Directions for:
ALLENDALE CELERY
FARM
Follow the Garden State Parkway and turn onto Route 17 (north)
at Exit 163.
After approximately 7 miles, take the Allendale exit.
Follow East Allendale Avenue west for 1 mile and turn right onto
the Franklin Turnpike.
After approximately 0.2 miles, turn right into the parking lot.
DORBROOK PARK
Meet at the parking lot for the basketball courts and hockey
rink. Entering the main park entrance, continue
straight, passing the lot on the left (the one with the
flagpole). Park in the next lot on the right.
Directions:
Via the parkway: take the Garden State Parkway to
Exit 109 (Red Bank/Lincroft).
Head west on Route 520 (Newman Springs Road) into Lincroft --
about 1 mile.
Turn left onto Swimming River Road (at the traffic light with
the Exxon station).
Take Swimming River Road to the second traffic signal and
turn right (west) onto Route 537.
Continue on Route 537 for 1.5 miles to the park entrance on
the right.
Via Route 18: Take State Route 18 to Exit 22 (Colts
Neck/Freehold).
Take Route 537 east toward Colts Neck.
The Park entrance is on the left, 2 miles after the Route 34
intersection.
FORSYTHE (BRIGANTINE)
National Wildlife Refuge
From the north: take the Garden State Parkway south to Exit 48.
Proceed south on Route 9 for approximately 6 miles (through
Smithville and past a strip mall on the left) to a traffic light
in Oceanville by the post office. Look for a refuge sign.
Turn left on Great Creek Road and proceed to the refuge
parking lot. We meet outside the restrooms and sightings
book building.
From the south: take the Garden State Parkway north, exiting
at the Atlantic City Service Area at Mile 42.
Drive to the far end of the service area, following
signs to Jimmy Leeds Rd.
Turn right on Jimmy Leeds Rd. and take it about 0.4
miles.
Go left onto Great Creek Rd., and follow it several
miles to the refuge entrance.
GARRET MOUNTAIN
Take the Garden State Parkway north to Exit 155P, which is a
left exit.
Proceed north (stay straight) on Route 19 for about 2 miles to
I-80, following signs for I-80 west.
Take I-80 west for about one mile to the Squirrelwood Road, Exit
56.
Follow signs for Squirrelwood Road, West Paterson. You want to
take the ramp over the interstate to the south side of I-80.
Once you're on the south side of I-80 on Squirrelwood Road,
proceed 1.2 miles.
A landmark is a Sunoco gas station on the right. As soon as you
reach the gas station, look to your left for the second driveway
immediately after passing the gas station. Turn left there for Rifle Camp Park.
Proceed up the hill for about a 1/4
mile to the theater parking lot on the right. (There is a
sign for it.) We meet here in the parking lot, near
the restrooms.
GREAT PIECE MEADOWS
Meet in the Levitz parking lot on Route 46 in Fairfield, Essex
County at 8 a.m. Look for the guy with binoculars by a
silver Honda Civic.
Directions:
From the south, take the Garden State Parkway north.
To get on Route 46 going west, you exit the GSP at Exit 153B
(Route 3), which will take you to 46.
Take Route 46 west, watching for the LEVITZ sign in big red letters.
It is
just before the Fairfield Road exit in Fairfield, Essex County.
(Do NOT take the "Fairfield Road, Wayne" exit near the
Willowbrook Mall; instead,
continue west past this until you find the Levitz parking lot.)
GREAT SWAMP National Wildlife Refuge
Meet at the Wildlife Observation Center and boardwalks on Long
Hill Rd.
Take I-287 to Exit 30A (N. Maple Ave.,
Basking Ridge).
Follow N. Maple Ave. for 0.5 miles to the first traffic
light.
Turn left onto Madisonville Rd. and go 2.7 miles. (The
name changes to Lee's Hill Rd. when you cross a bridge.)
At the bottom of a steep hill, turn right onto Long Hill
Rd. (opposite the Harding Township School), and proceed 2.2
miles to the NWR entrance (a long dirt road) and parking lot on
the right. Look for NWR signs.
If you come to Whitebridge Road, you have gone too far.
MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR
Merrill Creek Reservoir is in the northwestern part of the
state, close to the Pennsylvania border. After birding at
the reservoir, the group will caravan to other field trip
birding locations.
Directions: Follow Interstate 78 to Exit 4 and take
Route 637 North.
After less than 2 miles, turn right onto Route 638 and follow
this until you reach Route 57 (approx. 2.5 miles).
Cross Route 57 and follow Montana Road.
After approximately 2 miles you reach a fork in the road.
Bear left.
After 0.3 miles, turn left onto Merrill Creek Road and follow
signs for the Visitor Center.
OCEAN COUNTY -
DOUBLE TROUBLE STATE PARK etc.
The trip will start from Double Trouble State Park.
Directions:
From the north: Take the Garden State Parkway south to
Exit 77.
At the end of the exit ramp, turn left.
Travel south on Double Trouble Road to a traffic signal.
The Park entrance is straight ahead across Pinewald Keswick
Road.
From the south: Take the Garden State Parkway north to
Exit 77.
At the end of the exit ramp, turn left.
Travel 1/4 mile to the Park entrance on the left.
PALMYRA COVE NATURE
PARK
The park is located at the base of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge,
which crosses the Delaware River from Burlington County, NJ, to
the Philadelphia area.
From Central New Jersey:
Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 98. Follow signs to
get on Interstate 195 heading West.
Take I-195 west to the NJ Turnpike.
Get on the NJ Turnpike heading south.
After approximately 25 miles, leave the turnpike at Exit 4,
getting on Route 73 heading north towards the Tacony-Palmyra
bridge.
Just before the bridge at the last traffic light (about 5 miles
after getting on Route 73), make a right turn onto Souder
Street.
Shortly thereafter (approximately 300 yards), turn left onto
Temple Boulevard.
The entrance to the Bridge Authority parking lot is on the
right.
After entering this lot, proceed past the buildings and follow a
dirt road to the river.
The group will meet at a parking lot on the right.
PINE BARRENS
Meet at Lucille’s Country Cooking on Route 539 in Warren Grove,
NJ.
Directions:
This may be reached via the Garden State Parkway Exit 58.
Go north on 539 to Warren Grove.
Or:
From the Garden State Parkway, take Exit 88 to Route 70 west.
Go through Lakehurst.
Take 539 south (a left turn) at Whiting, south to
Warren Grove.
Or:
From Interstate 195 east or west, take 539 south.
You will pass through Allentown. Continue south
to Warren Grove.
NOTE: Knee-high rubber boots should be brought
by those who wish to explore Webbs Mills away from the
boardwalk.
In case of problems finding the meeting location, or if the
group has already left when you reach Lucille's, call the
leader Rick Radis at 973-479-4807.
SALEM COUNTY - Oct. 18
Autumn Frolic
Meet trip leader Frank Lenik at the WAWA Super Store located
just east of the intersection of Interstate 295 and Center
Square Road (Exit 10) at 9:00 am.
Friends will be encouraged to car pool from this location.
Please pack your lunch or arrive early to purchase one at the
WAWA.
SANDY HOOK
From the North: Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 117 and
proceed on Route 36 South for 13 miles to the entrance to Sandy
Hook - Gateway National Recreation Area.
From the South: Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 105 and
proceed on Route 36 North.
The road will take you in an easterly direction until you
reach Ocean Avenue, where you and Route 36 North both make a
left turn.
Proceed north on Ocean Avenue for 5.5 miles to the entrance
to Sandy Hook - Gateway National Recreation Area.
Once you reach the park: Proceed straight into the park on
Hartshorne Drive. A fee is charged for parking in beach
access lots from 7 AM to 4 PM, Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Tell the toll booth attendant that you are visiting the Sandy
Hook Bird Observatory or that you are birding and not parking in
beach access lots, and they will waive the entrance fee. The
only free parking areas are the Visitor Center, Horseshoe Cove
(both lots), Guardian Park, and Fort Hancock.
Most trips at Sandy Hook begin at the Bayberry
Parking Lot, the first one on the
right after you pass the toll/entrance booths.
For Guardian Park, you will continue north 2.5 miles, passing
the Ranger Station (the only building in the center island of
the road).
After another 1.2 miles, bear left along the bay (west) side
as Atlantic Drive forks right on the east side heading to the
beaches.
Continue north on Hartshorne Drive for another 0.8 miles,
bearing right at a fork. You will see the model rocket in
Guardian Park in front of you. Shortly after the right
turn, turn left
into Parking Lot M (Guardian Park).
WALLKILL RIVER
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Meet at Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Headquarters.
Directions:
Take I-287 north to Route 23 north.
Proceed north on Route 23 for approximately 25 miles to the
Sussex Queen Diner, at the intersection of Route 23 and Route
565 North (with traffic light).
Turn right onto Rt. 565 North and follow this for
approximately one mile, where you will see the refuge
headquarters on your left.
Turn left into the parking lot and park close to the
bathrooms.
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