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OCEAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS & RECREATION
1198 Bandon Road, Toms River
1-877-OC PARKS
www.oceancountyparks.org
On more than 4,000 acres in twenty-seven
facilities, The Ocean County Department of
Parks & Recreation offers programs for adults
and children including classes, sports events,
trips, festivals, and more! All of the parks have
at least a few picnic tables, and some parks are
able to accommodate large groups. Three parks
offer swimming facilities: Ocean County Park in
Lakewood, A. Paul King County Park in Stafford
Township, and Berkeley Island County Park in
Berkeley Township (limited access - located on
the Barnegat Bay but currently closed due to
Superstorm Sandy). Ocean County Park and
A. Paul King County Park have beautiful, fresh-
water lakes and sandy beaches, playgrounds,
restrooms, picnic facilities, and are staffed with
lifeguards from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily from
mid-June until Labor Day (conditions permitting).
There is no charge to use any of the county facil-
ities. Call or visit the website above for brochures
and directions.
FISHING LICENSE INFORMATION
Before heading out to fish, make sure you have
the proper documentation.
SALTWATER registration (free):
www.nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry/index.html
FRESHWATER license information and registra-
tion (fee applies):
www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/fishneed.htm
DOUBLE TROUBLE STATE PARK
Double Trouble Road West, Berkeley
or 581 Pinewald Keswick Road
Bayville, (732) 341-6662
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/
parks/double.html
Double Trouble State Park offers an outstanding
example of the Pine Barrens ecosystem and a win-
dow into Pine Barrens history. The park provides
the protection and interpretation of over 8,000
acres of significant natural, cultural, and recre-
ational resources representative of the Pinelands
National Reserve. Rich with natural and cultural
heritage, visitors can enjoy trails, fishing, hiking,
biking, canoeing, and kayaking. Double Trouble
Village is a well-preserved historic village featuring
New Jersey's cranberry agriculture, logging, and
milling industries. Experience the cranberry bogs,
restored village buildings, and Interpretive Center.
The park open 8:00 AM to dusk. The Interpretive
Center is open Wed. - Sun. 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM.
EDWIN B. FORSYTHE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
Headquarters: Brigantine Division,
Route 9, Oceanville, (609) 652-1665
deCamp Wildlife Trail: intersection
of Mantoloking and Adamston Roads
Brick Township
Barnegat Observation Platform:
Bay Shore Drive, Barnegat
www.fws.gov/refuge/edwin_b_forsythe/
Established to protect tidal wetlands and shallow
bay habitats for migratory water birds, the ref-
uge's location is one of the Atlantic Flyway's most
active flight paths. Its value for the protection of
water birds and their habitat continues to increase
as people develop the Jersey Shore for their own
use. Wildlife drive and trails are open seven days-
a-week from sunrise to sunset. Headquarters is
open weekdays, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
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Cloverdale Farm County Park in Barnegat.
Ocean
County
Dept.
of
Parks
&
Recreation
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