Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area

Beaver Brook Trail 

• Approach to northern trailhead from Mahlon Dickerson Reservation: From Exit 34B on I-80 W, take NJ-15 N for 4.4 miles. Exit to Weldon Road travel 3.1 miles to a right turn into the Saffin Pond Parking Area. GPS Coordinates: 41.007884, -74.586525
• Southern trailhead from the Rockaway River, near the intersection of Taylor Road and Berkshire Valley Road.  GPS Coordinates: 40.955213, -74.570562

Primary uses for this area are hunting and fishing. The Beaver Brook Trail runs south from Mahlon Dickerson Reservation into the Wildlife Management Area, ending near the Rockaway River.

The Beaver Brook Trail [white], which begins in Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, extends south into Rockaway River WMA.  Use the Web Map link on this site for a trail map of  Mahlon Dickerson Reservation (County of Morris park) . The trail continues on to Berkshire Valley Road in Jefferson, at the corner of Taylor Road.  Along the way, it passes the scenic Lost Lake, which was formed by beavers.

The Web Map also shows unmarked woods roads in the area.

The 3,600-acre Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area is in the rugged Farny Highlands on the eastern edge of Mahlon Dickerson Reservation north of Lake Hopatcong.