- Wawayanda State Park
Wawayanda State Park is a 16,679-acre (67 km²)
state park in Sussex County and Passaic County in northernNew Jersey . The park is in Vernon Township on the Sussex side, and West Milford on the Passaic side. There are 60 miles (96 km) ofhiking trail s in the park, including a 20-mile (32 km) stretch of theAppalachian Trail . The park is operated and maintained by theNew Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry .The park is home to the
red-shouldered hawk , thebarred owl and thegreat blue heron , and includes 1,300-foot (396 m)Wawayanda Mountain and glacially-formed, spring-fed Wawayanda Lake with aswimming beach andboat launch and groupcamping .The 1,325-acre (5.3 km²) Bearfort Mountain Natural Area is a part of the park, with Terrace Pond at 1,380 feet (421 m) near the top. The mountain forest includes
swamp hardwood, hemlock and mixed hardwood andchestnut oak forest communities; some rock outcrops have a 360-degree view of the surrounding highlands.2,167-acre (8.7 km²) Wawayanda Swamp Natural Area is an Atlantic white cedar swamp with a mixed oak-hardwood forest and a lake and Laurel Pond.
399-acre (1.6 km²) Wawayanda Hemlock Ravine Natural Area is a 300-foot (91 m) ravine formed by Doublekill Creek surrounded by a hemlock and mixed hardwood forest. The Appalachian Trail is located on the western edge of the area.
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List of New Jersey state parks External links
* [http://www.njskylands.com/pkwawayanda.htm NJ Skylands Wawayanda Hiking Information and History and Geology]
* [http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/nyc/parks/loc18.htm USGS Wawayanda State Park Geology, Natural History]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/wawayanda.html Wawayanda State Park]
* [http://www.abandonedmines.net/wawayanda.htm The Wawayanda Iron Mine]
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