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Yards Creek Scout Reservation
Near Blairstown, NJ
yards creek scout reservation

Do NOT follow MapQuest, Google Maps or in-car GPS navigation - they will get you hopelessly lost.  Follow only the written directions here:

If coming off of Interstate 80:

-Get off on Route 94 North (Exit 4C)
-Take route 94 North approximately 5 miles
-Just after a John Deere dealer, you will turn left onto Walnut Valley Rd. If you reach the Dairy Queen, you went about 30 yards too far. -Stay on Walnut Valley Rd until it stops at the Yards Creek Pumping Station (around 2.3 miles) -Check in with the guard at the gate, he will have your names. -The guard will direct you back to the camp entrance. -As you go down the camp road, you will pass the Ranger's House on a hill to the left. -The road will bear to the right (stay right at the Y in the road). -The parking lot is 1/2 mile on your left.

If coming in from the north:

-The best bet is to take Interstate 84 to Route 209 South in Matamoras -Turn onto Route 206 South into New Jersey -Stay on Route 206 South into the town of Newton where you will pick up Route 94 South. -Take route 94 South through the town of Blairstown -Just after the Dairy Queen turn right onto Walnut Valley Rd. (if you pass the John Deere dealer, you went too far) -Stay on Walnut Valley Rd until it stops at the Yards Creek Pumping Station (around 2.3 miles) -Check in with the guard at the gate, he will have your names. -The guard will direct you back to the camp entrance. -As you go down the camp road, you will pass the Ranger's House on a hill to the left. -The road will bear to the right (stay right at the Y in the road). -The parking lot is 1/2 mile on your left.


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