Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in Morris County, New Jersey run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. There is no entrance fee.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the managing agency's own page.
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge map
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for NJ, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
Hours, fees, and visitor center
There is no entrance fee at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
What visitors do here: wildlife viewing, photography, hiking, hunting, fishing.
Wildlife
- BirdWaterfowl
Getting there
- Nearest town: New Vernon, 1.6 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- Wilderness areaGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness lies inside Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
- National Park Service unitMorristown National Historical Park is 1.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- fws.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- recreation.gov (accessed 2026-09-29)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)