NO Camping in NJ State Parks This Weekend

**georgecarr** · 07-01-2017, 08:11

From the NJ Forest Service website:

Due to the government shutdown in the State of New Jersey, all State Parks, Forests, Historic Sites, and Recreation Areas will be closed until further notice.
All public events happening at these venues have been canceled.
All camping reservations have also been canceled. If you are currently in one of our camping areas, you will need to leave your site by 11:00 am on Saturday July 1st.
Swimming is not permitted while the parks are closed.
New Jersey State Park Police will be enforcing the closure and patrolling the parks grounds during this time.
If you notice any suspicious activity near a State Park, State Forest, Historic Site, or Recreation Area during this time please call 1-877-WARN-DEP (1-877-927-6337).
Please visit the New Jersey State Park & Forestry website http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/ for any updated information.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause over your holiday weekend.

**brazilianguy** · 07-01-2017, 08:17

That is awful ! That's going to make a lot of folks angry.
Also, lucky for myself I decided not to camp this weekend. We would've been in Jersey

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**gunner76** · 07-01-2017, 08:19

But the roads are still open ?

**monkeynono** · 07-01-2017, 08:24

BS, I pay taxes....... do your dang job. They have the money to pay the park police. This seams like a power move, I mean a shut down on 4th or July weekend really.... how more un-American can you get. Better yet do the folks with reservations get there refunds? I bet not.

**JmBoh** · 07-01-2017, 08:33

Total BS. If people have reservations they should honor them, especially since Park Police are going to be out there anyway!! Makes no sense.

**georgecarr** · 07-01-2017, 08:43

Right! I understand Atsion maybe because of lifeguards, but primitive sites? Really?

**lighteffect95** · 07-01-2017, 09:11

Does anybody know if this affects hiking trails as well?

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**rick417** · 07-01-2017, 09:21

State government shuts down but has resources to kick people out and probably write citations to collect fines. Is that now a police state?

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