Address: kingston loc d&r canal state park, 10-58 Old Lincoln Hwy, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
Shani Dixon
The headquarters of the D & R State Park is located at the Mapleton Preserve Entrance at 145 Mapleton Rd in Kingston, NJ near the border or South Brunswick, Plainsboro and Princeton and Lake Carnegie . Visitors to the preserve can use the area and trails to walk, go hiking 🥾 and to connect with nature. 🌺 🌳 🦅 There are several different paths for walking , etc present. The site was formerly part of the largest commercial nursery in the USA, ‘Princeton Nurseries‘ Which closed in 1995. A large part of the Princeton Nurseries 🪴 land was preserved. The 53 acre main area became the Mapleton Preserve. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and South Brunswick Township established the ‘Mapleton Preserve Commission’, to ensure that the land could be managed for recreation and conservation purposes, for passive recreation, historic preservation, and nature preserve purposes, as well as historic agricultural and horticultural activities.
Tina Kelly-Corio
Beautiful and scenic !
Queziled
walk here everyday with my dogs, also great for kayaking, fishing, and bird watching, there are deers, turtles, all kinds of fish and birds, there even used to be bears here. the sunset is also a amazing view.
Rob Silvagni
The canal in general is a unique place to walk or ride your bike. Personally, I prefer to walk with my dog on the tow path that borders the land as opposed to the one that borders the lake simply because it is far less crowded. The downside of course is that tow path on the land side is very short.
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The park is open all year long,, although it is more a walking and biking trail than a picnic area.. i can't think of anyplace were there are picnic tables let alone covered picnice tablets. But the park extends from Trenton to New Brunswick and i have only used the portion between Trenton and Rocky Hill. I know there is a picnic area off of Alexander Rd in Princeton, but I don't think any of it is covered. There is at least one place in Pa across from the Wildflower Preserve that has several pavilions.
Hello Tom, I don't think so. The trail itself is pretty narrow between the canal and another little canal to the side. I think there is camping available around the trail but not along.
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