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Westecunk Creek - Stafford Forge to Litle Egg Harbor
Westecunk Creek - Stafford Forge to Litle Egg Harbor
Trip Leader Brad Harrison 610-664-7545 (H) (send email)
Call Trip Leader for time and place of meeting.
Instructions for contacting trip leaders:
Trip leaders MUST be contacted by all participants prior to event. You can NOT just show up at the put-in.
1. In your email or phone message, identify trip by name of river and date.
2. List full name(s) of all paddlers with contact phone numbers.
3. List type and number of boats you will bring.
4. If you have any concerns, please notify trip leader in advance.
5. If you decide to cancel, please notify trip leader prior to event.
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Westecunk Creek - Stafford Forge to Little Egg Harbor
Location
Description
Westecunk Creek is a little gem originating in the pine barrens and emptying into Little Egg Harbor, a few miles north of Tuckerton, in Ocean County, New Jersey. The put-in is below a spillway off Forge Road in the Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area. Almost immediately after putting in, the creek passes under the Garden State Parkway and then cuts a narrow path through bushes and small trees often growing in the middle of the waterway. The course through the first mile or so is narrow and considerable maneuvering is required. Typically, a stop for lunch is made at the piers of an old concrete dam, which also serves a nice swimming hole. From here, the Westecunk meanders toward its rendezvous with tidewater, first passing under Route 9 and then cutting through a salt marsh. The take-out is at a sandy landing on the right at the head of the municipal piers on Dock Road (Bay Avenue). In season, there can be a problem with greenheads and biting insects at the take-out. Though a short trip (3.2 miles), the Westecunk is worth the effort.
Trip Length
3.2 miles
Hazards
Narrow waterway requiring maneuvering, old dam (can be run), wind in salt marsh, biting insects
Gradient
5.94 feet / mile
Gauge
USGS 01409280 Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge, NJ