Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: Directions

Directions to Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Office and Bookstore
and The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

From the George Washington Bridge, take I–80 West to I–287 South.
From Morristown, Northern NJ, Southern NY State, take I–287 South.
From Central and Western NJ, Eastern Pennsylvania, take I–287 North.
From Newark, Garden State Parkway, and places east, take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 14 (Newark Airport) or Garden State Parkway to Exit 142 and get on I–78 West.

From I–287 North or South

Take exit 30A (Basking Ridge/North Maple Avenue) and bear right onto North Maple Avenue.
Go through traffic light at Madisonville Road (ignore the refuge directional sign pointing left at Madisonville Road) and continue on North Maple Avenue.
After one mile North Maple will bear left and become South Maple Avenue.
Continue on South Maple Avenue for one mile and turn left on Lord Stirling Road.
After 1.3 miles (last part is a dirt road) and pass over a bridge on the Passaic River (the road name changes to White Bridge Road). From the bridge on White Bridge Road...

The driveway for Refuge Headquarters is on the right.
For the Friends Bookstore & Gift Shop, continue on Pleasant Plains road for another 0.5 miles; the Friends Bookstore & Gift Shop is #197, on the right.

For the Wildlife Observation Center (W.O.C. boardwalk and blinds)

Stay on White Bridge Road for 1.0 miles to the stop sign.
Turn left onto New Vernon/Long Hill Road and continue 0.9 miles. The Wildlife Observation Center is on the left.

From Interstate 78 West

Take exit 40, (Gillette) and turn right onto Hillcrest Road (County Road 531).
Go to stop sign (1 mile), cross Mountain Avenue, staying on Hillcrest Road (CR 531). [Hillcrest Road becomes Mountain Avenue after passing over the Passaic River Bridge.
Go straight through the traffic light at the intersection with County Road 512, and continue on Mountain Avenue. Mountain Avenue is now also County Road 638.
Go 1.3 miles to the top of the hill and cross over Long Hill Road onto Meyersville Road.
Go down Meyersville Road 0.8 miles to Circle, turn left onto New Vernon Road.

For the Refuge Headquarters and Friends of Great Swamp Bookstore & Gift Shop:

Travel on New Vernon Road to the first intersection, White Bridge Road.
Turn left and continue 1.0 mile to the intersection with Pleasant Plains Road.
Turn right onto Pleasant Plains Road and go through the "gate".
Refuge Headquarters: The driveway for Refuge Headquarters is on the right.
For the Friends Bookstore & Gift Shop, continue on Pleasant Plains road for another 0.5 miles; the Friends Bookstore & Gift Shop is #197, on the right.

For the Wildlife Observation Center (W.O.C. boardwalk and blinds)

From the Circle, stay on New Vernon/Long Hill Road for 1.8 miles. The Wildlife Observation Center is on the left.

From Interstate 78 East

Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Bookstore & Gift Shop

241 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Telephone 973–425–9510
Hours: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

241 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Telephone 973–425–1222
Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, Monday—Friday