How does RV camping at Harvest Hosts work in New Jersey?

Harvest Hosts is an annual membership that lets RVers stay overnight at 66 New Jersey farms, wineries, and breweries with no camping fees. Members request stays through the app, arrive in a self-contained RV, and support their hosts with a purchase such as fresh Jersey tomatoes and sweet corn, a local craft beer, or a coastal-plain red.

Is Harvest Hosts worth it for New Jersey RV trips?

Yes — campgrounds in the New York–Philadelphia area run $60–90/night, so the $99/year Classic membership pays for itself in under two nights. For I-95 corridor travelers, New Jersey hosts turn the region's toughest overnight into its easiest.

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Recent Reviews from New Jersey Stays

Brewery stay at Bucolic Hop Farm Brewery & Taproom

Amy R

3 days ago

Our first HH experience- perfect. Checked In at the brewery, parked the rig, walked down to the brewery with pizza we picked up on the way. Had a few delicious beers and watched the sunset. The stay was quiet with highway noise was at a distant. Woke to a beautiful sunrise, visited the goats and off we went. Highly recommend.

Brewery·Readington Township, NJ

Bucolic Hop Farm Brewery & Taproom

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The Skylands and Northwest

The Delaware Water Gap, Kittatinny Ridge, and horse-country hills hold farm and orchard stays that feel a hundred miles from the turnpike — October color here rivals New England's. Pennsylvania is just across the Gap if you're looking for another change in scenery.

South Jersey Wine Country

The Outer Coastal Plain's sandy soils grow serious wine between Philadelphia and the shore, with vineyard stays around Hammonton right next door to the Pinelands' million-acre wilderness.

The Shore and Cape May

From Sandy Hook to Cape May's Victorian streets, the Jersey shore is a way of life to its many summer visitors; farm and winery hosts a few miles inland bypass the beach-town parking wars. The Cape May–Lewes Ferry carries RVs across to Delaware, continuing your journey down the Atlantic shoreline.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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When is the best time to RV camp in New Jersey?

May through October for summer at the shore, September through October for farm country, when the produce peaks and the hills show their colors. Shore traffic is a summer-weekend lifestyle in New Jersey; arrive Thursday or leave Monday to minimize your time in gridlock.

Which New Jersey highways can my RV use?

Interstates, the Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, and major US highways are all fine for RVs. The caution zone is the parkway network near New York City — the Palisades Interstate Parkway and neighboring commuter parkways restrict or prohibit RVs and trailers, with low overpasses to enforce the point. Verify your route's rules and keep your height programmed into the GPS.

Do I really not pump my own gas in New Jersey?

Correct — New Jersey is the last state where attendants pump your gas by law. For RVers it's a small luxury: stay in the seat, hand over the card, and enjoy the one state where you don't have to fumble around with the diesel nozzle in the rain.

Is overnight RV parking legal in New Jersey?

Municipal rules are strict, especially at the shore in season. Harvest Hosts stays make it a non-issue: you can trade a highway rest stop for an invited overnight on private property with the host's permission.

New Jersey is the most underrated state on the East Coast for finding farms and vineyards, which hide in plain sight between two big cities — and as the Garden State nickname suggests, it offers a bounty of produce markets, hop farms, apple orchards, vineyards, and more. New Jersey has 66 Harvest Hosts locations offering overnight RV stays across all of it. Member-favorite stops include Bucolic Hop Farm Brewery & Taproom, Family Farm Market Retreat, and Scenic Vineyard Winery Retreat — the state's three most-booked hosts. Members can choose from 16 farm stays, 4 wineries, and 5 breweries statewide.

Brenda F

9 days ago

We had a great one-night stay at The Farmers Market. Store clerk was very friendly and there was plenty of room for our fifth wheel in the grassy parking area. We also picked up a peach berry pie, and it was delicious! This was a really nice stop along our route, and we would happily stay here again. Thank you for hosting us!

Farm·East Greenwich Township, NJ

Family Farm Market Retreat