Cheesequake State Park

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Coordinates: 40°26′6″N 74°16′13″W / 40.43500°N 74.27028°W / 40.43500; -74.27028
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Cheesequake State Park
Man-made
Managing agencyNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry
Surface area10.6 acres (43,000 m2)[8]
Average depth5.5 feet (1.7 metres)[8]
Max. depth7.3 feet (2.2 metres)[8]
Water volume72,800 cubic metres (72,800,000 litres)[8]
Residence time259 days[8]
Map of Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge, New Jersey
Cheesequake Creek
Cheesequake Creek

Cheesequake State Park is a 1,610-acre (2.52 sq mi) state park located in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States.

The

Civil Conservation Corps, part of the Works Progress Administration, helped develop the property. The park was opened in June 1940.[9][10][11] It is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and is part of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
.

The name Cheesequake has been variously described as deriving from the Lenape words Cheseh-oh-ke ("upland"),[12] Chichequaas ("upland village"),[13] or Chiskhakink ("at the land that has been cleared").[14]

Geography, flora, and fauna

The park's

Crabbing
is also available at the park.

Facilities, activities, and trails

First Day Hike
in the park in 2017 walk through the hardwood forest above and see the marshes below
Museum Road in Cheesequake State Park

The park includes an

Swimming and boating are summertime activities, while sledding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing
are available in wintertime.

The

New Jersey Transit
) is located about two miles east of the park. This exit did not exist originally, and was added only in 1962.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.njparksandforests.org/parks/cheesequakestatepark.html
  2. ^ "Cheesequake State Park". NJ DEP. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "CHEESEQUAKE STATE PARK OFFERS MUCH TO DO IN A SMALL PACKAGE". Hidden Gems of the State of New Jersey. NJDEP. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "2013 – 2017 New Jersey Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan" (PDF). Green Acres Program. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Camping". Cheesequake State Park. NJDEP. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Trails". Cheesequake State Park. NJDEP. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cheesequake State Park". MPA Global. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  8. ^
    EPA. p. 16. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "A Century of Forest Stewardship in New Jersey, 1905 - 2005," by Kevin Wright, p 52, 2005, accessed December 31, 2010
  10. ^ Matawan Journal, 27 January 1938, p 1, "Purchase Land For Cheesequake Park"[permanent dead link], accessed December 31, 2010
  11. ^ "The Civilian Conservation Corps: A Legacy Lives On In New Jersey's State Parks", DEP Focus, Fall 2008, Vol 1,Issue 2, p 1, published by the NJ Dept of Environmental Protection, accessed December 31, 2010
  12. ^ CHEESEQUAKE STATE PARK, accessed November 17, 2006
  13. ^ Cheesequake State Park: Cheesequake Cedar Swamp Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 17, 2006
  14. ^ "At the land that has been Cleared - Cheesequake, NJ". The Lenape Talking Dictionary. Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

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