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New Jersey Campground Owners Association

The New Jersey Campground Owners Association (NJCOA) is a not-for-profit trade association representing the private campgrounds & RV parks in the state of New Jersey. Created in 1964, NJCOA consists of a 10 member Board of Trustees duly elected by the membership for 2 year terms with 5 terms expiring each year. The Trustees have full power to run the affairs of the Association, an authority to delegate day to day operations to a hired executive. New Jersey’s campgrounds & RV parks play a key role in providing the facilities for the public to pursue this life style activity. With over 100 private campgrounds in the state producing tourism expenditures of half a billion dollars annually, New Jersey campgrounds employ approximately 1500 personnel during the season. These tourism expenditures do not include the millions in RV equipment purchases from RV dealers in the state each year. NJCOA members are he major providers of recreational camping facilities in the state of New Jersey. With over 25,000 campsites, as opposed to the state park’s 1,300 sites, the private sector hosts by far the majority of camping participates in New Jersey. Nearly 60% of the patrons to New Jersey campgrounds are residents of the State. As a member of the New Jersey Travel Industry Association and all six regional tourism councils NJCOA one of the most prolific private organizations actively advertising New Jersey as a tourist destination. NJCOA reaches out-of-state tourists through consumer shows in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey, and produces the 2nd largest annual statewide tourism publication in the state. The “New Jersey Campground & RV Park Guide” is one of the most popular pieces of tourism literature distributed by state information centers and is second only to the state’s “Travel Guide”. NJCOA’s publication, in addition to listing the private campground and RV park facilities, lists the state parks with camping facilities and major tourism attractions in each region. Recreational camping is a life style pursued and enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents. NJCOA’s purpose is to provide the public with the information they need, to encourage campgrounds and RV parks to provide the best possible facilities for the customer and to promote and protect the industry through cooperation with government agencies for a safe and healthy experience.