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Motor Camping

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A practical manual for automobile campers, surveying the movement's growth and the cost-saving potential of camping while outlining week-end and long-distance touring. It describes vehicle-mounted and ground tents, car beds and homemade outfits, trailers and motor bungalows, plus tools, stoves, refrigeration, water supplies and medical kits. Guidance is given on selecting camps, securing permission, sanitary disposal, forestry regulations and state park provisions, with chapters on firecraft, various cooking methods, provisioning and camp-site lists across the United States. Practical examples and step-by-step equipment and packing advice aim to help families and small groups plan safe, economical trips.

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NEW JERSEY

Municipal Camp Sites

Town or City Charge
or Free
Toilet Drinking
Water
Fireplace
or Stove
Lights Bath or
Shower
Newark Camp site on grounds of N. J. Auto and Motor Club
Rahway F Y

New Jersey has a number of State Forests that are open to motor campers without charge on application to the local Forester. They are:

The Stokes State Forest, near Branchville, 7,200 acres on Kittatinny Mountain.

The Lebanon State Forest, 5,000 acres of pine, oak and cedar along the Buddtown Road from Ong’s Hat, six miles southeast of Pemberton.

The Penn State Forest, 2,700 acres of pine and cedar forest, between the Papoose and Breeches Branch Forks of Wading River—five miles southeast of Chatsworth.

The Bass River State Forest, 1,600 acres of pine and cedar forest, two miles north of the town of New Gretna.

The Mount Laurel State Forest, 20 acres of mixed hardwood forest, three miles southeast of Moorestown.

The Jackson State Forest, 40 acres of pine forest just east of Cassville.

The Forest Rangers in charge of these forests [267]may be reached by addressing Branchville, Pemberton, and New Gretna, N. J.