# Worthington State Forest

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State forest in New Jersey

Worthington State Forest View of Worthington State Forest from a campsite in June 2004 Worthington State Forest Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Worthington State Forest Location in United States Show map of the United States Location Warren County Coordinates 40°59′36″N 75°05′08″W / 40.9932°N 75.0855°W / 40.9932; -75.0855[1] Area 6,660-acre (27.0 km2) Opened 1954 Operator New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry Website Official website

**Worthington State Forest** is a [state forest](/source/State_forest) located in [Warren County](/source/Warren_County%2C_New_Jersey), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey) within the [Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area](/source/Delaware_Water_Gap_National_Recreation_Area), just north of the [water gap](/source/Delaware_Water_Gap) in the [Skylands Region](/source/Skylands_Region) of the state. It covers an area of 6,660 acres (27.0 km2) and stretches for more than 7 miles (11 km) along the [Kittatinny Ridge](/source/Kittatinny_Ridge) near [Columbia](/source/Columbia%2C_New_Jersey).

The park offers [hiking](/source/Hiking), [camping](/source/Camping) (including a hike-in, primitive area) and [canoeing](/source/Canoeing) and [kayaking](/source/Kayaking) on the [Delaware River](/source/Delaware_River). There are nearly 20 miles (32 km) of [hiking trails](/source/Hiking_trail) within the park, including 7 miles (11 km) of the [Appalachian Trail](/source/Appalachian_Trail), which passes through the park. The park is operated and maintained by the [New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry](/source/New_Jersey_Division_of_Parks_and_Forestry).

## History

The forest is named after [Charles Campbell Worthington](/source/Charles_Campbell_Worthington), who, throughout the late 1800s, purchased 6,000 acres (24 km2) of land of both sides of the river, including parts of [Mount Tammany](/source/Mount_Tammany). His intent was to create one of the premier deer hunting preserves in the county. He would name this estate Buckwood Park.[2][3]

He built Buckwood Lodge, a small mansion on the side of Kittatinny Ridge, between the river and [Sunfish Pond](/source/Sunfish_Pond), a small lake higher up the ridge covering 258 acres (1.04 km2). Worthington gave Sunfish Pond the name of Buckwood Lake, and used it as a water supply for his lodge.

The [Old Mine Road](/source/Old_Mine_Road), one of the earliest roads in the area, runs along the Delaware; it was used for transporting copper and slate from nearby mines and quarries, and is believed to have originally been a Native American trail that saw use by [fur traders](/source/Fur_trade) and [Dutch](/source/Dutch_people) settlers.

## Area

The forest includes the 1,085 acres (4.39 km2) Dunnfield Creek Natural Area; the creek is designated a wild [trout](/source/Trout) stream. The 258 acres (1.04 km2) Sunfish Pond Natural Area consists of a [glacial lake](/source/Glacial_lake) and the surrounding [chestnut oak](/source/Quercus_montana) forest, and can be reached by a steep and rocky climb along the [Appalachian Trail](/source/Appalachian_Trail). At 1,527 feet (465 m), Mount Tammany offers a view of the Delaware Water Gap.[4]

## See also

- [New Jersey portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:New_Jersey)

- [Appalachian Trail by state](/source/Appalachian_Trail_by_state)

- [Mount Tammany Fire Road](/source/Mount_Tammany_Fire_Road)

- [Pahaquarry Copper Mine](/source/Pahaquarry_Copper_Mine)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Official website](https://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/worthington.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Moldenke, H. N. (2013). ["Sunfish Pond"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030430235559/http://nynjctbotany.org/njkttofc/sunfish.html). Archived from the original on April 30, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Worthington State Forest"](https://njskylands.com/parks-worthington-state-forest). *njskylands.com*. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Caldwell, David. ["Falling (Literally) For Mount Tammany"](https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/falling-literally-for-mount-tammany/), *[New Jersey Monthly](/source/New_Jersey_Monthly)*, September 11, 2012. Accessed June 30, 2022. "To really enjoy Mount Tammany—the rocky hump on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap—you have to climb it.... Although you are a mere 1,527 feet above it all, you feel on top of the world."

## External links

- [New Jersey Skylands - area history](http://www.njskylands.com/pkdwgnra.htm)

- [NY-NJTC: Worthington State Forest](http://www.nynjtc.org/park/worthington-state-forest)

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