Closing Down The Outdoors in NJ

**rev214** · April 2nd, 2008, 02:35 PM

More genius from the state politburo in the Peoples Republic of New Jersey. You can read the story here.

The state parks listed below are slated for elimination of services and/or closures:

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Stephens State Park
High Point State Park
Round Valley Recreation Area (no fishing???)
Parvin State Park
Jenny Jump State Forest
Worthington State Forest
Fort Mott State Park

Parks slated for partial elimination of services include:

Ringwood State Park
D&R Canal State Park
Washington Crossing State Park

According to the article:

In addition to the park closures, some 80 parks workers would be laid off as part of the cost-cutting measures and 16 vacant positions would be eliminated.

The layoffs would be effective July 1, but the parks could close before that....

**brian** · April 2nd, 2008, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by rev214

Monmouth Battlefield State Park

sure why not. that was a pointless effort anyway.....

**DCChris** · April 2nd, 2008, 03:38 PM

Just another reason for everyone to pull out their Sawzall and start cutting NJ away from the rest of the continent.

**sluggie24** · April 2nd, 2008, 03:42 PM

Thats a shame. I was to Jenny Jump a few times back when I was in Boy Scouts. It was a nice place to camp.

And why oh why would we need to preserve a battlefield? Lets just throw up some condos over there......its not like anyone died there or anything........

**rev214** · April 2nd, 2008, 03:55 PM

I hiked at Monmouth Battlefield several times, usually in the autumn...the adjoining farmland is usually open as well to walk through...no condos, please!

I can't see fishing being "closed" at round valley...it does say "recreational area" so i'm assuming anything other than fishing may be prohibited...but no further details given in the article...

**P89** · April 2nd, 2008, 04:07 PM

They'll probably become landfills.

**Longshot** · April 2nd, 2008, 04:18 PM

I used to live right near Jenny Jump..... Thats such a shame.....

**God's Country** · April 2nd, 2008, 05:04 PM

Does this mean that people can't even hike there? I can't imagine NJ would allow any activity where they can't monitor people.
A few of the parks listed offered some decent hiking.