Harmony Ridge Farm & Campgrounds

I enjoyed this place for the most part, it was fun and cheap and had some fun amentities.
Pros:
The place is cheap, $ 15 a night per person per camp site
They have a pool
Bathrooms and showers on two different locations open all night
Electric outlet coming out of the ground on each camp site
A combo of being in the woods but a touch of humanity at the same time
Free paddleboats on the pond/​river/​lake thing
Deli/​store/​kitchen open for you to buy things and food (wood is $ 5)
Most sites have grills or camp fire sections to use
Cons:
Not the cleanest
Needs more garbage cans
Maps are confusing as to where the sites are located
Bathrooms and showers are dark and full of spiders
Roads are messed up and hard to see at night
Pool is freezing and gets packed
Only can buy wood for fires on premises
Lake is not swimable and kinda gross

Four stars for the fact they have a nice facility here. They have secluded sites with trees and brush for privacy and they also have open grassy sites if you’re camping with family and friends in larger groups.
One star for the fact that they don’t enforce their own rules. They have a quiet time of 11pm-​8am. They strictly don’t enforce it. We were completely surrounded by campers with zero etiquette that were rowdy until 1am on one side of us, then a group on the other that woke up at 6am that started their «fiesta» real early, if you know what I mean.
The pool was later their destination of carrying on the activities. Other then bringing a BBQ with them, they brought everything else. Made quite a few people uncomfortable with the loudness and rowdiness. Obviously this was just a bad bunch and not the normal. Just bad timing on my weekend getaway (not my vacation). Maybe this is their vacation and needed to make the most of it.
Bottom line, the place is set up nice and they try hard to do right by everyone. But the place is being over run by people that only care about themselves and not other campers. Inner city is working its way into the mountains.

The amount of racism here is alarming. As soon as i walked into the main building to check in, me and my family received the most condescending and shocked stares ever. As if we were aliens walking into their territory.
We walked in at another point and you could tell the women were talking about us by how quickly they silenced upon our entry, the old lady at the front counter told the heavy set lady (who was in another room) «lets not talk about that now, we have more coming» Could you be anymore obvious?
On another occasion my sister walked in to buy some chips and the first thing the heavy set lady said was «what do you want?» Seriously? We’re here paying you for hospitality and thats how we’re treated?
Their attitude was just as horrible as the sulphuric water that reaked out of their sinks.
The men working there weren’t so bad, just completely wide-​eyed at the fact that we were Tan with curly hair.
Moral of the story; if you’re of hispanic or black or any descent that does not contain European melanin, don’t bother wasting your money on these folks. They apparently have too much trailer trash stuck up their as$es to realize its 2013.

One of the few times I’ve been cabin camping and Harmony Ridge was a pretty nice place to do it. We were lucky to have reserved two of the newer cabins. You’re going to get a few ants and bugs here and there, but what could bother some people the most would be the smelly water as it contains sulfur. It’s not dangerous but be sure to bring your own potable to drink. Nice fire pit if you’re lucky to have weather on your side and it’s secluded enough from other cabins/​tents around you. Worth coming back.

no sewage connections, water stinks, $ 180 a week. Muddy campground. Good luck staying here… tons gnats and black flies… get ready. Only 30 AMP sights

Love the place, Secluded sites. A real nice place to stay and get away.
WILL BE BACK. Ed and the staff are the best

Harmony Ridge sold me on camping. As a camping virgin, I insisted on staying in a cabin when I came here in October 2010. After a weekend at HR, I would still prefer a cabin, but would have no problem pitching a tent (haaaa!) on their luscious grounds.
Everything about my Harmony Ridge experience, from the booking to the driving to the actual stay, to the departure, was joyous. The Risdon family is sweet and gracious and have definitely done New Jersey a service. The property is situated at the base of the Appalachian trail and it seriously is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in New Jersey, and I love NJ so I will smack anyone who backtalks my state. You check-​in inside the on-​site General Store, where you also buy your firewood and chocolate/​marshmallows for smores :)
Upon finally finding my cabin, I was absolutely delighted. It’s really spacious for two people. Cute little kitchen with a full-​size fridge, stove/​oven, cabinets, microwave, coffee maker, etc. HR provides all the utensils, plates, cups… pretty much everything except the food itself. A full bathroom is connected to the bedroom. There is a set of bunk beds in the bedroom, but I’d recommend sleeping in the very spacious loft upstairs. Anything you might be inclined to do in bed in such a beautiful, peaceful spot of pristine nature is just too complicated and uncomfortable in a bunk bed.
Step outside of your cabin, and you have a picnic bench along with a firepit for flaming amazing steaks, potatoes, and smores. There are hiking trails all around. HR also offers batting cages, a game room, boating, beach volleyball, a playground, and catch & release fishing. There’s tons to do in the area: Space Farms & Museum (definitely a hightlight of my trip, this place was beyond amazing), skydiving, an assortment of taverns and restaurants, Mountain Creek water park, and shopping at Lafayette Village Shoppes. Not listed in their brochure for your horror movie buffs, Camp No-​Be-​Bo-​Sco, aka Camp Crystal Lake, where Friday the 13^th was filmed, is in nearby Blairstown. I got some awesome shots on my camera identical to those in the film, and snuck onto the Camp grounds, which were off-​limits due to a Boy Scout convention or something.
Do be prepared for some close encounters with nature. We had a lovely skunk take up residence under our cabin. Also a giant mama bear and 2 of her cubs wandered onto our campsite in broad daylight while I was sitting outside enjoying a Yuengling. Seriously one of the most awe-​inspiring moments of my life… until I ran back inside the cabin.
Pricing is very reasonable for a stay at Harmony Ridge. For a single bedroom cabin, you’re dropping $ 80 a night with a 2 night minimum (3 on holidays.) I don’t know much about standing cabin pricing, but this seems fair to me for what you’re getting. If you just want to camp in a tent, you’re looking at $ 15 per person per night, plus a $ 20 tent fee. One thing I do want to mention as a drawback of Harmony Ridge, the water in the sink smelled kinda funy, like copper. No big deal, I just chose to brush my teeth with bottled water instead.
I woke up on a crisp, sunny October morning, brewed an amazing-​smelling pot of coffee, scrambled some eggs and fried some bacon, and ate on a picnic bench in absolute paradise. At night I grilled a steak, cracked open a beer, and warmed myself in front of a crackling fire until I was good and tipsy… that’s pretty priceless.