New Jersey State Parks
The New Jersey State Parks Include The Site Where George Washington Crossed The Delaware River
New Jersey is a state located on the Atlantic coast in the north eastern part of the United States. Its neighbor to the north and east is the state of New York and much of New Jersey actually lies in the metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia.
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With a population of almost nine million people and a land area of only 8,721 square miles, New Jersey is the most densely populated state in America. There are thirty New Jersey State Parks which are managed by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. They also control fourteen state forests, five state marinas, four recreation areas and a number of historic sites. |
The Statue Of Liberty With Jersey City In The Background
The name of the state derives from the time when the British gained control of the area from the Dutch. The colony was granted by the British Crown to two noblemen. One of them was Sir George Carteret whose birthplace was the isle of Jersey, one of the British Channel Islands.
 The High Point Monument With Lake Marcia In The Foreground |
Geographically New Jersey can be divided into five different regions. In the north east is the "Gateway" region which includes part of the New York City metropolitan area. The New Jersey State Parks here include Ringwood State Park and Wawayanda State Park. Another region is known as "Skylands." This is located in the north west of the state and consists mainly of wooded mountains. High Point State Park is found here and it contains the highest point in New Jersey which is High Point at an elevation of 1,803 feet. |
South western New Jersey has the next region which is the Delaware Valley and part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area lies here. The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is just one example of the New Jersey parks found here.
The region known as "The Shore" is in the central east and south east of New Jersey along the Atlantic coast. It is a popular residential area and includes New Jersey State Parks such as Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Cape May Point State Park and Corson`s Inlet State Park.
The Light At Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
The last of the geographical regions is an area called "The Pine Barrens" which lies in the south central part of New Jersey. It consists of large tracts of pine and oak forests and in a state with a high population density, only around fifteen people per square mile live here.
There are no New Jersey State Parks in The Barrens as it was designated a National Reserve in 1978.
The Mullica River In The New Jersey Pine Barrens
There are a number of other very interesting state parks in New Jersey. For example, Monmouth Battlefield State Park and Princeton Battlefield State Park both preserve sites of battles which occured during the American Revolutionary War.
Washington Crossing State Park is on the site of one of the most famous events in American history.
It is where General George Washington and his army made a night crossing of the Delaware River at Johnsons Ferry on December 25th 1776 to spring a surprise attack on Trenton. This move proved a turning point in the war against British colonial rule.
Another of the N.J. State Parks that is of significance is Liberty State Park. This park is located in Jersey City opposite Ellis Island and Liberty Island.
Most of the park is sited on landfill in the Upper New York Bay. From the park visitors can catch a ferry across to the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Here is a list of New Jersey State Parks
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Here is a map of New Jesrey
