Range 14 Camp

We stayed over 4th of July. For the cost everything was going well. You are out in the boondoggle, but that can be a good thing. When we came back on Friday night our site was flooded by 8 inches of water. I could have taken or should have taken pictures, but didn't. By morning the water was down to 2 inches, we were leaving anyway, but other than the flood which wasn't MWR's fault, it was nice. New stone, they just need to improve the drainage.

When it rains it floods. The site floods really bad.

Made reservations about 3 months out. No problem checking in on arrival day & the staff were friendly and helpful. The actual camping area is off post and a little confusing to get to if you're not familiar with the paths through the Jersey Pine Barrens. The camping area is at a Skeet range and parking spots are very close together as said in previous reviews but it was only a place to sleep while visiting Jersey Shore, New York City & Philadelphia (all within 1.5hrs away. You can't beat that for $100 per week! The only issue I had were all the mosquitos due to tall grass & weeds in the campgrounds not being cut. But like I said, I was only there to sleep in the RV, so the 20 seconds it took me to get from my truck and into the RV weren't that much of an issue. But if you're planning to be outside longer than that...Good Luck!

Called a couple of days ahead of our stop and was able to make reservations. Recommend reviewing info on how to get to MWR as gate personnel weren't helpful. MWR folks guided us to their office. MWR people are great! Other campers were great in helping us get backed into our site. Facilities were fine. Range gunfire seemed to quit early and it wasn't too loud. I would stay here again. One nice aspect about MDL Joint Base is the canopy over the gas pumps is high enough to allow a motorhome to fuel up. 

I was not familiar with the post so I elected to take a route around the post. The address I entered into my GPS was 9060 Cookstown-Browns Mills Road, Ft Dix 08640. Not bad routing with a few low hanging tree branches, but still high enough to not cause any damage to my rig. The route I used was from the NJ Turnpike exit #5 to Burlington-Mount Holly Rd (CR 541S), left onto Woodland Rd (CR630), left onto Monmouth Rd (CR 537), right onto Jacobstown-Cookstown Rd (CR665), right onto Main St (CR616), straight through to Cookstown-Browns Mills Rd (CR 667). Follow the road for a few miles and you will see the Range 14 sign on your left (Also a Paint Ball Course sign). Turn left at the Range 14 sign, after the stop sign the entrance road to the RV park will be the first street on the left (narrow road through the tree line). The Outdoor Rec office is at 6045 Doughboy Loop, Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst, NJ 08640. The Outdoor Rec staff where friendly and professional. The campsite is primitive, but we enjoyed our stay well enough to go back for a second week. You are on the skeet range, but the gun noise was not bad and on weekdays it normally did not start until the afternoon. Each site was set up differently, some had the water, electric and sewer on one side of the vehicle some on the other, and some had them split between two sides. I could not find a laundry facility on the post and was directed off post by Outdoor Rec personnel. PX and Commissary were good. We did find a Camping World in Lakewood, NJ about 23 miles away. Enroute to Camping World we found a great Bar and Bistro, Three B’s in Lakehurst. Lots of good places to eat in the local area to include Sebastian’s Schnitzelhaus and Yordana’s Pizza & Pasta both were really good. 

I come here every year for the last three years in September for my Grandson's birthday. It's not a premium campsite but you can't beat the price at $100 a week. There is full hook up and as far as the skeet range goes it doesn't bother us at all. Years before internet and cable TV that was our main source of fun when off duty. Many Vietnam veterans enjoyed this sport. You are off the beaten path and that's ok with us as well. As far as we're concerned this place is a blessing for us.

We are currently at this campground as I write this review. First off they tried putting us at Willow Pond (no sewer hook up, but dump station) for our 11 night stay due to PCS, took a little drive out here to Range 14 and noticed full hook up, so they switched our reservation without issue, just made sure we were aware that this is an active shooting range. The noise doesn't bother us a single bit, our neighbors are wonderful, it's mowed and the roads are maintained. The restrooms and shower are a tad bit down the road, and they are really nasty. Other than that we haven't had a single problem and will return. In this area prices can be rather high for full hook up, but this one is $20 per night.