List of New Jersey state parks
State forests

List of New Jersey state parks

Section Title: State forests
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State park	Image	Location	Created	Size	Features and activities	Links

Abram S. Hewitt State Forest	A group of hikers overlook a lake in Abram S. Hewitt State Forest in New Jersey.	near Hewitt, West Milford Township in Passaic County 41°11′8.5363″N 74°19′52.9500″W / 41.185704528°N 74.331375000°W	1951	2,001 acres (8.10 km2)	Accessible only by foot, this park is located on Bearfort Mountain, the eastern terminus of the Wawayanda Plateau, between Greenwood Lake and Upper Greenwood Lake and features a portion of the Appalachian Trail

Bass River State Forest	View of densely-vegetated Atlantic White Cedar bog at Bass River State Forest	Burlington County 39°37′13.91″N 74°25′28.74″W / 39.6205306°N 74.4246500°W	1906	29,147 acres (117.95 km2)	Bass River is New Jersey's first state forest. Features the 67-acre (0.27 km2) man-made Lake Absegami, the remains of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp S-55 (1933–1942), a 3,830 acres (15.5 km2) portion of Pine Barrens pygmy forest in the West Pine Plains Natural Area, and the pine/oak woods and a small Atlantic white cedar bog of the Absegami Natural Area

Belleplain State Forest	Acadian Flycatcher at Belleplain State Forest in New Jersey, during spring migration 2008.	near Woodbine in Cumberland and Cape May counties 39°14′56.62″N 74°50′28.29″W / 39.2490611°N 74.8411917°W	1928	21,324 acres (86.30 km2)	Features young pine, oak and Atlantic white cedar, and the remains of three CCC camps, and Lake Nummy, formerly the Meisle Cranberry Bog

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest	"Cranberry Bog in the middle of Brendan T. Byrne State Forest	New Lisbon, Woodland Township in Ocean County 39°53′27.66″N 74°34′46.63″W / 39.8910167°N 74.5796194°W	1908	37,242 acres (150.71 km2)	Features the site of Lebanon Glass Works (1851–1867); Whitesbog Villeage, an active nineteenth- and twentieth-century cranberry and blueberry producing community where the high bush blueberry was developed.

Jenny Jump State Forest	-	Hope in Warren County 40°55′19.3″N 74°55′32.1″W / 40.922028°N 74.925583°W	1931	4,466 acres (18.07 km2)	The park features the 1,112-foot (339 m) high, 6-mile (10 km) long Jenny Jump Mountain ridge, large glacial boulders and outcroppings from the Wisconsin glaciation, and because the area enjoys the darkest skies in New Jersey, the park is home to the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey's Greenwood Observatory, open for public stargazing.

Norvin Green State Forest	-	West Milford Township and Bloomingdale Borough in Passaic County 41°4′8.00″N 74°19′32.37″W / 41.0688889°N 74.3256583°W	1946	5,416 acres (21.92 km2)	Located near Wanaque Reservoir and part of the Wyanokie Wilderness Area, this state forest features Wyanokie High Point and views of the Manhattan skyline is part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion and accessible only by foot.

Penn State Forest	A303, Oswego River, Pinelands National Reserve, New Jersey, USA, 2010.JPG	Jenkin's Neck in Burlington County 39°44′04.90″N 74°29′28.82″W / 39.7346944°N 74.4913389°W	1910	3,366 acres (13.62 km2)	Features Oswego Lake and River and a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp, as well as part of New Jersey's pygmy forest.

Ramapo Mountain State Forest	-	Passaic and Bergen counties 41°1′58.10″N 74°15′6.57″W / 41.0328056°N 74.2518250°W	4,269 acres (17.28 km2)	Former estate of Clifford MacEvoy on Ramapo Mountain, includes the 120-acre (0.49 km2) Ramapo Lake Natural Area

Stokes State Forest	-	Sandyston, Montague, and Frankford townships in Sussex County 41°11′4.03″N 74°47′50.33″W / 41.1844528°N 74.7973139°W	1917	16,025 acres (64.85 km2)	Created with a donation of land by New Jersey Governor Edward C. Stokes, this state forest on Kittatinny Mountain includes the Tillman Ravine Natural Area, and New Jersey School of Conservation (operated by Montclair State University)

Wharton State Forest	Kayaking on the Mullica River, pine trees in background	Large tract through Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties 39°38′38.0″N 74°38′48.4″W / 39.643889°N 74.646778°W	1954	115,000 acres (470 km2)	New Jersey's largest state forest, features the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion as well as the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, and the watershed of the Mullica River, including historic Batsto Village, a former bog iron and glass manufacturing site from 1766 to 1867, and extensive hiking trails.

Worthington State Forest	-	Knowlton and Hardwick townships in Warren County 41°0′0.00″N 75°4′12.00″W / 41.0000000°N 75.0700000°W	1954	6,421 acres (25.98 km2)	Part of the former estate of Charles Campbell Worthington, features Mount Tammany (elevation Template:1,527), the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap and southern areas of Kittatinny Mountain, including the 1,085-acre (4.39 km2) Dunnfield Creek Natural Area (a Wild Trout stream) and Sunfish Pond, a glacial lake

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New Jersey's Wharton State Forest is the state's largest state park, with 115,000-acre (470 km²).

final_sentence: New Jersey's Wharton State Forest is the state's largest state park, with 115,000-acre (470 km²).