Shady Pines Campground

Very clean. Very quiet at night.... almost too quiet! We stayed because we love nearby Brigantine beach and it was a last minute booking.

We didn't use the campground facilities too much. They had a little party by the pool with a DJ and food on July 3rd. My daughter made friends with kids her age in the pool. My husband and son did play pool one night in the community center. There's a cute brewery right around the corner and a burger place called Tony Beef. We liked them both!

As another review mentioned, there are several contract workers staying there and we found them to be really helpful and knowledgeable about the surrounding area and RV care. Their rigs were impeccable! We met a few people from Texas, Iowa and Florida here and we really enjoyed talking with them.

We have a small TT so my family did utilize the bathrooms for shower conveniece after the beach and they were SUPER clean.

Staff was friendly and accommodating. Would definitely come again for a short Brigantine beach getaway.

The gravel lots were great too! I can definitely see where the previous reviewer said they had trouble with leveling from to back. We have a very small TT and pulled back as far as we could otherwise we would have been on a slope as well.

Not Much of a ‘Resort’

We stayed at Shady Pines MH& RV Resort for a one-night getaway just for the camping experience. 

The park was easy to find and located just under 3-miles from the Garden State Parkway. 

The front office staff person was polite and prepared for our arrival. 

I reserved this site using Campspot. The rate was$65 plus$23 in fees for a total of$88 for one night. 

Even though I provided accurate dimensions for our motorhome, the site was inadequately sized to accommodate the full length. The much bigger problem was that it sloped so much it was impossible to level. I didn’t have enough blocks to prop up the leveling jacks enough to level the RV. I called the front office and was given another site to try. That didn’t work any better. I called back and was given a third site which was the worst so far. Then, at the fourth attempt we could get level. The site was still on a decline, but not as bad as the other three. 

Our site (#71) was too short for our 37’ motorhome. I made it fit, but measured just 3-inches of air between the back of my RV and the back of our neighbor’s RV. Three inches! The site had not been checked since its last guests left because there was refuse(used bandages, a used propane canister, etc.) that should have been cleaned prior to check-in by new guests. The water, 50-amp electric, and sewer hookups worked fine.

Other than a small swimming pool and a small fenced area for dogs, there were no amenities.

In speaking with our neighbor, it became apparent that there are several people working on assignment for a nearby decommissioned nuclear power plant who live at this campground. Shady Pines caters to long-term and year-round guests as well as manufactured homes/trailers that are permanent. We were the only motorhome in the entire park. This is ok, but a sign that while this place suits their needs, it doesn’t do much to attract couples and families on overnight trips and vacations.

Due to the sloped and not-so-clean sites, lack of amenities, and full-price rate charged, we won’t be back.