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Cape May Point State Park
Located on the southern tip of New Jersey, Cape May Point State Park is a key site on the NJ Coastal Heritage Trail, with an environmental center that houses a classroom for interpretive programs and a museum on the area's natural and historic features.
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The beach, dunes, freshwater wetlands and ponds, and forested trails, located at the tip of the peninsula, make the Cape May Point State Park (CMPSP) a wonderfully diverse natural area.

The Park offers great opportunities to see dolphins and other ocean life, bird migration and monarch butterfly migration.

There are beautiful ponds and dunes, a beach and wonderful views of the ocean.

One of the highlights of CMPSP is the Cap May Lighthouse, which has marked the entrance to the Delaware Bay since 1859. Walk the 199 steps up to the watch gallery for a panoramic view.

The Park also includes more than a mile of clearly marked trails through wonderful nature viewing. The trails wind through marsh and swamp, dune forest, ponds, grassy dune, and beach. You can’t get lost. Elevated boardwalks through the wet areas keep your feet dry. Some of the trails are handicapped accessible, which makes this one of the very few natural areas in South Jersey that is wheel chair friendly.

BRING THE FAMILY

Children's programs are available. Call the park for a schedule of events.

COME PREPARED

The interpretive center provides lots of information on the wildlife and natural beauty of the Park. There's a small museum and a "Please Touch" tank for kids.

The Park has large, clean bathrooms in the headquarters buildings.

There are no food concessions, but there's a wonderful pavilion with tables overlooking the ocean that's a perfect spot for a picnic lunch. A second picnic pavilion is set near the trails and hawk watch platform. Remember to to carry out all trash.

Be Aware. Poison ivy along the boardwalk is generally avoidable, but be alert. Mosquitoes and ticks are around, but are generally not a nuisance.

WHO KNEW

Nearby sites include the Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts, the Cape May Bird Observatory, the Cape May County Zoo, and the Cape May-Lewes Ferry.

LEAVE NO TRACE

The NJ State Park Service has a Carry-in/Carry-Out Program. You can help keep the parks clean and beautiful by carrying out the trash you carry in. Bags are provided throughout the site. Thank you.

CONTACT INFO
PO Box 107
Lighthouse Avenue
Cape May Point, NJ 08212
(609) 884 2159
Primary County: Cape May
 
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