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2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice' 2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice'
2 NJ Parks Closing 'Until Further Notice' Two New Jersey State Parks will be closing indefinitely come Monday, officials said. Voorhees State Park in Hunterdon County and Fort Mott State Park in Salem County will close on Monday so park staff can be used at other nearby parks that are seeing an uptick in visitors, the New Jersey State Park Service said. State Park officials said only that the two would be closed "until further notice." Visitors of Mott State Park were urged to visit Parvin State Park in Pittsgrove Township for swimming and camping, along with Tall Pines State Preserve in Gloucester County. Spruce Run Re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias
Here's Which NJ Parks Are Open, Closed After Tropical Storm Isaias More than a dozen New Jersey state parks and forests were closed to visitors for cleanup from Tropical Storm Isaias as of Friday evening. Many of them will remain closed for several days, according to a Facebook post being updated daily by the NJ Parks Department. More than 300,000 New Jersey residents were also without power as of Friday afternoon. The following state parks and forests were closed as of 9 a.m. Friday. Allaire State Park Atsion Recreation Area Bull's Island Recreation Area Cheesequake State Park Farny State Park Hacklebarney State Park Long Pond Ironworks State Park Monm…

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by Valerie Musson
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These NJ Parks Reached Capacity This Weekend These NJ Parks Reached Capacity This Weekend
These NJ Parks Reached Capacity This Weekend Nearly half-a-dozen New Jersey state parks were closed after reaching capacity this weekend. Residents eager for fresh air flocked to the state's parks and golf courses bright and early Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17 -- the third weekend since Gov. Phil Murphy allowed the state's parks to reopen since the shutdown. Parking lots at Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Mahwah and Norvin Green State Forest in Bloomingdale were closed as of 9 a.m. Sunday, according to New Jersey's parks department. On Saturday, the following parks were closed after reaching capacity: Batsto Village …

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by Cecilia Levine