Corson's Inlet State Park

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Corson's Inlet State Park

New Jersey

(609) 861-2404

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Overview

Corson's Inlet State Park was established in 1969 to help protect and preserve one of the last undeveloped tracts of land along the New Jersey oceanfront. The park offers outstanding scenic beauty and endless opportunities for observing a multitude of migratory and residential wildlife species. Corson's Inlet State Park is also extremely popular for hiking, fishing, crabbing, boating and sunbathing. The park provides an excellent opportunity for any type of boating, ranging from canoes to large motor boats, sailboats, sailboards, and jet skis.

The area's natural habitats are rich in the diversity of its wildlife, with primary and secondary sand dune systems, shoreline overwash, marine estuaries, and upland areas in which hundreds of wildlife species live and breed. An area of undeveloped beachfront and undisturbed sand dunes that serves as a protected nesting site for the endangered piping plover, the least tern and black skimmers. Other shorebirds and waterfowl, such as the american oystercatcher, various species of sandpipers, gulls, herons, sanderlings and ducks can also be observed at certain times of the year.

Map of Corson's Inlet (NJ)

Latitude, Longitude: 39.212934, -74.654472

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Activities

  • Boating

    The park provides an excellent opportunity for any type of boating, ranging from canoes to large motor boats, sailboats, sailboards, and jet skis.

  • Fishing

    Corson's Inlet provides excellent opportunities to catch blue fish, kingfish, striped bass and weakfish.

  • Hiking

    Hiker can take advantage of the amazing wildlife population and take a long nature walk. An area of undeveloped beachfront and undisturbed sand dunes that serves as a protected nesting site for the endangered piping plover, the least tern and black skimmers. Other shorebirds and waterfowl, such as the american oystercatcher, various species of sandpipers, gulls, herons, sanderlings and ducks can also be observed at certain times of the year.

  • Water Sports

    The park is a great place for all sorts of boating and swimming.

Directions

Driving

The park is bisected by scenic Ocean Drive (Cape May County Route 619), connecting Ocean City and Strathmere-Sea Isle City. Ocean City is linked to the Garden State Parkway via southbound and northbound exit 25 (Roosevelt Boulevard-34th Street). Sea Isle City is accessible via the parkway southbound exit 17 or Route 9 northbound to JFK Boulevard. Follow signs to the park.

Phone Numbers

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(609) 861-2404

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