Worthington State Forest

State forest in New Jersey

Worthington State Forest

View of Worthington State Forest from a campsite in June 2004

Worthington State Forest

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Worthington State Forest

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Location| Warren County
Coordinates| 40°59′35.5″N 75°5′7.8″W﻿ / ﻿40.993194°N 75.085500°W﻿ / 40.993194; -75.085500[1]
Area| 6,660-acre (27.0 km2)
Opened| 1954
Operated by| New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
Website| Official website

Worthington State Forest is a state forest located in Warren County, New Jersey within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, just north of the water gap in the Skylands Region of the state. It covers an area of 6,660 acres (27.0 km2) and stretches for more than 7 miles (11 km) along the Kittatinny Ridge near Columbia.

The park offers hiking, camping (including a hike-in, primitive area) and canoeing and kayaking on the Delaware River. There are nearly 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails within the park, including 7 miles (11 km) of the Appalachian Trail, which passes through the park. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.

## History

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The forest is named after Charles Campbell Worthington, who, throughout the late 1800s, purchased 6,000 acres (24 km2) of land of both sides of the river, including parts of Mount Tammany. His intent was to create one of the premier deer hunting preserves in the county. He would name this estate Buckwood Park.[2][3]

He built Buckwood Lodge, a small mansion on the side of Kittatinny Ridge, between the river and Sunfish Pond, a small lake higher up the ridge covering 258 acres (1.04 km2). Worthington gave Sunfish Pond the name of Buckwood Lake, and used it as a water supply for his lodge.

The Old Mine Road, one of the earliest roads in the area, runs along the Delaware; it was used for transporting copper and slate from nearby mines and quarries, and is believed to have originally been a Native American trail that saw use by fur traders and Dutch settlers.

## Area

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The forest includes the 1,085 acres (4.39 km2) Dunnfield Creek Natural Area; the creek is designated a wild trout stream. The 258 acres (1.04 km2) Sunfish Pond Natural Area consists of a glacial lake and the surrounding chestnut oak forest, and can be reached by a steep and rocky climb along the Appalachian Trail. At 1,527 feet (465 m), Mount Tammany offers a view of the Delaware Water Gap.[4]

## See also

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* New Jersey portal

* Appalachian Trail by state
* Mount Tammany Fire Road
* Pahaquarry Copper Mine

## References

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1. ^ Official website
2. ^ Moldenke, H. N. (2013). "Sunfish Pond". Archived from the original on April 30, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
3. ^ "Worthington State Forest". njskylands.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
4. ^ Caldwell, David. "Falling (Literally) For Mount Tammany", New Jersey Monthly, September 11, 2012. Accessed June 30, 2022. "To really enjoy Mount Tammany—the rocky hump on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap—you have to climb it.... Although you are a mere 1,527 feet above it all, you feel on top of the world."

## External links

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* New Jersey Skylands - area history
* NY-NJTC: Worthington State Forest

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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Points of interest|

* Delaware Water Gap
* Delaware River
* Appalachian Trail
* Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge
* Dingman's Ferry Bridge
* Milford–Montague Toll Bridge
* Minisink
* Minisink Archaeological Site
* Waterfalls

| New Jersey|

* Bevans
* Foster–Armstrong House
* Kittatinny Mountain
* Mount Tammany
* Military Road
* Millbrook
* Old Mine Road Historic District
* Cornelius Gunn House
* Old Mine Road
* Pahaquarry Copper Mine
* Van Campen's Inn
* Wallpack Ridge
* Brau Kettle
* Wallpack Valley
* Flat Brook
* Flatbrookville
* Wallpack Center
* Worthington State Forest
* Mount Tammany Fire Road
* Sunfish Pond

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Pennsylvania|

* Big Bushkill Creek
* Blue Mountain
* Mount Minsi
* Brodhead Creek
* Brodhead Farm
* Bushkill
* Callahan House
* Capt. Jacob Shoemaker House
* Conashaugh
* Cold Spring Farm Springhouse
* Delaware Water Gap station
* Eshback
* Fort Hyndshaw
* John Michael Farm
* John Turn Farm
* Marie Zimmermann Farm
* Metz Ice Plant
* Nyce Farm
* Schoonover Mountain House
* Zion Lutheran Church

| Dingmans Ferry|

* Dingmans Falls
* Dingman's Ferry Dutch Reformed Church
* George W. Childs Recreation Site
* Deer Leap Falls
* Fulmer Falls
* Silverthread Falls

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History|

* Tocks Island Dam controversy

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Protected areas of New Jersey

Federal|

| National Estuarine Research Reserves|

* Jacques Cousteau

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National Historical Parks|

* Morristown
* Paterson Great Falls
* Thomas Edison

National Monuments|

* Statue of Liberty

National Recreation Areas|

* Delaware Water Gap
* Gateway

National Reserves|

* Pinelands

National Trails|

* Appalachian
* Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

National Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Great Egg Harbor River
* Lower Delaware River
* Maurice River
* Musconetcong River

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Cape May
* Edwin B. Forsythe
* Great Swamp
* Supawna Meadows
* Wallkill River

Other|

* National Historic Landmarks
* National Natural Landmarks
* National Register of Historic Places
* Wilderness Areas

State|

| State parks|

* Allaire
* Allamuchy Mountain
* Barnegat Lighthouse
* Cape May Point
* Cheesequake
* Corson's Inlet
* Delaware and Raritan Canal
* Double Trouble
* Edison
* Farny
* Fort Mott
* Hacklebarney
* High Point
* Hopatcong
* Island Beach
* Kittatinny Valley
* Liberty
* Long Pond Ironworks
* Monmouth Battlefield
* Parvin
* Pigeon Swamp
* Princeton Battlefield
* Rancocas
* Ringwood
* Stephens
* Swartswood
* Voorhees
* Washington Crossing
* Washington Rock
* Wawayanda

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State forests|

* Abram S. Hewitt
* Bass River
* Belleplain
* Brendan T. Byrne
* Green Bank
* Jenny Jump
* Norvin Green
* Penn
* Ramapo Mountain
* Stokes
* Wharton
* Worthington

Recreation areas|

* Atsion
* Bull's Island
* Round Valley
* Spruce Run

Wildlife management areas|

* List of New Jersey wildlife management areas

County|

| Nature parks|

* Eagle Rock Reservation
* Garret Mountain Reservation
* Sourland Mountain Preserve
* South Mountain Reservation
* Watchung Reservation
* New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route

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Other|

| Nature centers|

* List of nature centers in New Jersey

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* Category
* Essex County
* Hudson County
* Union County
* New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
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