Need your suggestions - w/in a day's drive of NJ

If you're interested in history, there's a neat DE state park at Cape Henlopen, a ferry ride from Cape May. They've got a bunch of WWII artillery & coast defense guns. Another few hours south gets you to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Norfolk is across that, and it's not far to Jamestowne & Yorktown. The Mariners Museum has the remains of the USS Monitor as well as a bunch of other interesting stuff. I found walking on the actual spot where the first settlers walked in Jamestowne to be strangely moving.

Jim, "Mo' coffee!"

We're in NH and can easily be in NJ in a day's drive (Delaware, actually....), so most of New England is available to you! ST

If you like history,you could head west and stay at French Creek State Park near Reading,Pa and visit Valley Forge National Historic Park,Daniel Boone Homestead,,Boyertown,Pa Antique Auto Museum,Gruber Wagon Works and Heister Canal Museum and Hopewell Village National Historic site which is right next door to French Creek.

I would consider Lake George, New York. Easy drive north, mostly interstate, and look at Lake George RV Park. There are plenty of other rv parks in the area and plenty to do and see.

Another suggestion for Lancaster, PA. See the Amish. Eat really well. Just relax. We like Old Mill Stream Campground but there are many to choose from. This is less than a day from NJ.

Also in PA - Gettysburg, Hershey, Philadelphia, Valley Forge.

One day's drive gets you to Washington, D.C.. Stay at Cherry Hill Campground in Maryland with shuttle access to the metro to D.C.. From there also go see Mount Vernon and a number of Civil War sites not far from D.C..

I will third Assateague Island National Seashore. In addition to the beach, they have canoe/kayak rentals for paddling on the bay. Some nice short trails, but stay on the path as there are ticks. No hookups, so the Summer would likely be hot. We go April/May. There are some sites with electric hookups at the adjacent Assateague State Park. Several private campgrounds within a few miles with FHU.

I will also third the suggestion to go to the Amish area in PA. Lots of campgrounds with FHU east of Lancaster. If you go, make sure you go to the Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl. And go hungry! We like to ride the steam train at the Strasburg Railroad. The Railroad Museum of PA is right across the street.

Another possibility is to go down to Williamsburg in VA. Nearby are Jamestown and the Yorktown Battlefield.

I would second the Amish area, only about a 3-4 hour ride depending on where in the Lancaster Pa area you would camp. Plus from there you are close to Hershey, Gettysburg and even Philadelphia if you wanted to head that way.

klm wrote:
Hi,

We are fulltimers, and due to family issues we need to spend the summer in southern NJ. So any thoughts of "things to do" greatly appreciated. BUT, we want to get away from NJ for short (1 week) occasional trips. We have a 40' mh/toad. Where can we take it that is within a day's drive of NJ? Any cg suggestions? thanks

Where in South Jersey and what do you consider a days drive. Myrtle Beach is likely 500 miles plus depending on where you start. If you are near the coast it is an hour or more just to get to I-95 or you can take the Cape May Lewis Ferry which is a 90 minute trip. Assateague Island State Park or Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland/Virginia are nice locations on the Ocean side. There are a number of nice locations on the Chesapeake Bay including Annapolis. Pennsylvania Dutch country around Lancaster has a large number of nice campgrounds. Gettysburg is worth a visit. There are a number of nice campgrounds in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania around the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

I would recommend (to the south) Assateague Island, MD, where you can camp on the beach and among the wild ponies, and deer. To the north if you don't mind approximately an 8hr trip from South Jersey, I would suggest visiting Niagara Falls.

Gettysburg, DC, Colonial Williamsburg, Outer Banks, Myrtle Beach, New England