Pine Barrens — Batona Trail Rivers
★ Wild & Scenic
Burlington Co. · 30 mi · Class I
42.4CFS/ 10.30 ft
Below Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 80–300 CFS · USGS #01410000
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Wharton State Forest · Pinelands National Reserve · National Wild & Scenic River (Mullica)
Tea-colored cedar water through the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens — Wharton State Forest protects 115,000 acres of this unique ecosystem. The Mullica, Batsto, and Wading rivers wind through Atlantic white cedar swamps and pygmy pine forests. A landscape unlike anything else on the Eastern Seaboard.
Trip sections
Batsto River — Class I, cedar swamp classic
Wading River — Class I, wider and sandier
Outfitters
Pinelands Adventures
Wharton State Forest paddle tours, official concessionaire
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