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The Atsion Recreation Area is part of Wharton State Forest. Swimming at Atsion Lake is only permitted when lifeguards are on duty from 10 am to 6 pm. Historic Batsto Village is also located within Wharton State Forest, a former bog iron and glassmaking ...

Wharton State Forest is the largest single tract of land within the New Jersey State Park System. It is also the site of Batsto Village, a former bog iron and glassmaking industrial center from 1766 to 1867 that currently reflects the agricultural and com ...