Did not visit the campground, but as a character review of management, would advise not to pay a penny more than the deposit and be wary of them as slimy people. Made a reservation in February, paid full value of stay in June. After seeing bad weather day of reservation decided to cancel stay. Understanding policy is there would not be refunds at this point, but asked if the amount paid over the deposit could be returned or used as a deposit for a future visit, as was more than needed to be provided at booking. Expectation being just the deposit would not be refunded. Management called back, citing they do not do refunds and that the delay in paying for the reservation was a rationale for not returning the amount over the deposit value. Didn't seem correlated, they became combative and argumentative in an unprofessional manner escalating a situation that was a simple inquiry as to whether anything accommodating could be done. Just a simple warning don't pay more than the deposit as management will take your money and be angry if you ask for any of it back. read more

It took me 6 years to write this post, however, I am still angry about it. My grandma and family having been camping here for years, even I have been camping here since I was a baby. So, probably since the 1970s. That is about 40 years! We have always felt happy about our time here, and it was a convenient place to stay close to the beach. We went from tent camping, to pop-up trailer, to a 32 foot trailer, which was an exciting leap for our family. The reason why I write this now is I still get mad as I drive past their location. The way it works is that if you own a seasonal trailer you make a deposit in winter. My parents did that. In 2020, of course no one knew what was going on. My parents as usual had asked if they could delay payment when they were collecting early that year until we could find out what the beach was doing. They were told no. So, we made the deposit. In June -July most of the beaches were basically closed down or minimal options to go on the beach or anything. We asked them if we could wait to still see what the beaches were going to do when we needed to make the full season payment. They basically told us "PAY UP OR GET OUT!" For years of loyalty, this is quite sickening. They gave my parents a week to get their trailer off the property and so we ended up having to sell it for a cheap amount because we didn't have anything to trailer it, and they wouldn't let us leave it on their property. They were unwilling and in my opinion extremely selfish to refund any or even part of our deposit. And what makes matters worse, if they weren't even willing to do that, they didn't even kindly offer as an alternative to comp a certain amount of stays there till it made up for the deposit. All, I can say is that I feel after this that they treat their customers like dirt because of their GREED. "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." ― Mahatma Gandhi read more

Great sights friendly staff close to cape May . Super clean . Also very busy . 6 years waiting list for a seasonal . I can see why .. it's only lacking a pool but it has really nice well kept grounds and dog park areas and a playground for the kids or grandkids. read more

I recently stayed as a guest of a friend here. sites are a little tight but doable. Bath houses are very nice. You won't find anything as nice this close to the beach. there must be seasonal campers here that act like they own it. I was walking past a seasonal site s4 and their german shepherds almost came thru the screen room causing me to fall, and the owner clearly had no control over the dogs, and didn't care. I'd stay here again, but there needs to be more control over campers with aggressive dogs. The people next to them came to my aid, with their dog in control. I never got a chance to thank them. read more

Great place run by nice people. Look at the bad reviews and take notice... all left by people who either can't follow rules or think the rule don't apply to them. It's absolutely not the place to go if you have issues with rules as the depot cares about the safety and security of their GUESTS. All campgrounds should be run this way... especially when it comes to speeding on premises. read more

I would highly recommend Depot Travel Park for a stay at Cape May. The grounds are well-maintained and the laundry and bathrooms are modern and are always clean and well-maintained. The campground is an efficiently run place and I've always enjoyed my stays here. We first stayed here back in 2012 as our first camping experience and I loved it. We were able to bicycle to the beaches and to everything Cape May has to offer. We have made several trips back here and enjoyed them all. I am hoping to have a seasonal stay here in the near future. Depot Travel Park also opens the campground for a weekend in December for the Cape May Christmas Parade, so I'm hoping to do stay here for it this year. If you are looking for what I like to call a 'destination' campground as your home base at the Jersey Shore, Depot Park is a great place for you. If you're looking for a 'resort' campground with a pool and lots of scheduled activities and amenities, this place may not be up your alley. Last year we stayed at another campground up the road because Depot was full, and while it was nice over there, I wanted to be here close to everything (and a favorite restaurant of mine, the nearby Bella Vida Cafe). read more

I have been camping here for multiple months as my work involves traveling. This is an expensive camp ground, and it does have a great location, but it isn't worth it, especially considering the amount of disrespect I have received. Upon paying for the site the owners were well aware I would be coming and going from the site. I travel in a van, so I decorated my site with prayer flags and also travel with a hibiscus plant which is sentimental to me. One of the employees recently helped themselves to it, under the guise that they were "worried" about it. I am stuck here waiting for it to be returned as they had the audacity to bring it home, they did not bother to see that my site is paid for in full through mid October or leave it at camp ground office if they were really that concerned. Essentially they stole a beautiful plant and have the audacity to yell in my face, literally point fingers at me, and throw it back on me when they themselves committed an act of theft. You would think a campground this large, which knows the license plate, type of camper, and length of stay would do way better. This is the second time I have had to hunt this plant down while staying here. Many other campers have plants all around here, and at the last campground I never experienced anything like this. They also had my prayer flags crumpled up in the back of a backhoe as if they were trash. You wouldn't do that to a crucifix. I have been having packages sent here, so I was clearly coming back. Bathrooms are kept clean. But the sites are sandpits. Some employees are kind but many are short with you, as if they can't stand tourists. They were fiery mad at me for being upset with their less than ideal behavior. I will bide my time until I leave but apparently I can't leave my plant here any longer. I would never come back. read more

Not geared for high activity but a nice and well maintained camp ground . Safe fir kids but no arcade or pool . Geared towards relaxing , quiet and clean camping low noise, and clean bathrooms and showers . Each year here this campground improves and just gets better. So relax , enjoy the peace . Only 1.15 miles to the beach by bicycle . read more

I grew up staying in beachfront condos for shore vacations. When I was married, I vacationed at the Victorian B&Bs in Cape May. The week I just spent at The Depot Travel Park was without question the best vacation I have ever been on. The park was clean and quiet. All of the staff we encountered were very helpful and friendly. I didn't experience a negative encounter with anyone. I love that this park works hard to enforce the speed limit and quiet hours. I believe because of their hard work that they attract a very respectful and personable class of campers. My site seemed plenty large enough for my needs. Using my bicycle I could be at the beach in minutes and not have to worry about paying for parking, if you can find any. I don't think I will ever stay anywhere else at the shore again and I am looking forward to going back next summer. read more

We booked a stay for our week in Cape May upon arrival we checked in and the ladies in the office seemed up tight and short with me and my sister in law. There are no fire pits so you have to bring your own if you want one. Bath houses are clean. There is NO pool and the playgrounds are only okay. The main (bigger) playground the steps to go up to the platform are not attached to the poles to hold onto climbing up all of the rusty hardware is exposed and the steps are just hanging there. Luckily I noticed and had my daughter avoid it. We WILL NOT be staying again. Some of our family met up at my broth in laws site for dinner. Upon their arrival no one was in the booth or check in area so they rode in. One of our relatives was leaving in his diesel truck and didn't realize he was going 6 mph 1 mph over their strictly enforced 5. There was then someone in the booth who snapped at him and he came back with a one liner and left. He then called and left a message with the office for the owner with some choice words. The owner and his son then decided to go to my brother in laws site to try and kick them off and told them they are responsible for their guests. At this point that relative was gone and was told by the campground he was not allowed back. I would think this would suffice enough but the owners then wanted to pick an argument with my in laws and kick them out too when they were watching my kids both under 3 while me and my husband went on a date. They then left and my brother in law was told they were allowed to stay but are never to come back. The owners seem to be quite aggressive based on the way they addressed my father in law who is very laid back and wasn't looking to argue with anyone. I wish 0 stars was an option. read more

The Reeves Family, that owns this park, also occupies it. It is their family business and home. Respect it. And act like what you are, a guest there. After many weekends spent here and in other campgrounds in Cape May we decided to become seasonals, and have not been disappointed. Plenty of rules, plenty of opinion about the rules, but they're in place for everyone's safety. We have nothing to say but positive things about this little piece of paradise. Almost each year, they make major improvements to bath houses, playgrounds - the clubhouse and fireplace - says it all. Can't think of a negative they have. Outstanding, friendly and extremely helpful staff. Highly recommend. read more

I called ahead earlier in the day and was advised that they do have after hour check ins. I got there around 6pm on Sunday. I filled out the envelope with all of my info and also stated i did not have enough cash to put in the envelope, but I would be there in the morning to pay. I hooked up and settled in for the evening. It was quiet enough. It seems like there were a lot of rigs there, but no residents that I saw. Around 10:00 am I went to the front office on my way out. I was then told that they didn't accept credit cards and that they have not yet reinstalled their ATM machine. I had $34 cash on me. It was $43 for the night. I was driving a 26' motorhome. I offered to give them the $34 cash, my debit card info so when they got their machine hooked up they could run it. I also offered to do an electronic payment from my account. I also offered to send them a check when I got back home. That meant they would have had to wait less than a week for the $9 balance. The man behind the counter said no to all my options and insisted I go to a bank or ATM elsewhere and then bring back the $9. I said it's hard for me to navigate through their small town in a motorhome and find parking. Also the extra fee I would be charged as well as gas. He didn't care. He took out the local map and proceeded to tell me where I could go to find an ATM. The directions he gave me were worthless since a couple of roads were closed due to road constructions. It took me over 40 minutes to get back with the money. During my drive back going different roads, I was getting calls from NO ID. I don't answer those. When I got back I paid him the $43. At that point, a police officer walked in. I guess it was him trying to call me. I let them both know that this situation would have been avoided if they posted that they did not accept credit cards on the outside. As you can see by the attached pics, they even have the ATM signage up. I would have not stayed last night had I known that they did not accept credit cards, nor had their ATM hooked up. The customer service he provided was awful! For $9 he could not work with me. I wasted more money and time because of their not posting the appropriate signage and then not working with a customer. I was a corporate trainer with both FedEx and American Express before I retired and I can tell you that what we teach for basic customer service is that you work with the customer to resolve things. Especially if the company played a hand in creating the situation. In this case, all he kept telling me is they've been doing business like this for over 40 years. I never got his name but on my invoice it had initials AGR. About 25-30 wearing a baseball cap. Wore a wedding band. I will never recommend this park to anyone. Too many in this cute town to spend anymore money here. read more

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BE AWARE - no creditcards accepted! I dunno how you can plan to stay here in short notice because they make you MAIL a check for reservations. Other than that: Nice grounds Super-clean, well lit bathrooms/showers. Check in was efficient. No campfire rings, but groundfires are allowed so it's all the same. Close to town to bike (or drive) Would definitely come again! read more

First stay was early in the summer of 2013, and was my first RV park stay anywhere ever, so I didn't really feel like I could review The Depot. But the experience was positive, so we made a second reservation for the end of the summer. Upon arriving, the kids working the gate were really friendly, and the woman who checked us in (and who seems to run the camp) was efficient. Now, I can see how a person might think she's unfriendly. In fact, that was my first impression on the phone. But when I met her and saw how well she does what she does, I realized how great it is to have someone in charge who keeps things running well. We got our spot and paid and were on our way with a bag of ice in a matter of seconds. This is rare in my (somewhat limited) RV camp experience. She runs a tight ship, and you see it everywhere in the park: Clean bathrooms (always), quiet neighbors, cautious drivers, well-tended play areas, and a 100% positive camping experience. One day after arriving, I inquired if we could stay an extra night. It was so quiet, beautiful and peaceful, we just couldn't see packing up so soon. They said no prob, just drop by and pay for the next night. And we drive an ancient Winnebago, which tends to raise suspicions of RV camp owners. The Depot had no problems with our 1973 twenty-footer, and we had car tent-campers, modern behemoth RVs, and everything in-between all around us. So nutshell? Great unpretentious and extremely reasonable atmosphere, clean and spacious plots, matter-of-fact but 100% caring & attentive management. Don't listen to the naysayers. I've been around those people, who want everything handed to them in coattails & on silver trays. This is not that. The Depot is a million times better. read more

Beware! The site I viewed with trip advisor rates them highly and would not let me add a review. We took a site that was premium with cable that we did not need because it was their last one. The site had neither cable or wifi. When asked about wifi we were told there are hot spots around the park, but the wifi is really not working today. Baths are nice but inadequate for park size. Giving one star because of false promotion. read more

Stayed here for a long weekend during Labor Day. It's very close to town, only a 5 minute drive to the beach. Overall it was a nice place to stay. Clean bathrooms and clean campsites. The tent sites themselves are very small and in extremely close quarters to your neighbors, so not much for privacy. My friend however, was not as happy with her stay as the office lady came out running and screaming her head off to slow down as she was pulling into the camp. Going hardly over 7mph, it was a little ridiculous and blown out of proportion by the office woman. With that nasty little experience, we probably will not return. Gave 3 stars for the small quarters and unpleasant staff read more

a decent place to stay not far from town and all the fun things to do, quiet, decent people in the park, i would stay there again.

Stayed there for a weekend in mid September. We got there a little early on Saturday so They asked us to wait until 1:00 which is earlier than the 3:00 check in time. Site was nice and level. All utilities worked. Campground is close to all the activities in Cape May and not that far from Wildwood and Cape May Courthouse. The reason for only 4 stars instead of 5 is the location of their dump station. We were not able to get a site with sewer so we needed to dump before we left. The dump station was located at the end of the main road where it intersected with a dead end road. After we dumped we had to turn left up the dead end and make a three point turn with our travel trailer in order to get back on the main road. This wasn't too bad since there was many open sites in the area where we had to turn around. However, had those sites been taken, it would have been very difficult to get our 30 foot TT through a three point turn. read more