Cheesequake State Park
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Entrance sign leading into Cheesequake Park
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| Type | State Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Old Bridge Township, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest city | Sayreville, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°26′6″N 74°16′13″W / 40.43500°N 74.27028°WCoordinates: 40°26′6″N 74°16′13″W / 40.43500°N 74.27028°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,610 acres (6.5 km2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 52 feet (16 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Lenape: Chiskhakink (Cheseh-oh-ke), meaning upland or "upland village” | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Visitors | 1,396,737 (in 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Open | Year round | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Open | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Camp sites | 53 sites plus 6 large group sites (available May 1-October 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiking trails | 5 trails, lengths range from 1.5 to 3.5 miles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Designation | Marine and Intertidal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Cheesequake State Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°26′22″N 74°16′10″W / 40.439318°N 74.269443°W |
| Type | Man-made |
| Managing agency | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry |
| Surface area | 10.6 acres (43,000 m2) |
| Average depth | 5.5 feet (1.7 metres) |
| Max. depth | 7.3 feet (2.2 metres) |
| Water volume | 72,800 cubic metres (72,800,000 litres) |
| Residence time | 259 days |
Cheesequake State Park (Lenape: Chiskhakink ) is a 1,274-acre (5.16 km2) state park located in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.
The New Jersey Legislature allocated $100,000 in 1937 to purchase property for this state park. The state first acquired a 250 acre tract of farmland and a Civil War era mansion from the Favier brothers in January 1938. Additional lands were acquired over the next two years, and the Civil Conservation Corps, part of the Works Progress Administration, helped develop the property. The park was opened in June 1940. It is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and is part of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route.
The name Cheesequake was derived from the Lenape Native American word Cheseh-oh-ke, meaning "upland" or "upland village".
The park's lowlands consist of freshwater and saltwater marsh and a tidal estuary near the mouth of Cheesequake Creek on the Raritan Bay. It also includes hills of Northeastern hardwood forest, open fields, and a white cedarswamp. It includes a small parcel of Atlantic coastal pine barrens, consisting of pine forest in sandy soil, an isolated section of the much larger New Jersey Pine Barrens. It also includes the 6-acre (24,000 m2) Hooks Creek Lake, a freshwater lake where recreational fishing includes catches of trout, largemouth bass, catfish, and sunfish. Crabbing is also available at the park.
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