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Cabins at Wharton State Forest
New Jersey State Parks · New Jersey, United States
- Units
- 3
- Sleeps
- 4–8 per unit
- Bedrooms
- 1, stated for 1 of 3 units
- Heated
- All
- Kitchen
- All
- Private bath
- All
- Electricity
- All
- Wheelchair accessible
- 2 of 3
- Season
- May 3 to October 31
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Shamong
- Address
- 744 US-206, Shamong, NJ 08088
- Phone
- 609-268-0444
About each unit
Cabin 6 · sleeps 8
Cabin 6, the largest of Wharton State Forest's nine cabins on Atsion Lake near Shamong, sleeps up to eight with two sets of bunk beds in one bedroom - the only one of the nine with bunk beds instead of single beds. It has the same screened porch, fireplace, kitchen, and full bathroom with a stall shower as the forest's other Atsion cabins, but doesn't have a ramp entrance.
Cabins (sleeps 4) · sleeps 4
Five of Wharton State Forest's nine cabins on Atsion Lake, near Shamong, sleep up to four, each with a screened porch, fireplace, a kitchen with a refrigerator, electric stove and oven, and a sink with hot and cold water, plus a full bathroom with a stall shower. Beds are single beds. A picnic table, fire ring, and charcoal grill sit in each cabin's yard, with access to the lake to launch a canoe or kayak.
Cabins (sleeps 6) · sleeps 6
Three of Wharton State Forest's nine cabins on Atsion Lake, near Shamong, sleep up to six, each with a screened porch, fireplace, a kitchen with a refrigerator, electric stove and oven, and a sink with hot and cold water, plus a full bathroom with a stall shower. Beds are single beds. A picnic table, fire ring, and charcoal grill sit in each cabin's yard, with access to the lake to launch a canoe or kayak.
Fees
Not published on the park's own page - check camping.nj.gov or call 609-268-0444 for current pricing. A $5 non-refundable reservation fee applies per booking, per New Jersey's statewide camping reservation policy.
Cabins are open May 3 through October 31. From the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day, cabins must be booked for 7 or 14 consecutive nights; outside that window, they can be booked for 2 to 14 consecutive nights.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin 6 | 8 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | |
| Cabins (sleeps 4) | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cabins (sleeps 6) | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 27° | 7° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 31° | 6° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 39° | 21° | 73° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 46° | 30° | 87° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 55° | 41° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 63° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 72° | 59° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 71° | 64° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 64° | 54° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 50° | 41° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 38° | 25° | 71° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 32° | 15° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Wharton State Forest · New Jersey State Parks · 0 mi · 84 sites
- Brendan T. Byrne State Forest · New Jersey State Parks · 14 mi · 88 sites
- Camp Acagisca Group Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
- Bass River State Forest · New Jersey State Parks · 18 mi · 197 sites
- Lake Lenape Park West Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 20 mi
Other cabins nearby
- Brendan T. Byrne State Forest · New Jersey State Parks · 14 mi
- Bass River State Forest · New Jersey State Parks · 18 mi
- Parvin State Park · New Jersey State Parks · 27 mi
- Nockamixon State Park · Pennsylvania State Parks · 56 mi
- French Creek State Park · Pennsylvania State Parks · 64 mi · 3 units
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