🗺️ Sooy Place Preserve

State / Public Land📍 NJauto-imported (OSM)

Cost of access

Unknown — check official site

This preserve showcases dry open pitch pine forests, moist pitch pine lowlands, oak uplands, and Atlantic white cedar stands that surround long abandoned cranberry bogs and coastal plain ponds called pingos, home to Pine Barrens treefrogs.

🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography

Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.

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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🎫 Entry requirements — NJ state lands

Required pass	Seasonal entrance (Mem. Day–Labor Day at some parks)
NJ residents	Free–$10/vehicle
Out-of-state visitors	Free–$20/vehicle

Most NJ parks are free year-round.

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — State / Public Lands

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

Rules vary by managing agency — check the linked official page
Hunting/fishing with licenses is commonly the primary allowed use on game/wildlife lands