🎣 Fishing on public land in New Jersey

139 public places in New Jersey are listed for fishing (130 state & public land, 9 state forests). 2 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

A New Jersey hunting or fishing license is required, seasons and bag limits apply, and individual units add their own rules. Check the managing agency before you go.

The places

🗺️ E.B. Leone County Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mashipacong Bogs PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ O'Kane ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sooy Place PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ A.R. DeMarco Cranberry Meadows Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alloway Creek Watershed Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Appalachian National Scenic TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Arctic Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Bass River State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bayside Tract Preservation SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bernadette Morales Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Brendan T. Byrne State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brigantine WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burden Hill Forest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burden Hill PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Campgaw Mountain ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cape May Bird Observatory - Northwood CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Swamp Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Celery Farm Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cohanzick Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Commercial Township Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Congleton PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cooley PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Creek Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Delaware Bay Shore PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dennis Township Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dorothy PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Downe Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Downe Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Duke Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Plains Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Egg Harbor Township Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eldora Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Estell Manor ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fiddler's Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forked River Mountains Wilderness AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Franklin Parker PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gandy's Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Garret Mountain ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gravel Hill PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Great Piece Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Great Swamp WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Greenbrook Nature SanctuaryFee charged — check official site
🗺️ Grove ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hagedorn PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hamilton PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harold N. Peek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hartshorne Woods ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Heathcote Meadows PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ High Mountain Park PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horseshoe Bend ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hunterdon County Sourland Mountain Preservefree
🗺️ Institute WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research ReserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Jenny Jump State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John A. Roebling Memorial ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jonathan's WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jugtown Mountain PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kearny Brackish MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kearny MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ken Lockwood GorgeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kings End PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Shenandoah County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laport PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurel Hill Park WetlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lewis Morris County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lord Stirling ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lummis Pond PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mahlon Dickerson ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maidenhead Meadows ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Malanka LandfillUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mannington PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manumuskin River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maple Hollow PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maurice River Bluffs PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maurice River Township Wetland Restoration SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Menantico Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michael Huber Prairie Warbler PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Minnisink ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Montville Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Arlington Borough Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mountain Way ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mystic Island PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Negri-Nepote Native Grassland PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Neil Waackaack PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Newark (Pequannock) WatershedUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nomahegan ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Norvin Green State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Old Mill WoodlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Papakating Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Parker's Island Bird SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🌲 Penn State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pequannock Watershed PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Petty's Island PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pleasant Mills PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Ramapo Mountain State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ramapo Valley County ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richard Buhlman PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richard J. Sullivan Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Richard P. Kane Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rifle Camp ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverbend ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Roaring Rock ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Round Valley Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Roxbury Township Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rutgers Ecological PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saddle River County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Scotland Run ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Second Watchung GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shark River ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shooters IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorebirds Environmental Concern PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorebirds Moores Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorebirds Tolz Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Six Mile Run Reservoir SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sourland Mountain PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Branch GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Cape May MeadowsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Mountain ReservationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spruce Run Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stillwater TractUnknown — check official site
🌲 Stokes State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stone Harbor Pointfree
🗺️ Tall Pines State PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The Wetlands InstituteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thomas F. Breden Preserve at Milford BluffsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tourne County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tranquility Ridge ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Troy MeadowsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Upper Manumuskin River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Washington Valley Park EastUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Watershed ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Branch Wading River Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Essex ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Wharton State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whirlpool Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Worthington State ForestUnknown — check official site

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