Bass River State Park - New Gretna, NJ
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N 39° 37.259 W 074° 25.363
18S E 549548 N 4385850
Bass River State Forest was the first forest acquired by the state of NJ in 1905 for public recreation, water conservation, and wildlife and timber management. The CCC boys in the 30s were responsible for the building and construction of the park.
Waymark Code: WM2TQN
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wilkintj
Views: 171
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Lake Absegami, a 67-acre lake created in the 1930's, is the center of the forest's recreational activities and provides an area for swimming and a serene setting for boating and canoeing. A trail through the Absegami Natural Area wanders through a pine/oak woods and a small Atlantic white cedar bog

Location:
Burlington and Ocean Counties
762 Stage Road

Mailing Address:
762 Stage Rd
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
(609) 296-1114

Size: 27,635 acres

Fees: Entrance fees are only charged from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.
$ 5.00 weekdays
$10.00 weekends
$ 2.00 walk-in/bicycle
For more information, click HERE.

Also See: stateparks.com

Park Type: Day and Overnight use

Activities:
Facilities & Activities: Trails Camping Fishing Hunting Picnicking Boating/canoeing Swimming Cross-country skiing Snowmobiles Trails: Batona Trail Hiking(trails from 1 to 3 miles long) Horseback riding

Background:
Bass River became the first State Forest with the purchase of 597 acres in Nov. 1905 under Governor Edward Stokes program to to acquire and restore depleted woodlands. From 1933-1942 hundreds of men from CCC Companies 225 & 2201 were stationed here.

Date Established?: 1905

Link to Park: [Web Link]

Additional Entrance Points: N 39° 37.233 W 074° 25.478

Park Fees: Not listed
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