City, County & Regional Parks · New Jersey
Scarlet Oak Pond Camping Area
City, County & Regional Parks · New Jersey, United States
- Sites
- 9
- Hookups
- 9 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to November 30
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 256 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Lake
- Scarlet Oak Pond
- Nearest town
- Mahwah
- Address
- 608 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430
- Phone
- 201-327-3500
Site map
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About
Walk-in tent sites in Bergen County's 4,000-acre Ramapo Valley County Reservation: nine numbered sites on the loop trail around Scarlet Oak Pond, reached on foot over a footbridge across the Ramapo River from the parking lot on Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202). Carry everything in; cars stay in the lot. Tent camping only in the designated sites; up to six people per site; the permit holder must be 21 or older; each person may camp no more than two weeks a year. A separate fire permit is needed for campfires. Camping is by county permit, applied for online through the Parks Department's permit system. Catch-and-release fishing with a state license; miles of marked hiking trails. Pets must be leashed. Open April 1 to November 30.
Fees
$25 per site per night for Bergen County residents, $50 for non-residents, plus a $25 security deposit.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 24° | -1° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 26° | -4° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 48° | 33° | 11° | 71° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 61° | 43° | 30° | 88° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 37° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 59° | 51° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 69° | 62° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 69° | 61° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 61° | 52° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 64° | 47° | 38° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 35° | 23° | 69° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 39° | 30° | 15° | 61° | 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.
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