Belleplain State Forest

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Location:Off the Garden State Parkway, Exit 17 southbound to Routes 9 and 550 or Exit 13 northbound; follow signs to forest.
Facilities:169 tent and trailer campsites, 2 group campsites with chemical toilets, 14 lean-tos (é), group cabin (é), 5 yurts (é), flush toilets, showers, group picnic area with shelter, ballfields, and playground, food concession, trails (including fitness trail), lookout point, bathhouse, boat launch, canoe rental, interpretive center.
Activities:Camping, boating (electric motors only), canoeing, fishing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, hunting, trapping, ice fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing .
Special Features:Site includes Lake Nummy, a popular swimming, boating, and fishing area.
Address:County Rt 50
PO Box 450
Woodbine, NJ 08270
Phone:609-861-2404
Web: www.njparksandforests.org/parks/belle.html
Size: 21,034 acres.

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I hadn't been to the South Jersey Astronomy Club field at Belleplain State Forest for quite a while, and when I went back I and fellow club members had a good evening of observing with a group of my college students.

Rains of Fire: Meteor showers elicit wonder in one and all

To reduce fire hazards from moth-killed trees in the 13.000-acre Belleplain State Forest, the State of New Jersey lets people chop them down to burn in their fireplaces, explains Philip Taylor.

Saving the trees from gypsy moths

April 28-30 South Jersey Spring Star Party Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey Paul Ostwald, 267-304-4156; paostwald@aol.com

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South Jersey Spring Star Party Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey John Carroll, 267-304-4156; jcgoldner@yahoo.com

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The South Jersey Astronomy Club will host its fourth South Jersey Star Party at Belleplain State Forest near Woodbine.

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The third South Jersey Star Party, hosted by the South Jersey Astronomy Club, will be held at Belleplain State Forest near Woodbine.

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