The Great Divide Campground, LLC sits at 68 Phillips Rd in Newton, New Jersey, and it carries a 4.7 rating across 687 reviews in the source listing — a figure that suggests a campground with a long track record rather than a recent arrival. It is categorized as a campground, a camping store and an RV park, which points to a site set up for both short stays and longer seasonal arrangements.
The listing also places it in Sussex County, in the lake-and-hill country of northwestern New Jersey, and provides a phone number, +1 973-383-4026, and an official website at campthegreatdivide.com for anyone who wants to verify details before booking. What follows is built from that listing data and from the visitor reviews supplied alongside it — not from any personal inspection of the grounds.
The Great Divide Campground, LLC at a Glance
The Great Divide Campground, LLC is recorded at 68 Phillips Rd, Newton, NJ 07860, within Sussex County in the northwestern corner of New Jersey. The listing categorizes it three ways at once — as a campground, a camping store and an RV park — which is consistent with a site that supports tent camping, RV stays and on-site retail, and reviewers describe a store where firewood orders were fulfilled and delivered. The property is listed as allowing RV camping and as charging a camping fee, and the activities data references a camping store along with Woodland Trails and nearby camping resorts.
Contact and booking information is public: the campground is reachable by phone at +1 973-383-4026 and online through campthegreatdivide.com, where a reviewer advised checking the live music schedule. The listing places the site at roughly 40.99 latitude and -74.78 longitude in the America/New_York timezone, and the source data also notes a free parking lot with on-site parking, wheelchair-accessible parking, seating and toilets, and dog-friendly grounds. The 4.7 rating from 687 reviews is the headline summary figure the listing carries.
What Do Visitors Like About The Great Divide Campground, LLC?
The reviews supplied are overwhelmingly five-star and consistently enthusiastic, and several come from people who have been returning for years rather than from one-time guests. A recurring thread across them is staff and owner conduct: reviewers describe friendly, hands-on owners and employees who are visible around the property and responsive to requests. Another recurring thread is the volume of programming — live weekend music, themed weekends, kids' activities and a large communal fire pit at the barn.
Cleanliness and maintenance are also repeatedly praised, with reviewers calling the property well kept and the bathrooms and pool clean. The negative or mixed content in the supplied reviews is thin: one reviewer mentions a Saturday storm that canceled an act and caused a power outage, and another cautioned that the surrounding hills of Sussex are demanding on foot or by bike. Those are reported experiences rather than criticisms of the campground itself.
1. Staff and owner presence
Nearly every long review in the source set singles out the people running the campground. Tara Lesnick credits owners Carmine and Lisa as hands-on and describes staff as consistently friendly and willing to assist, while Ericka Petrucci notes that the owners are visibly working alongside their crew. Riham Attalla names a staff member, Debbie, who handled her booking and who she said went beyond expectations. Brian McCarthy and Corey McCarthy both link their decision to become seasonal campers to the conduct of owners, management and staff.
That pattern matters for anyone weighing a first booking: reviewers are describing ongoing relationships rather than transactional service, and several have stayed a decade or more. Jim Raics describes firewood ordered at the store arriving at the site before he got back to it — a small detail, but one that supports the broader claim of attentiveness.
2. Live music and organized programming
Weekend entertainment is the second dominant theme. gael Hedges states that live music runs every Friday and Saturday night and advises checking the schedule on the website, and Vicki McKhann describes live music every weekend alongside activities for both children and adults. Jim Raics names a Pink Floyd cover band and a Bon Jovi cover act among the performances he attended, while G Sanford mentions an act on a Friday night before a storm canceled Saturday's lineup.
Beyond music, reviewers catalog themed weekends, crafts, archery, disc golf, foam machines and organized games, with Ericka Petrucci describing an entire concert setup with sound and lighting. Heather Hughes notes that activities are included. These are individual accounts and not a published programme, so the schedule itself is best confirmed directly.
3. Water, trails and outdoor facilities
Reviewers describe a lake used for fishing and free kayaks on the water, a pool, hiking trails, playgrounds and sports courts. Brian McCarthy and Corey McCarthy both list the pool, lake, fishing, hiking trails, playgrounds and sports courts as the facilities they use, and Riham Attalla highlights free kayaks as an unexpected bonus. Jim Raics calls the lake the best fishing his family has had while camping.
Heather Hughes mentions a clean pool and clean bathrooms, and both McCarthy reviewers describe the campsites as spacious and wooded, with a balance of privacy and community. The listing's activities data references Woodland Trails, and the terrain is hilly — Jim Raics advises knowing your limits on the Sussex hills and says his family brought a golf cart.
4. Cleanliness and upkeep
Maintenance is raised repeatedly and without prompting. Brian McCarthy describes the property as exceptionally well maintained and the facilities as always clean, and Corey McCarthy uses similar language about the entire property being clean, beautifully maintained and thoughtfully cared for. Laura Finkle and Heather Hughes both describe the grounds as impeccably kept.
Janice Harrison, who stayed in a cabin, describes it as clean, well equipped and beautifully located. Reviewers also frame upkeep as an ongoing effort, with several noting that owners continually invest in improvements — a claim that comes from visitor perception rather than from any capital plan published in the source data.
5. Long-term and seasonal loyalty
A striking feature of the source reviews is how many come from repeat visitors who escalated from weekends to seasons. Brian McCarthy describes camping there since 2013 before becoming seasonal in 2023; Corey McCarthy reports the same progression from occasional weekends to monthly visits to seasonal status. Ericka Petrucci recounts her parents staying as monthlies from 2017 through 2023 before she bought her own camper and became seasonal in 2025. Vicki McKhann, a former seasonal camper elsewhere, calls the campground a hidden gem an hour from home.
Jim Raics booked a full month with a fifth wheel, and Heather Hughes marks an eleventh year of tent camping. Diane Fegley describes renting a fifth wheel trailer for a Fourth of July weekend. These accounts suggest a site that works for both tent and RV stays and for stays measured in weeks or seasons, though the terms and availability of seasonal sites are not established by the source data.
6. Community atmosphere and family focus
Reviewers consistently describe a social, family-oriented environment anchored by the barn and a large fire pit. Tara Lesnick says the bonfire brings the community together and that she has met many people there; Ericka Petrucci describes the owner scattering quarters for children in the barn. Corey McCarthy and Brian McCarthy both emphasize that children can play freely and that adults can relax, and both say the campground stays peaceful despite the activity.
Riham Attalla, a first-time camper, describes a laid-back Sunday atmosphere and says she heard weekends are livelier. Erin Meccia notes that her children enjoyed the campground at ages two and four and still do at eight and six. The source data lists the site as pet-friendly with dogs allowed, and gael Hedges describes it as kid- and pet-friendly with no drama.