Historic Smithville Park is the centerpiece of the Burlington County Parks System. As the Smithville Historic District, the village is listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places. This 312-acre park features a diverse collection of habitats and terrain. With upland forests and meadows, freshwater streams and wetlands, creek shoreline and the 22-acre Smithville Lake, visitors can enjoy hiking, biking, fishing, canoeing, and picnicking in an idyllic natural setting. The park offers beautiful river vistas and wildlife observation opportunities. Overlook and observation areas are sited to capture stunning viewsheds of the waterways and habitats throughout the park. While hiking the trails, visitors might see white-tailed deer, wild turkey, red fox, beaver, cottontail rabbits, red-tailed hawks, great blue herons, and a wide variety of waterfowl to name a few. Historic Smithville Park has 4.4 miles of marked trails traversing a variety of terrain types. The Park, located at 6 Park Avenue in Eastampton Township, New Jersey, is open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk. For further information, please call (609) 265-5858.
