Turkey Swamp Park
About
Turkey Swamp Park is a 38-acre park in New Jersey, part of the Turkey Swamp Wildlife Management Area and managed by the state fish and wildlife agency. The nearest town is Vista Center, about 4 miles away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run highs of about 73°F in May and 78°F in September, while July highs average around 87°F. Plenty is close by for a longer outing. Rocky Brook Trail and Mine Hill Trail are each about 4 miles away, the Toms River offers canoeing roughly 4.7 miles off, and Assunpink Lake has fishing about 6.7 miles away.
Park size
38 acres
Location
Turkey Swamp Park
New Jersey
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–82°F and lows of 39–58°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Hightstown 2 W, NJ weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan41° high21° low3 days with snow
- Feb43° high23° low3 days with snow
- Mar51° high30° low2 days with snow
- Apr63° high39° low
- May73° high48° low
- Jun82° high58° low
- Jul87° high63° low
- Aug85° high61° low
- Sep78° high54° low
- Oct66° high42° low
- Nov55° high33° low
- Dec46° high27° low2 days with snow
Where it is
- Turkey Swamp Wildlife Management Area · Public land
- Nearest town
- Vista Center, New Jersey · 4.2 mi
- Managed by
- State Fish and Wildlife
Nearby
- Rocky Brook TrailHiking3.9 mi
- Mine Hill TrailHiking4 mi
- Lakeside LoopHiking4.1 mi
- Midway TrailHiking4.1 mi
- Toms RiverCanoeing4.7 mi
- Manasquan RiverCanoeing6.2 mi
- * bouldering mid-state NJRock climbing6.6 mi
- Assunpink LakeLake fishing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
