Allamuchy Mountain State Park

Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Parking lot and entrance area
Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in Warren County, New Jersey
Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in New Jersey
Allamuchy Mountain State Park
Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in the United States
Allamuchy Mountain State Park
LocationAllamuchy Township
Byram Township
Coordinates40°55′16.48″N 74°46′56.00″W / 40.9212444°N 74.7822222°W / 40.9212444; -74.7822222[1]
Area9,092 acres (36.79 km2)
Created1966 (1966)
Operated byNew Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in Allamuchy Township and Byram Township in the Allamuchy Mountain region of New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. There are more than 20 miles (32 km) of unmarked trails in the northern section of Allamuchy, and 14 miles (23 km) of marked multi-use trails.

The park is in the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[2] The 2,440 acres (9.9 km2) of mixed oak and hardwood forests and maintained fields of this natural area display various stages of succession. It is situated on the Musconetcong River.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference park was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Olson, D. M.; E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2. Archived from the original on October 14, 2011.