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Atsion Lake is a man-made lake in Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens, in the community of Atsion, Burlington County, New Jersey. The lake is part of the Mullica River . It offers boating, hiking, fishing, swimming and camping facilities, and cross-country skiing in the winter.
Wharton State Forest is the largest state forest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] It is the largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, encompassing approximately 122,880 acres (497.3 km 2) of the Pinelands northeast of Hammonton. Its protected acreage is divided between Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties.
An Action News van exits the parking lot of the Wharton State Forest Atsion office on Wednesday December 20, 2023 after a pilot and a photographer were killed when Action News' helicopter Chopper ...
New Jersey's state park system includes properties as small as the 32-acre (0.13 km 2) Barnegat Lighthouse State Park and as large as the 115,000-acre (470 km 2) Wharton State Forest. The state park system comprises 430,928 acres (1,743.90 km 2)—roughly 7.7% of New Jersey's land area—and serves over 17.8 million annual visitors.
Everything you need to know about South Jersey's What to know about South Jersey's Wharton State Forest, site of the ABC6 helicopter crash.
As of 3 p.m. Friday, an uncontained wildfire in Wharton State Forest has burned 450 acres. Two structures are threatened, officials said.
The reserve contains Wharton State Forest, Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, Bass River State Forest, and Penn State Forest. [19] The Pinelands was designated a U.S. Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1983 and an International Biosphere Reserve in 1988. [20] Howard P. Boyd was instrumental in working to preserve the Pine Barrens and educate visitors.
A wildfire in Wharton State Forest resulted in a road closure Wednesday morning as crews were on scene to combat the blaze. The County Line fire impacts areas of Waterford in Camden County and ...