State Park
Pigeon Swamp State Park
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Not posted
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- dep.nj.gov
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Pigeon Swamp State Park is a 1,127-acre park in Middlesex County, about 3 miles west of Helmetta.
Visitors come for hunting in season.
Things to do
Hunting
Amenities
Facilities
- Parking
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Helmetta — about 3 mi west (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 40.3872, -74.4714
Nearby state parks
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
7.7 mi west (straight line)
Rockingham Historic Site7.9 mi west (straight line)
Six Mile Run Reservoir Site8 mi northwest (straight line)
Princeton Battle Monument Historic Site10.6 mi west (straight line)
Cheesequake State Park11.4 mi east (straight line)
Princeton Battlefield State Park11.5 mi west (straight line)
Monmouth Battlefield State Park11.7 mi southeast (straight line)
Monmouth Battle Monument Historic Site13.3 mi southeast (straight line)
Sources and freshness
- New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- NJDEP Open Space (State Owned) Facility layer, filtered to LAND_MANAGER 'State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites' with a FACILITY_URL park page
- Wikidata
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology