Turkey Swamp Park and Turkey Swamp Wildlife Management Area are on the northern edge of the Pinelands. Part of the Monmouth County Park System, the 2111-acre Turkey Swamp Park offers a variety of outdoor recreation activities. In addition to a campground, picnic facilities, and a 17-acre lake that offers boating and fishing opportunities [boat rentals are available], there are marked hiking trails.
Adjacent to the county park, Turkey Swamp WMA includes 3,843 acres of upland pine oak, woodlands, lowland and swampy areas. Here are over nine miles of marked trails in Turkey Swamp Park, these mostly on level pathways cutting through forests of pitch pine and oak.
Directions: Take the Garden State Parkway south to Exit 123 and continue on Route 9 South for about 18 miles. Turn right on Jackson Mills Road, and almost immediately turn right again onto Elton-Adelphia Road (County Route 524). In 1.1 miles, turn left onto Georgia Road. Continue for 1.6 miles and turn right at the main entrance to Turkey Swamp Park. Follow the entrance road for 0.3 mile and turn left into the Oak Point Picnic Area.