Contact Information 

241 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
973-425-1222
greatswamp@fws.gov 

Helen C Fenske Visitor Center
32 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Directions 

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.  

• Turn left on Hillcrest Road and follow westbound directions. 

• Take Exit 30A (Basking Ridge/ North Maple Avenue) and bear right onto North Maple Avenue.  

• Turn left onto Madisonville Road 
• Take second right onto the Refuge entrance road; the Visitor Center will be on your right. 

• Follow North Maple Avenue about 2 miles (it becomes South Maple Avenue) and make a left onto Lord Stirling Road. Upon crossing the Passaic River, Lord Stirling Road becomes Whitebridge Road. Make your next left (approximately 1 mile) onto Pleasant Plains Road. The driveway to Headquarters will be on your right.