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Wildlife Management Areas

arrow The Three Bridges area on Mountain Road within the Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management Area is closed to vehicular traffic indefinitely. The decision to close the road was made based on concerns from Department of Transportation engineers regarding the structural integrity of the bridges. Sportsmen can still access this area via foot and can park along Mountain Road before the bridge closures, and can also use alternate routes via Brook Road from Route 560 or Mountain Road from Walpack Center. (View map)

The table below lists all state Wildlife Management Areas as of February, 2010. At that time there were more than 325,000 acres in 120 areas. New properties and additions to existing properties are continually being added. (In addition, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) maintains four (4) areas for public fish and wildlife associated recreation activities under the terms of State of New Jersey hunting and fishing permits. See below.)

Maps are available for all areas in PDF format. Approximate file size is provided so download time can be estimated. Maps have been compressed to reduce file size and download time; maps are available through the Bureau of Land Management office if you are unable to print them.

For maps of the WMAs or for other information, please contact the Bureau of Land Management at 609-984-0547 or e-mail WMAMAPS@dep.state.nj.us with your mailing address. Or if you prefer, you can also request the map as a PDF file.

Name of Tract County Acreage Acquired by Division of Fish and Wildlife Acreage Acquired Through
1961-2009
Green Acres Bond Acts
Acreage Acquired Through Waterfowl Stamp Program Total Acreage as of
February, 2010
Abbotts Meadow 320kb Salem   1,383.88 84.33 1,468.21
Absecon 520kb Atlantic 2,910.20 788.02 56.81 3,755.03
Alexauken Creek 400kb Hunterdon   689.54   689.54
Alpha Grasslands Preserve ****** 330kb Warren   128.00   128.00
Amwell Lake 135kb Hunterdon 21.66 63.75    85.41
Andaloro 130kb Gloucester   53.00   53.00
Assunpink East 350kb West 525kb Monmouth   6,323.94   6,323.94
Baldwin Lake 135kb Mercer 36.94 10.39   47.33
Bear Swamp 450kb Sussex   2,910.22   2,910.22
Beaver Brook 390kb Warren   606.21   606.21
Beaver Swamp North 255kb South 315kb Cape May   2,922.29   2,922.29
Belvidere Access 345kb Warren   7.54   7.54
Berkshire Valley 435kb Morris 1,147.00 883.33   2,030.33
Black River 880kb Morris   3,077.77   3,077.77
Buckhorn Creek 470kb Warren   738.65   738.65
Buckshutem Article Maps: North 320kb South 2870kb Cumberland   3,720.84   3,720.84
Budd Lake 260kb Morris     80.00 80.00
Butterfly Bogs 315kb Ocean 103.19 59.87    163.06
Cape Island North 325kb South 350kb Cape May 7.86 524.42 97.01 629.29

Cape May Coastal Wetlands North 220kb Central 250kb South 225kb

Cape May 876.42 12,921.12 3,045.74 16,843.28
Capoolong Creek 545kb Hunterdon   67.61   67.61
Cedar Lake 230kb Atlantic   329.18   329.18
Cedarville Ponds 200kb Cumberland   42.18   42.18
Clarks Pond 340kb Cumberland 163.88 102.19   266.07
Clinton East 395kb West 455kb Hunterdon 850.00 1,151.43   2,001.43
Cohansey River East 385kb West 365kb Cumberland   819.95   819.95
Colliers Mills North 280kb Central 275kb South 280kb Ocean 9,688.18 2,974.21   12,662.39
Columbia 250kb Warren 82.65 980.77   1,063.42
Culvers Brook Access 360kb Sussex   4.13   4.13
Dennis Creek North 330kb South 270kb Cape May 1,325.85 6,147.81 544.15 8,017.81
Dix 380kb Cumberland 913.17 2,330.87 149.00 3,393.04
D.O.D. Ponds **** 215kb Salem   335.54   335.54
Egg Island East 645kb West 425kb Cumberland 6,247.75 2,585.14 159.02 8,991.91
Elmer Lake 415kb Salem 172.50 231.30   385.80
Featherbed Lane 440kb Salem   190.65   190.65
Flatbrook-Roy 420kb Sussex 2,090.47     2,090.47
Forked River Mt. ** 690kb Ocean   3,907.47   3,907.47
Fortescue 400kb Cumberland   1,160.52
137.40
1,297.92
Gibson Creek 935kb Atlantic   1,259.04   1,259.04
Glassboro 190kb Gloucester 2,341.95 50.96   2,392.91
Great Bay Boulevard North 320kb South 310kb Ocean 3,789.63 1,273.07 449.33 5,512.03
Great Egg Harbor River - Buena Vista1 325kb Buena Vista2 295kb Folsom 330kb Hamilton 310kb Hamilton So. 310kb Weymouth 345kb Atlantic   5,097.13   5,097.13
Greenwood Forest/Pasadena North 660kb Central 635kb South 660kb Ocean 9,863.37 20,058.73   29,922.10
Gum Tree Corner 400kb Salem/Cumberland   1,091.25
13.04
1,104.29
Hackettstown Hatchery 355kb Warren 231.24 3.94   235.18
Hainesville 310kb Sussex 281.50 362.34   643.84
Hamburg Mt. North 820kb South 865kb Sussex 2,357.60 500.22   2,857.82

Hammonton Creek East 335kb West 335kb

Atlantic   3,901.84   3,901.84
Harmony Access North 290kb South 360kb Warren   26.18   26.18
Harrisonville Lake 340kb Salem/Gloucester   213.20   213.20
Heislerville North 405kb South 375kb Cumberland 2,680.07 2,518.04 1,560.51 6,758.62
Higbee Beach * 360kb Cape May 196.00 904.36   1,100.36
Holland Church Access 325kb Hunterdon   21.48   21.48
Honey Run 675kb Warren   134.08   134.08
Hummers Beach Access 335kb Warren   3.20   3.20
Imlaystown Lake 170kb Monmouth   30.00   30.00
Ken Lockwood Gorge 420kb Hunterdon 109.00 336.03   445.03
Knowlton Access (no access) Warren   12.00   12.00
Little Flatbrook Access 365kb Sussex   4.58   4.58
Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve ******* 200kb Cape May   378.99   378.99
Lockatong Main 335kb Rawlyk 355kb Hunterdon   492.51   492.51
Logan Pond 415kb Gloucester 11.95 51.50    63.45
Mad Horse Creek North 205kb Central 200kb South 185kb Salem 4,409.65 4,515.08 573.60 9,498.33
Makepeace Lake North 210kb South 200kb Atlantic   11,152.24   11,152.24
Malibu Beach 445kb Atlantic   95.70   95.70
Manahawkin 170kb Ocean 964.96 677.03   1,641.99
Manasquan River 490kb Ocean/Monmouth   744.33   744.33
Manchester 530kb Ocean 2,300.00 1,062.08   3,362.08
Mantua Creek 295kb Gloucester   107.33   107.33
Maple Lake 305kb Atlantic   482.23   482.23
Maskells Mill Pond 375kb Salem 56.90 1,055.28   1,112.18
Medford 230kb Burlington 214.07     214.07
Menantico Ponds 435kb Cumberland 295.90 98.56   394.46
Millville (Bevans) East 345kb West 310kb Lake Audrey Location Map Cumberland 11,724.63 3,851.87
102.63
15,679.13
Musconetcong River Bethlehem 385kb Butlers Park 325kb Hackettstown 355kb Holland 400kb Lebanon 355kb Pohatcong 360kb Washington 385kb Hunterdon/Morris/Warren   1,518.63   1,518.63
Nantuxent 415kb Cumberland 787.36 177.75 237.84 1,202.95
Navesink River (no access) Monmouth   64.91   64.91
New Sweden 685kb Cumberland 817.46 501.67 1,225.05 2,544.68
Oyster Creek Access (no access) Ocean   14.11   14.11
Paulinskill River 250kb Sussex   2,219.45   2,219.45
Peaslee North 415kb Central 420kb South 440kb Cumberland/Cape May 9,642.78 24,154.10   33,796.88
Pemberton Lake 315kb Burlington
81.75
    81.75
Penbryn Lake 315kb Camden   354.63   354.63
Pennsauken Access 400kb Camden   0.68   0.68
Pequest 390kb Warren 203.66 4,587.40   4,791.06
Pohatcong North 320kb South 350kb Warren   129.44   129.44
Point Pleasant Fishing Access 770kb Ocean 6.60     6.60
Pork Island 470kb Atlantic   620.90  251.16 872.06
Port Republic 235kb Atlantic   1,452.91   1,452.91
Prospertown Lake 365kb Ocean 122.17 600.73   722.90
Raccoon Creek 450kb Gloucester   272.74   272.74
Rainbow Lake 275kb Salem   76.42   76.42
Ratzman Access 345kb Warren 7.42     7.42
Rockaway River North 415kb South 540kb Morris   2,950.96   2,950.96
Rockport 490kb Pheasant Farm Warren 369.81 815.35   1,185.16
Rowands Pond 510kb Camden 12.98     12.98
Salem River Mannington East 860kb Mannington West 995kb Salem 990kb Woodstown 920kb Salem   3,042.17   3,042.17
Sawmill Creek *** 355kb Bergen/Hudson 727.00     727.00
Sedge Islands 410kb Ocean   192.33   192.33
South Branch Catanzaretti 480 kb Merck 520kb North 590kb Rockaway Creek 470kb South 545kb Morris   1,849.99   1,849.99
Sparta Mountain North 240kb South 230kb Sussex   3,281.80   3,281.80
Spicers Creek Access 670kb Cape May 17.60     17.60
Splitrock Reservoir Access 315kb Morris       --
Stafford Forge North 370kb Central 130kb South 130kb Ocean   11,529.38   11,529.38
Swan Bay 365kb Burlington   2,925.33 501.04 3,426.37
Thundergut Pond 185kb Salem   2.084.51   2.084.51
Trout Brook 225kb Sussex   1,581.08   1,581.08
Tuckahoe (MacNamara) North 505kb South 485kb Cape May/Atlantic 12,377.00 1,026.59 1,321.30 14,724.89
Turkey Swamp 570kb Monmouth 1,500.00 2,419.27   3,919.27
Union Lake 395kb Cumberland/Salem   5,022.88   5,022.88
Upper Barnegat Bay - Dover 795kb Stouts Creek 170kb Ocean   314.34 42.70 357.04
Van Nest Refuge 315kb Mercer 98.00     98.00
Wading River 265kb Burlington   159.26   159.26
Walpack 560kb Sussex 387.54     387.54
Wanaque Passaic Property Transferred to Div. of Parks and Forestry
Weldon Brook 410kb Sussex   1,551.92   1,551.92
White Lake***** 420kb Frelinghuysen 320kb Warren   961.28   961.28
White Oak Branch 275kb Gloucester   2,674.79   2,674.79
Whiting 300kb Ocean 1,190.89     1,190.89
Whittingham 410kb Sussex   1,930.15   1,930.15
Wildcat Ridge North 430kb South 420kb Hawkwatch Morris   3,882.15   3,882.15
Winslow 175kb Camden/Gloucester 1,726.15 6,024.82   7,750.97
Acreage Totals 98,542.81 216,702.57 10,631.66 325,877.04
* License from Department of Army for conservation and management of 196.00 acres
** Managed jointly with the NJ Conservation Foundation - 2,787 acres owned by NJCF
*** Administered by Division of Fish and Wildlife and New Jersey Meadowlands Commission through permit issued by Natural Resource Council
**** D.O.D. Ponds leased from Department of Army for management purposes (25 yrs. from 1998)
***** 396.74 acres owned by County of Warren and managed by Division of Fish and Wildlife as a WMA
****** Alpha Grasslands Preserve - DEP has a 44% interest in this property
******* Division of Fish & Wildlife co-owners of property with The Nature Conservancy

The PSE&G properties (The Bayside Tract, Commercial Township Wetland Restoraiton Site, Maurice River Township Wetland Restoration Site and Cohansey River Wetland Restoration Site) are open for public fish and wildlife associated recreation activities. Maps of the areas, as well as directions and general information, are available at www.pseg.com/environment2008/estuary/overview.jsp.

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