. Guests sleep on the actual site where half a million people gathered over three days in August 1969 to define a generation's relationship to music and possibility. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, its museum, and its concert pavilion sit on the same ground, in the Sullivan County countryside of the Catskills. Demand tracks the concert calendar entirely. Check the schedule and reserve as early as you can for show weekends.

from $54/night