Parvin State Park

741-863 Almond Rd, Pittsgrove Township, NJ 08318, USA, , United States,

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15.1℃。最低气温：14.3℃，最高气温：15.9℃

简介

Where habitats collide, botanical and biological diversity rules. In Parvin State Park, northern and southern ecosystems meet in a preserve that lies just below the Mason-Dixon Line. Here oak-pine upland, swamp hardwood forest, stream flood plain, and Atlantic white cedar bog habitats weave together into a rich woodland tapestry. Parvin State Park is known as a hidden gem of the New Jersey park system. This tiny preserve, at a mere 1,135 acres, explodes with life. It boasts 40 tree types, 61 woody shrubs, 17 ferns and club mosses, plus 200 herbaceous flowering plants. Migrant and nesting birds number at more than 135 species. White-tailed deer, river otter, raccoon, skunk, turtles, salamanders, and nonpoisonous snakes thrive amid dense foliage. The explanation for so much variety packed into such a tight space is a concept biologists call the ecotone. An ecotone marks the boundary between two or more ecosystems or habitats. In an ecotone the species of one habitat freely mix, interact, and compete with those of another for soil moisture and nutrients, light, space, and food. In these transition zones species variety tends to be rich. This 4.6-mile loop walk uses the Parvin Lake Trail, Long Trail, and Thundergust Lake Trail to sample this wealth of life.

徒步路径信息

活动类型:	徒步
附近城市:	Centerton
区域:	Centerton New Jersey Hikes
适宜季节:	Year-round
拓扑图:	Parvin State Park Topographic Map

路线类型:	环形路线（同一地点出入）
难度级别:	难度适中
路线长度:	4.6 total miles
驾驶指南:	View Guide
旅行手册:	Nature Walks in New Jersey Guide Book
所需时长:	3.5 小时
海拔提升:	平缓