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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Conserving the Nature of America

Directions

Map of the Great Swamp
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To the Refuge Headquarters:

 

From Interstate 78 (westbound):
- Take exit 40 and turn right on Hillcrest road (County Road 531).
- Go to stop sign (1 mile), cross Mountain Avenue, staying on Hillcrest Road (531).
[Hillcrest Road becomes Mountain Avenue after passing over the Passaic River Bridge]
- Go straight through the traffic light at the intersection with County Road 512, and continue on Mountain Avenue.
[Mountain Avenue is now also County Road 638]
- Go 1.3 miles to the top of the hill and cross over Long Hill Road onto Meyersville Road.  
- Go down Meyersville Road 0.8 miles to circle, turn left onto New Vernon Road and follow Refuge directional signs.

 

From Interstate 78 (eastbound):
- Turn left on Hillcrest Road and follow westbound directions.

 

From interstate 287 (southbound and northbound):
-Take Exit 30A (Basking Ridge/ North Maple Avenue) and bear right onto North Maple Avenue.  
- Go through traffic light at Madisonville Road (ignore the refuge directional sign pointing left at Madisonville Road) and continue on North Maple.
- After one mile North Maple will bear left and become South Maple Avenue.
- Continue on South Maple Avenue for one mile and turn left on Lord Stirling Road.
- After 1.3 miles you will pass over a bridge on the Passaic River.
- Continue straight on White Bridge Road for one mile and turn left onto Pleasant Plains Road.
- Follow Refuge directional signs to Refuge Headquarters.
OR
- At Madisonville Road follow directional signs, which will lead you all the way to the Swamp.
- (Warning, this second route is often flooded in times of heavy rains).

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