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Wells Mills County Park
905 Wells Mills Road, Ocean Township, New Jersey, United States
About the Wells Mills County Park
Wells Mills County Park is a beautiful natural oasis located in Ocean Township, New Jersey. Situated at 905 Wells Mills Road, this park is a popular tourist attraction for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. With its expansive green spaces, picturesque trails, and tranquil lakes, Wells Mills County Park offers a peaceful retreat for visitors looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Whether you enjoy hiking, birdwatching, or simply relaxing in the great outdoors, this park has something for everyone. Don't miss the opportunity to explore the stunning beauty of Wells Mills County Park during your visit to New Jersey.
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905 Wells Mills Rd, Waretown, NJ 08758, United States
Opening hours of Wells Mills County Park
Monday:
07:00 - 17:00
Tuesday:
07:00 - 17:00
Wednesday:
07:00 - 17:00
Thursday:
07:00 - 17:00
Friday:
07:00 - 17:00
Saturday:
07:00 - 17:00
Sunday:
07:00 - 17:00
Reviews of Wells Mills County Park
"Labyrinthine trails and daydreams allowed me to become lost for a summer afternoon. Spectacular scenes in the balmy June Barrens swarming with mosquitoes&pine flies. All part of the adventure and territory. Check it out before it’s turned into another real estate development."
"Enjoy the weather in every season! Creeks, cedar swamps, peaceful wild forest, a reservoir for canoeing or fishing, well-marked trails of varying difficulty, visitor center, picnic area... What a great park!"
"On Nov 7 we walked the Green Estlow Trail - easy to moderate, well marked, with the occasional slight elevation. Would not consider it a strenuous workout and don’t expect great views of anything other than trees but it’s a great trail for locals in Ocean County and will definitely be back. There are paper maps available at the kiosk. Left tick free."
"wonderful recreation area with a nice variety of walking trails. The orange trail we found to be a bit wider and easier and good to take kids on. The white trail has great views of the lake. The green trail had a lot of fun narrow areas with some winding up and down. I enjoyed all of the trails.there is a playground for kids as well as restrooms and a picnic area."
"I'm generally not an advocate of hiking in the rain (or really whenever anything is falling from the sky), but this is definitely the place to do it if you're going to. The Millennial Chum and I made our Pine Barrens hiking debut here this past Saturday, which was rainy and hovering in the high 40s. Our itinerary was very straight-forward - it was an 8.5-mile hike along the white trail (my ye olde pre-Sandy NJ hiking book identifies it as the Penns Hill Trail, but the website for Wells Mills cites it as the Macri trail; regardless, it's the white one), which is basically one giant loop circling Wells Mills Lake, though it veers much further west than that at several points. Our book claimed this would take four to five hours, which we thought was a ridiculous overestimate and was - we did this in a little over three hours, though we're both in good shape and really didn't stop. We were both enormously impressed by the facilities and trail markings here. The Nature Center at the beginning of the hike looks and is pretty spiffy, with a toasty, clean bathroom and helpful kiosks with maps to grab (handheld maps are not a given in this day and age). They DID run out of hand soap, but I think any of us would take a warm, functioning indoor plumbing situation over what we usually have to deal with. There was one time late in the hike when we stopped to peer around for the next marking, but we literally found it about five seconds later. Given that a lot of the trails overlap, turn and often cut into or across non-hiking fire trails, I thought they did a great job denoting the specific routes. I expected the entire hike to be flat, which is my general/uninformed impression of the Pine Barrens, but it actually had a few ups and downs over dune-like, woody hills, especially in the first two miles. Nothing crazy, and while we stopped for a few water breaks at the top of those mounds, we never felt obligated to pause to catch our breaths. I'm at a point in 2023 where I'm gauging the strenuousness of an activity based on what my Fitbit says, and it claimed I had no zone moments, which is essentially high cardio activity. So take that for what you will. Regardless, I think this is also a selling point, as I've actually been reluctant to hike around here due to the lack of terrain; definitely adds some character. The viewpoint situation was not my favorite. On a rainy day like this, you're treated to an X-files-esque view of a lake right at the beginning, complete with Vancouver-like pine trees (if you know, you know), but this is not a hike where you're going to end up looking out over anything; even the tops of the hills are in the middle of the woods, so you're just looking at the same trees you were looking at when you were at the bottom, just...higher. The other downside (depending on your perspective) is that this is probably the best kind of weather for the Pine Barrens in many ways, but it's hazardous. This hike has many boardwalks throughout the damper/swampier areas, but they get very slippery when it's rainy. I don't believe either of us legit lost our footing but we both hollered, 'Careful!' a lot. I'd recommend some tread on the hindpaws. I suspect due mostly to the weather, the wildlife and canine chum situations were terrible. We saw a pooch in the parking lot getting ready for a walk, but never encountered one during the entire 8.5 miles (and only saw a miserable-looking boy scout troop and two other people). Hopefully others have better luck. There was also a bright pink port-a-potty about halfway through right where the trail brushes up against the scout reservation, so if nature calls and you're trying to avoid direct body contact with pine needles dot dot dot. A lot of the hiking intangibles are here, so it's hard not to recommend this for just about anyone, regardless of skill level. It's not the kind of hike I'd do for a real workout, but to just get some fresh air and steps in? It's a nice change of pace if you're in the area."
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