New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve

National Reserve · NJ · nps.gov page

Tall pine trees surround a thin unpaved trail
Batona Trail in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest part of the NJ PinelandsPhoto: Farmartin

This is truly a special place. It's classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and in 1978 was established by Congress as the country’s first National Reserve. It includes portions of seven southern New Jersey counties, and encompasses over one-million acres of farms, forests and wetlands. It contains 56 communities, from hamlets to suburbs, with over 700,000 permanent residents.

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.