Heislerville WMA & Matt’s Landing
Birding, fishing, crabbing, paddling and impoundment views close to the Maurice River and Delaware Bay.
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One of South Jersey’s strongest nature-and-maritime destinations, with East Point Light, Wild and Scenic rivers, working waterfronts, bird migration, remote bay beaches and quiet river villages.
Built in 1849 in Heislerville, East Point Lighthouse is the last remaining lighthouse on Cumberland County’s Delaware Bayshore and remains an active navigational aid. The surrounding marsh and bay landscape is also a major birding and photography destination.
Birding, fishing, crabbing, paddling and impoundment views close to the Maurice River and Delaware Bay.
Remote bayshore landscape and observation area near Delmont. Expect changing tides, insects and limited services.
Large Pine Barrens wildlife-management area around the Manumuskin and Muskee Creek headwaters.
3,200 acres of Nature Conservancy land with rare plants and sensitive habitat.
The Maurice, Menantico, Manumuskin and Muskee Creek support paddling, birding, fishing and nature study.
Working shipyards continue a maritime tradition that includes construction of the A.J. Meerwald in 1928.
69 River Road, Leesburg · 856-785-9878
Matt’s Landing Road, Heislerville · 856-785-9899
140 Matt’s Landing Road, Heislerville · 856-785-2331
67–71 Spring Garden Road, Port Elizabeth.
487 Main Street, Dorchester · 856-785-0100
4584 Route 47, Delmont · 856-785-9455
Dorchester. A secluded riverfront A-frame rental in a wooded setting along the Maurice River.
Heislerville and East Point have a small number of private vacation homes that appeal to birders, anglers and travelers seeking a remote Delaware Bay setting.
For conventional chain lodging and a larger choice of services, Millville and Vineland are the most practical nearby hotel centers.