Park Overview:

Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area is home to several former cranberry bogs -- where birds congregate and birders peer.

Park Description:

Easily reached via the Garden State Parkway, the Stafford Forge WMA is used by hikers, birders, hunters, and fishermen.

Trails Overview:

Access is via sand roads, some of which go the length of the wildlife management area.  Dense underbrush and pitch pines make bushwhacking through some of the terrain extremely difficult.  Both bird and birders alike find the series of four ponds along dammed Westecunk Creek attractive.  Sand roads go along both sides of the southernmost and largest pond.  It is possible to cross the dikes between the ponds on foot.  There are numerous sand roads leading away from the ponds.

Topographical maps can be found at: Table of Wildlife Management Areas.  Hikers can also purchase the West Creek and Oswego Lake USGS topographic quadrangle maps; free scanned copies are available at the USGS web site. 

Hunters frequent the area in the fall, so hikers should take precautions during that season or visit the area on Sundays, when hunting is prohibited.

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