You will run into very few or no people once your past aprox 3 miles on the batona, and both backcountry campsites are secluded. More than 3,000 acres transferred to forked river mountain wilderness area in lacey township (may 3, 2023—chester, nj)—the nature conservancy (tnc) announced today that its donation to ocean county of more than 3,100 acres of pine forest in lacey township has been finalized When you say mullica wilderness campground is that the halfway point on this run Kinda a hill that is 4.5 miles from the beginning and end and has a water pump and some natural outhouses Last year, someone even set up a zip line to fly across the river I didn't have the courage to try it.
With that gear i'd say batona camp It's my favorite of the car camps Still wilderness, but has a well and 3 privies Nice day hikes to apple pie hill, hampton furnace or speedwell. 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the signing of the wilderness act on 9/3/1964 There is stuff going on, but you wouldn't know it here in nj :rolleyes.
That is a nice property I was thinking while exploring there why the boy scouts would even want it other than eventually selling it Howdy folks, we were planning a hike on this trail, but i was just wondering if anyone could let me know how the canopy is on the trail Does it provide decent cover Also, how are the biting flies in these parts Thanks for any help that you can give
Batsto to the mullica river wilderness site is like 7 miles Most of it is sand mixed with a tiny bit of green highway and a couple plank crossings Personally, i think the way up to lower forge is a bit of a nicer hike, but i dont know if thats true with current conditions The camp is nice though, against the water with a water pump and privy. They seem so tiny when you look at the vast wilderness spaces in the northwest and the whole eastern us has a density of roads and other features that just aren't found elsewhere. I've been scowering the web looking for some kind of map to the forked river mountains, the only way i know how to get there has me going like over 10 miles there and back on foot
