Just came back from a great weekend there. I was nervous as this was the first time camping with my kids ages 7 & 9. I grew up camping and the last time I had been there was 15 years ago. We were in a large group and we got in trouble with the "laugh police." It was funny to see my father get reprimanded for laughing too loudly after 10 pm. This time around I was happy to see the staff and park rangers make their rounds to make sure everyone was safe. We hung out by the fire untill midnight without any problems. Bathrooms were satisfactory, when your camping, its always damp! I loved how we could walk to the river and the kids loved getting ice cream from the general store. My husband (not a born camper) had such a relaxing time, bought a tent when we got back...still drying out the borrowed tent! It looks like we will be going back soon!

I just spent four nights there over the past two weeks with my two teen-aged daughters. We loved it! We neither had nor saw any of the problems some campers noted in previous reviews. However, we weren’t loud late at night and we weren’t drinking alcohol. Except for our last night, when three loud families with young children camped next to us, our neighbors were consistently quiet and friendly. If campers around us were drinking, they weren’t drawing attention to themselves. One night our neighbors were a group of Native Americans who were passing through as they paddled along the river from New York State to Philadelphia. We had some nice chats with them and the next morning, their guide gave us tips for spotting wildlife on the river.

We stayed in site 126 on the river, which was a good location. It was small (as are all the river sites), but nicely shaded and we were steps from the river, a potable water tap, and porta potties. A clean bathhouse with flush toilets and showers was a few minute walk away, as was the store, which sells good coffee in the morning. Maybe it’s the drought, but we had few problems with bugs. Staff were friendly. Firewood was cheap and dry ($6 a half wheelbarrow, $12 for a full wheelbarrow.) We stayed there on week nights and the campground was uncrowded, facilities were clean, and we never waited to use the bathroom or shower. If you’re looking for a larger site, some are more spacious than others. The camp map on the website is drawn to scale so you could pick one with a little more room.

What to do in the area? We rented canoes from the camp store and paddled down from Milford back to our campsite. We are all beginners so it was a bit too long (four hours for us), but the scenery was beautiful and we spotted eagles, blue heron and egrets as we went. We saw a few fishing boats, but the river was deserted otherwise. We also used the campsite’s list of hikes to visit a local waterfall (one of the remote ones), where we were the only visitors and so could play in the waterfall. We spent an afternoon at CamelBeach (crowded, but fun) , which is 45 minutes away, and we saw some great original crafts at the store in Peters Valley Craft Center across Dingmans Bridge in NJ (ask at the camp store -- it's on the way to some of the waterfalls.) And we took a horseback trail ride from the Black Walnut Inn in Milford. The scenery was a little ho hum, but the horses were good and the staff was nice. The Inn’s woods were filled with wild Mountain Laurel, so a trip at a different time could have been beautiful.

We would definitely visit this campground again.

My partner and I have been to Dingman's at least twice a year for the last 5. It's very quiet here, some of the sites along the river are small and some aren't. Just review the map on their website. In the woods sites are larger and quiet also....mostly adults at this campground, but in our experience even the groups with kids have been well behaved.
Great hikes all around, friendly staff.
Some tips:
1. Keep your dog quiet.
2. Just hide your alcohol, just stop screaming and go to sleep if you're drunk. This isn't a frat party.
3. Hike.
4. Act like an adult
5. Take the river trips..very nice.

This is the worst campground I've ever been to.

No Privacy what so ever!!!!! Theres no trees or bushes between you and your neighbors. Horrible experience. Your right on top of each other. The fire wood they sell there, soaking wet and damp. Would not light until we dried it out and used half a bottle of lighter fluid which they sold to us. Also the sites are very tiny.. Portal bathrooms are disgusting! Overall environment is uncomfortable. God help you if you do 2mph over the limit there (5mph) they will literally chase after you and yell at you. Not people that are caring about your camping experience but more about running their business and taking your money and lots of it. 9:30PM watch out because the park troopers come sneaking into your campsite and will harass you and check your coolers even if its in your car. I had a nice fire going, 2 friends, quietly talking and relaxing, drinking a six pack of non alcoholic beer and they stillll made use dump it out.... DO NOT GO HERE. A good review is from a camper that doesn't know any better. Not they're fault they dont know anything about camping. DO NOT GO HERE, go elese where for cheaper and where you can have privacy and enjoy a light drink quietly without having a swat team sneak into your campsite.