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The area is comprised of both public and private lands. Public lands include parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and military bases. Private lands include 56 communities that range in size from small from villages to large towns. More than 700,000 permanent residents live the Pinelands National Reserve. The public lands are open 24 hours.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"All Day","monday":"All Day","thursday":"All Day","sunday":"All Day","tuesday":"All Day","friday":"All Day","saturday":"All Day"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"The Pinelands National Reserve includes portions of seven southern New Jersey counties, and encompasses over one-million acres of farms, forests and wetlands. It contains 56 communities, from hamlets to suburbs, with over 700,000 permanent residents.","weatherInfo":"Spring: 50-70F, sunny with some rain Summer: 70-90F, mostly sunny with some rain Winter: 0-35F, snow is common Fall: 50-70F","contacts":{"phone":"(609) 894-7300","email":"ner_external_affairs@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"washington-rochambeau-revolutionary-route-national-historic-trail","km":26},{"slug":"gloria-dei-church-national-historic-site","km":44},{"slug":"edgar-allan-poe-national-historic-site","km":45},{"slug":"independence-national-historical-park","km":45},{"slug":"thaddeus-kosciuszko-national-memorial","km":45},{"slug":"edwin-b-forsythe-national-wildlife-refuge","km":54}],"hasBoundary":false,"boundarySource":null,"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=pine"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.619Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/new-jersey-pinelands-national-reserve/","boundaryUrl":null}