The Forked River Mountains are located in Lacey Township and encompass an area of over
20,000 acres
East Mountain, the larger of the two hills, rises 184 feet above sea level
Barnegat Lighthouse, Old Barney, constructed between 1856 and 1859, can be seen from the
mountain, 11 miles away
Historic Hangar One at the Lakehurst Naval Base, site of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster,
is also visible from the mountain, 13 miles away
From the area emanates the headwaters of three watersheds, Cedar Creek, Forked River and
Oyster Creek, all flow into Barnegat Bay
The Old Tuckerton Railroad, which traversed the area from north to south, operated
between 1871 and 1936
The Albert Brothers Homeplace was located in the Waretown woods, the cabin was built in
1933 and stood until 1988
The most mysterious place in the Forked River Mountains is Aserdaten, circa 1860s, it is
said that deer were raised here to restore the local population
During World War Two, the army built an observation tower on the mountain and tested
ammunitions in the area
The area is bordered by public lands, Double Trouble State Park to the north, Wells
Mills County Park to the south, Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area to the west and
the Garden State Parkway to the east
Three Pinelands management areas are within the Forked River Mountain area, Preservation
Area 40%, Forest Area 50% and Rural Development Area 10%
(% are approximate)
It has been stated that the Forked River Mountain area may be the largest tract of
undeveloped, privately owned land in New Jersey without a paved road
Just about every plant and animal that can be found in the Pine Barrens can be found in
the Forked River Mountains, it is said that the largest concentration of endangered
species in the northern Pinelands can be found here
Yet, most of the area remains privately owned, currently, only about 5000 acres or about
1/4 of the area has been permanently protected as open space