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The core of the park was purchased in 1963. Additional land was purchased in the 1970s. [5] In May 1993, the Park System acquired 303-acre (123 ha) Camp Nomoco including a 56-acre (23 ha) campground from the Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts to add it to Turkey Swamp Park.
New Jersey's state park system includes properties as small as the 32-acre (0.13 km 2) Barnegat Lighthouse State Park and as large as the 115,000-acre (470 km 2) Wharton State Forest. The state park system comprises 430,928 acres (1,743.90 km 2)—roughly 7.7% of New Jersey's land area—and serves over 17.8 million annual visitors.
County Route 523 (CR 523) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 29.55 miles (47.56 km) from Route 29 in Stockton to U.S. Route 202 (US 202) in Bedminster Township .
Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607-acre (10,767 ha) U.S. National Recreation Area in New York City and Monmouth County, New Jersey. It provides recreational opportunities that are not commonly found in a dense urban environment, including ocean swimming, bird watching, boating, hiking and camping. [3]
Type: State Park: Location: Old Bridge, New Jersey: Nearest city: South Amboy, New Jersey: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 1,610 acres (2.52 sq mi) [2]: Elevation: 52 feet (16 m): Opened: 1940: Etymology: Lenape: Chiskhakink (Cheseh-oh-ke, Chichequaas), meaning "upland," "upland village," or "at the land that has been cleared" [3]: Operated by: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New ...
The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. In June 2011, William Arias, 46, of Bound Brook, New Jersey was killed by a falling tree while sleeping in a tent in the upper river section of the Bulls Island campground.
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is located on the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.The area where the lighthouse stands was regarded as one of the most important navigational points for ships bound to and from New York Harbor.
Spruce Run Recreation Area is a 1,290-acre (5.2 km 2) New Jersey state recreation area located in Union Township and Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses the Spruce Run Reservoir that is used as a backup reservoir to protect the state from prolonged droughts.