NEW JERSEY NATURAL AREAS: INNER COASTAL PLAIN

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1. Estuary along Delaware River

 

Mercer County

Duck Island (pic 1) (pic2) (view from Waterfront Park)

John A. Roebling Memorial Park

 

Burlington County

Mill Creek Park, Willingboro (Rancocas Creek)

Rancocas State Park (Rancocas Creek)

Medford Wildlife Management Area

Creek Island Park (Rancocas Creek, North Branch)

Mill Dam & Iron Works parks (Rancocas Creek, North Branch)

Taylor's Preserve

Hawk Island, Delanco Township (Rancocas Creek, South Branch)

Palmyra Cove

Riverside

Pompeston Creek

Lakeview Memorial Park

Township Park Lakeview Memorial Park

Five Pines                                                                                                                                      Bass River Township NJLT

Holly Ford Ice Preserve                                                                                                                  Mount Holly Township NJLT

Moorestown Project Areas                                                                                                             Moorestown NJLT

Taylor Wildlife Preserve                                                                                                                  Cinnaminson Township NJLT

 

 

2. INNER COASTAL PLAIN

 

Mercer County

Hamilton's Veterans Park,                                                                                                             Hamilton Twp (Assunpink Creek)

Van Nest Refuge Fish and Wildlife Management Area                                                                     Hamilton Twp (Assunpink Creek)

Van Nest Park (Grover's Mill Pond)                                                                                              West Windsor Twp

Ronald R. Rogers Arboretum                                                                                                         West Windsor Twp

Mercer County Park,                                                                                                                     West Windsor Twp (Assunpink Creek)

Duck Pond Run and Open Space Preserve                                                                                     West Windsor Twp

Grovers Mill Community Park                                                                                                         West Windsor Township

Zaitz Park                                                                                                                                        West Windsor Township

Penn-Lyle Park                                                                                                                               West Windsor Township

County Park (undeveloped)                                                                                                             West Windsor Township

Periwinkle Park                                                                                                                                 West Windsor Township

Rocky Brook Park?                                                                                                                         East Windsor Twp

Bear Brook Park                                                                                                                             East Windsor Twp

Etra Lake Park                                                                                                                                 East Windsor Twp

William Tantum Park                                                                                                                         Washington Twp

Assunpink Wildlife Management Area                                                                                                Washington Twp (Assunpink Creek)

 

Burlington County

Northern Community Park                                                                                                                  Bordentown

Hovnanian Sanctuary

 

Camden County

Hopkins Ponds and Greenwald Parks

 

Middlesex County

North Brunswick Township Park                                                                                                     North Brunswick Township

Bicentennial Park                                                                                                                             East Brunswick Township

East Brunswick Community Park                                                                                                     East Brunswick

Pigeon Swamp                                                                                                                                 East Brunswick Township

Ireland Brook Park                                                                                                                          East & South Brunswick Townships

Davidson's Mill Pond Park (waters empty into Raritan River)                                                             South Brunswick

Reichler Park                                                                                                                                     South Brunswick

Woodlot Park  (formerly New West Road Park)                                                                                 South Brunswick

Sondek Park (formerly East West Road Park) (Millstone River)                                                         South Brunswick

Plainsboro Preserve                                                                                                                            Plainsboro Township

Plainsboro Park                                                                                                                                 Plainsboro Township

Helmetta Pond (Manalpan Brook into South River)                                                                             Helmetta

Thompson Park                                                                                                                                 Monroe Township

West Property                                                                                                                                    Cranbury Township

Village Park                                                                                                                                         Cranbury Township

Unami Woods Nature Preserve                                                                                                             Cranbury Township

Wyckoff's Mills Wetland Mitigation Bank                                                                                             Monroe Township

James Monroe Park                                                                                                                             Monroe Township

Joseph Medwick Park (Rahway River)                                                                                                 Carteret Boro

Carteret Park (Rahway River)                                                                                                                Carteret Boro

Sadowski Park                                                                                                                                     City of Perth Amboy

Merrill Park (Rahway River)                                                                                                                 Woodbridge Township

William Warren County Park                                                                                                                 Woodbridge Township

Fords Park                                                                                                                                             Woodbridge Township

Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park                                                                                                             Woodbridge Twp

Keystone Park (Joseph V. Chagnon Wildlife Area)                                                                                 Woodbridge Township

Raritan Bay Waterfront Park                                                                                                                 Boro of Sayreville

Old Bridge Waterfront Park                                                                                                                 Old Bridge Township

Cheesequake State Park (Cheesequake Creek)                                                                                     Old Bridge Township

Cliffwood Beach Park                                                                                                                             Old Bridge Township

John A Phillips Open Space Preserve                                                                                                     Old Bridge Township

 

Monmouth County

Big Brook (not ready as of yet)                                                                                                             Marlboro Township

Holmdel Park (Ramanessin Brook into Navesink River)                                                                         Holmdel Township

Borough of Roosevelt                                                                                                                             Roosevelt Boro

Assunpink Wildlife Management Area Millstone                                                                                   Washington Township

Perrineville Lake Park                                                                                                                         Millstone Township

Clayton Park (same as Imlaystown Wildlife Management Area and Prospertown Lake)                       Upper Freehold Township

Wickatunk (private)                                                                                                                             Marlboro Township

Monmouth Battlefield State Park                                                                                                         Manalpan Township

Manalpan Brook Community Park                                                                                                     Manalpan Township

Crosswicks Creek Park                                                                                                                    Upper Freehold Township

Crosswicks Creek, Walnford Historical Site                                                                                         Upper Freehold Township

Tatum County Park (Matawan Creek)                                                                                                 Middletown Township

Deep Cut Gardens                                                                                                                             Middletown Township

Bucks Pond (Yellow Brook into Navesink River)

Henry Hudson Trail

Natco Lake                                                                                                                                     Hazlet Township

Lenape Woods Natural Preserve                                                                                                     Middletown Township

Hartshorne Woods (pic1) (pic2)                                                                                                     Middletown Township

Thompson Park (Swimming River into Navesink River)                                                                    Middletown Township

Poricy Park (Shrewsbury/Navesink River)                                                                                      Middletown Township

Sunnyside Recreation Area                                                                                                             Middletown Township

Huber Woods                                                                                                                                 Middletown Township

Mt. Mitchill Scenic Overlook                                                                                                           Atlantic Highlands Boro

Sandy Hook  (pic1) (pic2) (pic3)                                                                                                     Atlantic Highlands Boro

Navesink River Wildlife Management Area (Navesink River)                                                            Rumson Boro