Has anyone camped lower forge? It says no vehicles but I have a lot of stuff to carry so I am trying to figure out how close I can get my truck to the site to unload it. Anybody familiar with the area?
Lower Forge camping
- Thread starter Adam Buchler
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Adam, it has been awhile since I camped there but it is about a half mile walk from Quakerbridge Rd. I don't think it is possible to get the campground from Stokes Road or across "un-bridge" without getting wet. It is a primitive camp site with one privy and no water. You have to pack water in or make sure you bring a filter/tablets.
The bridge is out where Old Lower Forge Road meets the Batso.
The bridge is out where Old Lower Forge Road meets the Batso.
i have camped there about 30 times. only 4 times this year so far. it is a wilderness and not meant for car camping. MY stuff weights 20 lbs. gear, food and 1 liter of water. i don't even know what your stuff is? it's a 7 hike hike from Batsto and 26 miles from Bass river or Ong's hat. the sand road is .5 miles in, but feels like 2 miles after 26 
2 months ago i hiked the 26 in from Ong's hat. got there at 5. backpackers expect all to honor hiker-midnight which comes about 1-2 hours after sunset most of the time it is great as all are so tired from hiking or paddling in. it is not a sight for radios, music or bright lites.
you may want to conciser a car camping site. Batona, Hawkins, Godfrey or Buttonwood. http://goo.gl/maps/WQKE
KK&K
2 months ago i hiked the 26 in from Ong's hat. got there at 5. backpackers expect all to honor hiker-midnight which comes about 1-2 hours after sunset
most of the time it is great as all are so tired from hiking or paddling in. it is not a sight for radios, music or bright lites.you may want to conciser a car camping site. Batona, Hawkins, Godfrey or Buttonwood. http://goo.gl/maps/WQKE
KK&K
no, i filter or treat my water there. the stretch from Pakin Pond to Batona Camp i carry 2-3 liters.
Well I'm not a very experienced camper with nice gear that allows me to hike in, so I'm kind of stuck close to the car. My camping gear is just old stuff passed down from my parents. I basically just have a two burner colman stove, a couple fry pans and simple cooking utensils, cooler for food which i try to prep as much as possible at home so I don't need to bring additional cooking supplies(but I do like to eat well out there so it's usually a large cooler), my tent which sleeps 3-4, couple camping chairs, sleeping bags, pillows, firewood. I was hoping to go with in the next month.
Has anyone ever tried the civilian MREs? I recently saw Wornick Eversafe MREs on the shelf at the local outdoor store and I was curious if they are worth the price. A case of twelve meals was seventy-nine dollars. MREs could be a great option for camping if the quality is there.
Spam? My brother brought it once, I packed my own from then on. lol. I used to pre-cook bacon or sausage, freeze it and insulate it. Hard boil some eggs. Dinner was pre-cooked Kielbasa, frozen, insulated. All was re-cooked over the fire. Fine dining!
Greg
Greg
Last time I camped at lower forge I brought in a T-bone steak. Why not?
PS: the guy with me brought good (real good) keilbasa from some obscure polish store in Trenton. That is good too.
PS: the guy with me brought good (real good) keilbasa from some obscure polish store in Trenton. That is good too.
Corned beef hash...YES!
I only backpack in cooler weather and it is a tradition to always have corned beef hash for breakfast. There's nothing like firing up my little pocket rocket backpacking stove on a chilly morning and hearing the sizzle in the pan and inhaling that marvelous comfort food smell.
I only backpack in cooler weather and it is a tradition to always have corned beef hash for breakfast. There's nothing like firing up my little pocket rocket backpacking stove on a chilly morning and hearing the sizzle in the pan and inhaling that marvelous comfort food smell.
Adam, unless you hire a team of Sherpas or a herd of llamas, kayak karl is right, you're a car camper, not a backpacker.
Another suggestion for you would be to camp out at one of the state parks like Bass River. You can rent a primitive wilderness campsite for $20 a nite. If my memory serves me correctly, cabins are $45 a night. Some of the advantages of staying at Bass River is that you can pull right into your camp site. There's a fire ring at every site, and since you have your vehicle you can haul in enough firewood to keep a nice, warm, blazing fire going (firewood is sold all over the pine barrens for $5+ a stack - buy at least three $5 stacks!) There are bathrooms, showers and a laundry mat on site, plus restaurants close by if you don't feel like cooking.
Another suggestion for you would be to camp out at one of the state parks like Bass River. You can rent a primitive wilderness campsite for $20 a nite. If my memory serves me correctly, cabins are $45 a night. Some of the advantages of staying at Bass River is that you can pull right into your camp site. There's a fire ring at every site, and since you have your vehicle you can haul in enough firewood to keep a nice, warm, blazing fire going (firewood is sold all over the pine barrens for $5+ a stack - buy at least three $5 stacks!) There are bathrooms, showers and a laundry mat on site, plus restaurants close by if you don't feel like cooking.