Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area, Wildlife management area in Jackson Township, US.
Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area covers 12,906.63 acres in Jackson and Plumsted townships, Ocean County, New Jersey. It lies within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve and contains Success Lake. The terrain is flat, with a high point of 47 metres about 1.6 km west of the area.
Colliers Mills takes its name from the mills and settlement that once stood here; the land later became a state wildlife management area managed by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. Its 12,906.63 acres lie in Jackson and Plumsted townships, Ocean County, and form part of the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. Success Lake sits within its boundaries.
The area lies within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a designation covering the Pine Barrens region of southern New Jersey. Success Lake sits inside the management area, and the surrounding land is flat, rising only about 33 metres above sea level. The nearest larger town is Lakewood, roughly 17 km to the east.
The area lies in Jackson and Plumsted townships, Ocean County, within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve; the structured data placing it in Camden County is wrong. Success Lake sits inside the boundary, and the terrain is flat, rising to about 47 m within 1.6 km. Lakewood is 17.2 km to the east. Access is by road; check current state regulations before hunting or fishing.
In January 2020, a navigation error on Waze directed hundreds of drivers here instead of to Atlantic City. The mistake made this remote location an unexpected destination for travellers.
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