Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
Location:30 miles east of Camden; accessible via the New Jersey Turnpike.
Facilities:82 tent and trailer campsites with flush toilets and showers, 3 groupsites with water and flush toilets, 3 cabins, 3 yurts (é), picnicareas, picnic shelters, playground, multi-use trails (including a segment of the state's Batona Trail),historic village.
Activities:Camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, bicycling, mountain biking,horseback riding, cross-country skiing, bird watching, environmentalprograms.
Special Features:Forest (formerly known as Lebanon State Forest) is the site of historicWhitesbog Village, which is undergoing restoration. Founded in the1870s, Whitesbog was once the largest cranberry farm in the state andis the birthplace of the cultivated blueberry. Forest also contains the735-acre Cedar Swamp Natural Area, which supports the threatened swamppink and other endangered plant species.
Address:PO Box 215
New Lisbon, NJ 08064
Phone:609-726-1191
Web: www.njparksandforests.org/parks/byrne.html
Size: 34,725 acres.
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