Parvin State Park - Pittsgrove Twp., NJ
N 39° 30.632 W 075° 07.958
18S E 488598 N 4373441
This is a beautiful park built by the CCC in the 30s. There is lots to do such as canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, hiking, fishing and swimming. You can also collect a stamp here for your NJ Passport to Adventure booklet.
Waymark Code: WM6KQD
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2009
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"Parvin State Park, 4.8 m (open all year), has been developed around Parvin Lake, 0.7 mile long. The lake was formed by damming Muddy Run, which once turned the wheels of sawmills and gristmills. Facilities for picnicking, swimming, and fishing are provided. The lake has been an excursion resort many years before its purchase by the state in 1931 together with 921 acres of land. tall pines and dense swamp cedars tower above the slow-moving stream, and there is a fine growth of laurel and holly." --- New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past, 1939; page 660
About the Park
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.
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