Pine Barrens Byway
Pine Barrens Byway is a National Scenic Byway in New Jersey. Within New Jersey it covers roughly 110 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Pine Barrens Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway crosses the Pine Barrens, a vast, sparsely settled expanse of pitch-pine forest, tea-colored streams, and cranberry and blueberry bogs covering much of southern New Jersey — a national reserve hiding in the most densely populated state. It passes the restored bog-iron village of Batsto and miles of unbroken pinelands famous in folklore as the home of the Jersey Devil. The flat, sandy, watery landscape feels worlds away from the nearby cities.
- the Pine Barrens
- Batsto Village
- cranberry & blueberry bogs
- pitch-pine forest
- Jersey Devil lore
Designated for its natural qualities
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Places to stop along Pine Barrens Byway
Historic Smithville
A village of shops and restaurants built around a 1787 stagecoach inn, with footbridges over a lake.
Estell Manor Park
A county park with trails and boardwalks past the ruins of a World War I munitions plant.
Belleplain State Forest
Pine and oak forest around a lake with swimming, camping, and paddling on cedar-colored water.
Where to Stay along Pine Barrens Byway
4 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Pine Barrens Byway.
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.