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 Parvin State Park - Pittsgrove Twp., NJ
N 39° 30.632 W 075° 07.958
18S E 488598 N 4373441
This is a very nice park built by the CCC in the thirties. There is lots to do such as canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, hiking, fishing, all of which I saw during my last visit.
Waymark Code: WM2Y2N
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2008
Views: 52
Hidden in the southwestern part of the state is Parvin State Park, a park whose history is as varied as its wildlife. Situated on the edge of the Pine Barrens, the park not only has pine forests typical to the area but also a swamp hardwood forest. Spring bursts out in bright colors and rich fragrances with blossoming dogwood, laurel, holly, magnolia, wild azalea and over 200 kinds of flowering plants. Thundergust Lake, Parvin Lake and Muddy Run are popular for fishing and boating. Swimming is allowed in Parvin Lake only.
Park Type: Day & Night Use
Activities:
Facilities & Activities:
Camping
Nature Interpretive Programs
Visitors Center
Swimming (Parvin Lake): bathhouse (with access for people with disabilities)
Boating/canoeing: electric motors only, trailer launch, cartop launch
Picnic tables, group picnic facilities, group picnic shelter, food concession
Fishing
Four-bunk cabins:$45 per night, $315 per week.
Six-bunk cabins: $65 per night, $455 per week.
Park Fees: Not listed
Background:
This park served as home for the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1941, a summer camp for the children of displaced Japanese Americans in 1943, a POW camp for German prisoners in 1944 and temporary housing for the Kalmycks who fled their homelands in Eastern Europe in 1952.
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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