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This map shows all the end-points described in this article (red)
From north to south: Cedar Creek, Batsto River, and Great Egg River
Also: Toms River (green) and Mullica River (blue)
All are public access, zoom-in for detail
by Andrée Jannette
New Jersey Outdoors
Spring 1998
$4.25
If you don't know how to turn your canoe on a dime when you put in at your first Pinelands river, you will by the time you finish. These are narrow, winding rivers, full of sweeping curves and sharply angled switchbacks. Yet these twists and turns are very much a part of the mystique and the delight of paddling in New Jersey's Pinelands.
Rounding a bend in one of the region's rivers is like opening a gift; you never know what you'll find, whether it's a young fawn standing stock still by river's edge or a dazzling display of wild orchids in bloom. Or yet another glimpse of nature at its most serene - sunshine glinting off the tea-colored water of the river; stately Atlantic white cedars rustling softly in the breeze, their vivid greenness sharply defined against a bright blue sky; a dazzling white, sandy river bank offering the perfect spot for a picnic.
All this and more lies within an easy drive of one of the most populated areas in the world. New Jersey's Pinelands are a priceless recreational treasure for paddlers from throughout the New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/New York region.
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