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PARKS & RECREATION Areas
"rail-to-trail" project follows the abandoned
Barnegat Branch Division of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey. The trail is made
up of several phases, and will stretch 15.6
miles from Barnegat to Toms River once
completed. The paved trail offers wonderful
views of nature and wildlife and is perfect
for walking, hiking, biking, and in-line skat-
ing. The following sections are complete:
Phases I, II, IV, and V: 6.75 miles, from
Burr Street in Barnegat to Station Drive in
Lacey, with parking in Barnegat on Memorial
Drive and Barnegat Boulevard; in Ocean
Township on Country Lane and Railroad
Avenue; and in Lacey on Old Shore Road.
Phase II: two miles, from Cedar Creek to
Maryland Avenue in Berkeley Township, with
parking in Berkeley at William J. Dudley Park
on Route 9, Serpentine Drive and Princeton
Avenue, and Railroad Avenue and Maryland
Avenue. Municipal Trail: 1 mile, from
Railroad Avenue to Atlantic City Boulevard in
Beachwood.
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A. PAUL KING COUNTY PARK
2 West Bay Avenue
(junction of Routes 9 and 72)
Stafford Township, 1-877-OC PARKS
www.oceancountyparks.org
Situated Situated on lovely Manahawkin Lake,
this 48-acre park lies nestled in the heart of
Stafford Township. It offers a variety of recre-
ation possibilities, including beach volleyball,
a brightly colored children's playground, a
large picnic area shaded by a stand of pines,
and a protected sandy swimming beach
open from mid-June through Labor Day in
September. Basketball court, horseshoes, fish-
ing, restrooms, handicapped accessible.
BARNEGAT BRANCH TRAIL
COUNTY PARK
Burr Street in Barnegat Township
to Station Drive in Lacey Township
1-877-OC PARKS
www.oceancountyparks.org
On October 15, 2007, the Barnegat Branch
Trail was officially opened to the public. This
"Barnegat Lighthouse" (Barnegat Light) by Ann Hayes, Seaside Park
