Blue mountain lake kayak camping trip info

[Stella blue]

Hi all,
I’ve been looking into doing a camping trip with the kayak and blue mountain lake looks like a nice spot. Has anyone ever camped/fished it? Looking at google earth it looks good with a few islands to camp on and it’s about 5 hours from ocean county. If anyone has any experience with this or any other lake up that way and wouldn’t mind sharing your suggestions I’d appreciate it…..thanks!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Not familiar with Blue Mountain but if your looking for a kayak, camping and fishing adventure check out 1000 Islands NY. Plenty of state and private campgrounds in the area, some of which are on Islands. Smallmouth fishing is amazing and the crystal clear waters are full of all sorts of. structure. Although it’s a huge body of water there a lot of protected areas and a paddlers paradise.

[Stella blue]

Thank you Gerry, I’ll look into that area as well. Appreciate it

[FASTEDDIE29]

Dude check in at recreation.gov to make sure you can camp there. It’s a beautiful spot and I would hate to see you get kicked out for relaxing and enjoying life. There’s lots of different rules within the park. You can even call there office and ask if this allowed. Good luck and let me know what happens.

[Stella blue]

Thanks Eddie, good call on checking in first. I appreciate the advice. I’m planning a trip for end of august/early September. Hopefully I’ll have something good to report. Looking at google earth, it looks like there are some private homes on some of the islands. Pretty sure they aren't into people camping in their backyards….but it would be cool if I forgot something..haha…thanks again

[blindalfred]

If you're in the Blue Mountain Lake area check out Durant Lake nearby. Last week had largemouth to 22" (all tight to cover) and Tiger Musky to 24", though most of the tigers just bit off my jig and kept going. There are some shore line camping spots that I think are first-come, but best to check as has been mentioned.