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For your convenience, listed below is the schedule for our Northwood Center and for the Center for Research and Education. 

Month

Northwood Center

Center for Research & Education

January

Open Friday & Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

February

Open Friday thru Monday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed 2/18 & 2/25

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays, and 2/27 & 2/28

March

Open Friday thru Monday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed 3/25 thru 3/31

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed Sundays & Mondays
Closed 3/25 thru 3/31

April

Open Wednesday thru Monday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Tuesdays

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Sundays & Mondays

May

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Open Tuesday thru Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed on Sundays & Mondays

June

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Closed 6/17 thru 6/23

Closed

July

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

August

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

September

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

October

Open every day, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Closed

November

To be determined

To be determined

December

To be determined

To be determined

 

The Northwood Center

701 East Lake Drive
PO Box 3
Cape May Point, NJ 08212-0003
Phone:  609.884.2736
Fax:  609.884.6052
Email:  cmbo1@njaudubon.org


See schedule above for hours of operation. 



Directions to Northwood Center

 

Heading south on the Garden State Parkway: Follow Parkway to the end; proceed through traffic light over large canal bridge and stay straight. You will then be on Lafayette Street all the way into Cape May.  At the end of Lafayette, there is a t-head at Collier’s Liquor Store.  Bear right and follow  road then bear slightly left (go past Swain’s Hardware store) passing 2 traffic lights.  The 2nd traffic light will put you on Sunset Blvd.  Go
straight to Lighthouse Avenue; take a left on Lighthouse; take 2nd right onto East Lake Drive.  Park along the roadside.

  

Heading south on Route 55: Take Route 55 South to the end, which merges and becomes Route 47. Continue south onto Route 347 (which rejoins Route 47 just north of Dennisville). Continue south on Route 47 for about 35 minutes until you reach the traffic light at the intersection of Route 626 (Railroad Avenue). Take a right onto Route 626 and continue on this road for about 15 minutes. Route 626 becomes Seashore Road. Continue straight and will come to a large intersection at Route 9; cross the intersection and continue over the small canal bridge. Route 626 now becomes Broadway. At the next traffic light, take a right onto Sunset Blvd. Go straight to Lighthouse Avenue; take a left on Lighthouse; take 2nd right onto East Lake Drive. Park along the roadside.

The map below is in the general vicinity of our center.  Follow the directions above.
The Center for Research and Education


600 Route 47 North (aka 600 N. Delsea Drive)
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Phone: 609.861.0700 / Fax: 609.861.1651
Email:  cmbo2@njaudubon.org

See schedule above for hours of operation.

Directions to Center for Research and Education

 

Heading south on the Garden State Parkway: Take the Garden State Parkway south to Exit 17. Turn left (west) at the bottom of the exit ramp and proceed to the light at Route 9. Turn left (south) and continue for several miles until Route 83. Take Route 83 west (right) to Route 47. At Route 47 turn left (south) and follow directions from above.

 

Heading south on Route 55: Take Route 55 south to the end, which merges onto Route 47. Continue south onto Route 347 (which rejoins Route 47 just north of Dennisville). Continue south on Route 47 through Dennisville and past the turn off for Route 83. After the traffic signal at Route 657 (restaurant on corner), continue exactly 1 mile. The center will be on your left just around a bend in the road.