Congress passed legislation in 1978 to designate 1.1 million acres (4,500 km²) of the Pine Barrens as the Pinelands National Reserve (the nation's first National Reserve ) to preserve its ecology.

The Pine Barrens is a heavily forested area of coastal plain stretching across more than seven counties of southern New Jersey.

John McPhee wrote "The Pine Barrens" (1967), on the history and ecology of the region.

The name "pine barrens" refers to the area's sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil.

The Pine Barrens include a whopping one million acres of pine forests , cedar swamps, and streams. Also home to the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, which is one of the largest in North America.

Beautiful and tranquil. Good we still have nature surrounding us !

Bumper to bumper traffic but it lists I am the only one here. Cranberry Festivl beautiful fall weekend for this. the creelwoman

The Pine Barrens are also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines.

Look for the dwarfed pine trees . They are world famous.

The 13th Child lives here.

Good scenic route while heading to Atlantic City !

Check out the pine trees .

Good thing I didn't run into any pineys . They scare me.

Fall is in the air

Watch out for the Jersey Devil .

Chilaxen is do-able anywhere in the Pinelands

Satan is your only friend

"I'm a piney .. to my head.. down to my hiney"

Beware the jersey devil

Ahhhh the chicken lizard!!

Weird NJ territory

Pure dump . Scary.