Everything about Wawayanda State Park totally explained
Wawayanda State Park is a 16,679-acre (67 km²)
state park in
Sussex County and
Passaic County in northern
New Jersey. The park is in
Vernon Township on the Sussex side, and
West Milford on the Passaic side. There are 60 miles (96 km) of
hiking trails in the park, including a 20-mile (32 km) stretch of the
Appalachian Trail. The park is operated and maintained by the
New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
The park is home to the
red-shouldered hawk, the
barred owl and the
great blue heron, and includes 1,300-foot (396 m) Wawayanda Mountain and
glacially-formed, spring-fed Wawayanda Lake with a
swimming beach and
boat launch and group
camping.
The 1,325-acre (5.3 km²) Bearfort Mountain Natural Area is a part of the park, with Terrace Pond at 1,380 feet (421 m) near the top. The mountain forest includes
swamp hardwood,
hemlock and mixed hardwood and
chestnut oak forest communities; some rock outcrops have a 360-degree view of the surrounding highlands.
2,167-acre (8.7 km²) Wawayanda Swamp Natural Area is an Atlantic
white cedar swamp with a mixed oak-hardwood forest and a lake and Laurel Pond.
399-acre (1.6 km²) Wawayanda Hemlock Ravine Natural Area is a 300-foot (91 m) ravine formed by Doublekill Creek surrounded by a hemlock and mixed hardwood forest. The Appalachian Trail is located on the western edge of the area.
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