page_title: Medford, New Jersey
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Medford, New Jersey / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: 1760 AND ADDED TO IN 1820 BY HAINES’ GRANDSON This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 76001147 More images
context_page_description: Medford is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 23,033, reflecting an increase of 780 from the 22,253 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,727 from the 20,526 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Medford was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1847, from portions of Evesham Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong Township, Lumberton Township and Medford Lakes.
context_section_description: Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge is a 170-acre (69 ha) nature preserve and wildlife rehabilitation center located on the southern border of Medford and is open to the public.
  Freedom Park is a public park with extensive playground equipment, basketball and volleyball courts, bike paths, large pavilions, and large multipurpose fields including a dog run.
  Kirby's Mill is a grist mill (flour mill) that has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  Medford Canoe Trail is a recently cleared canoe trail connecting Medford Park to Kirby's Mill.
  Historic Medford Village offers shopping, historic homes and an old-fashioned atmosphere, serving as the site of Medford's traditional Dickens Festival.
  JCC Camps at Medford near Medford Lakes is the largest Jewish day camp in North America, operating since 1942. Part of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, the camp is accredited by the American Camp Association. It accepts children as young as three years old, and campers come from all over the tri-county area (Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties).  Teenagers age 14 or older can join the leader-in-training program to become counselors, lifeguards, or specialists.  The camp offers a kosher lunch.  The camp is surrounded by the many lakes of Medford, located within the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The campsite has a 4-acre (16,000 m²) lake for boating and fishing, as well as four in-ground pools for swimming.  There are four playgrounds, a petting zoo and several athletic fields, including tennis and hockey courts, and a ropes course.
  Camp Ockanickon (established in 1906), Matollionequay (established in 1937), and Stockwell (established in 1990) are three neighboring YMCA summer camps and conference centers that cover over 800 acres (320 ha) in the Pine Barrens.
caption: Jonathan Haines House
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