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2019 Lighthouse Challenge of NJ»
I visited the National Scenic and Recreational Maurice River as a side trip during The Lighthouse Challenge of NJ, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. I visited about half of the participating sites, focusing on the ones I didn’t see in 2018.
After visiting the East Point Lighthouse, which sits at the mouth of the Maurice River at the Delaware Bay, I followed the signs for the Maurice River Townships Bike Trails. This led me to a landing area upriver from the lighthouse.
This part of the river runs through salt marshes. Congress designated 29 miles of the river under the Wild and Scenic River program in 1993 because of its importance as a link between the Pine Barrens and the Delaware Bay ecosystems.
It is a habitat for over half of the state’s endangered species, a productive oystering area and is the only place in NJ where wild rice grows.
2019 Lighthouse Challenge Posts:
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse
- Finn’s Point Lighthouse
- Supawna Meadows NWR
- East Point Lighthouse
- Maurice River
- Cape May Lighthouse (Coming Soon)
- Cape May Point State Park (Coming Soon)
- Tatham Lifesaving Station (Coming Soon)
- Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary (Coming Soon)
- Lifesaving Station 30 (Coming Soon)
Location: Fort Mott & Lighthouse Rds, Pennsville, NJ 08070
Designation: National Scenic and Recreational River
Date established/designated: December 1, 1993
Date of my visit: October 19, 2019
