State Park · New Jersey, United States
Belleplain State Forest
Belleplain State Forest is a state park in New Jersey, United States, covering 21,324 acres (8,630 ha), established in 1928.
State Park · New Jersey, United States
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Woodbine 39°14′57″N 74°50′28″W / 39.249061°N 74.841192°W / 39.249061; -74.841192, New Jersey, United States |
| Area | 21,324 acres (8,630 ha) |
| Established | 1928 |
| Coordinates | 39.2491° N, 74.8412° W |
| Managed by | New Jersey state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Belleplain State Forest
Belleplain State Forest is a 21,320-acre (86.3 km2) New Jersey State Forest in northern Cape May County and eastern Cumberland County. It has many young pine, oak and Atlantic white cedar trees, having better soil than the northern Pine Barrens. It was established in 1928 and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up camps in 1933, and converted Meisle Cranberry Bog into Lake Nummy, and constructed the original forest headquarters, maintenance building, a road system, bridges, and dams.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) · Philadelphia, United States · 48.0 miles away
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) · Baltimore, United States · 97.9 miles away
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) · Newark, United States · 105.7 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Belleplain State Forest?
Belleplain State Forest is in New Jersey, United States (39.2491° N, 74.8412° W).
When was Belleplain State Forest established?
Belleplain State Forest was established in 1928, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Belleplain State Forest?
Belleplain State Forest covers 21,324 acres (8,630 ha).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Jersey_state_parks — Wikipedia list of New Jersey state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleplain_State_Forest — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).