Attended a hike hosted by Rancocas Nature Center. Absolutely gorgeous park to visit! Great wildlife, birding to observe, teeming with a variety of plants. A joy to absorb yourself in nature. Will definitely be returning

A very beautiful park... We took the river trail.. we were able to walk less than a mile and the kids really enjoyed... It was cool and gave a great view of the Delaware river and phili skyline... We also went over the cove trail for almost a mile. The initial path was broad and well maintained.. however as we went inside the trail the path became narrow and at one point we had to keep the strollers and move ahead and there was spaceo only to walk... Cove trail is one way and we had to come back the same way we went... We saw few good spots giving great views of rivers and best for bird watching... Truly enjoyed..

In my opinion this is one of the best parks in South Jersey. It is rather large, and there's plenty of variety to see rather than just wooded trails. There is a skinny land bridge that runs along the Delaware River and eventually leads to a wooden bridge that connects you to the rest of the southwestern portion of the park. It ends up being a pretty long walk, but totally worth the time. It is also a bird watcher's paradise. Two types of birds in particular that we saw where the scarlet tanager and an oriole.

One thing it you should note, it's not particularly stroller friendly. The Cove Trail is tightly packed stones, but there is no pavement. Also no pets or biking allowed. Also I would recommend visiting during low tide. If you do, you can walk along the Delaware River, and you can see more of the cove at the southwestern end.

Great place to get lost. I recently got back into photography and the amount of wildlife here is very satisfying. My first time here I captured photos of deer, woodpeckers, foxes, an owl, eagles, hawks, and so much more. I spent over 3 hours walking the trails and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I will be going back soon!

Alert: No pets allowed. I didn’t notice the sign so I took my dog for a walk with me until a gentleman kindly reminded me of it.

Update 05/12/2021: Today when we hiked on the Cove Trail leading to the far side of the park, we found the trail was almost blocked by wild-grown Japanese knotweed. It’s almost everywhere. And many spots of the board paths have broken spots and wild plants poking out on the paths. So walk with cautions if you want to explore that part.

Updated 12/22/2019: I brought my family and friends for a walk today. This time we passed thru the long boardwalk connecting Delaware Rive and Palmyra Cove. Then I realized there’s a very long boardwalk leading to another side of the cove, where Pennsauken Creek runs thru to Delaware River. We thought we could go around the cove and get back to the nature center from there but couldn’t find a path after about 1/3 miles away from the Pennsauken Creek lookout. So we had to come the same way back.

Nevertheless, it’s very nice walk to enjoy different views and watch wildlife.

I first went here on 12/12/2019. As soon as I parked, I was attracted by the lively beautiful painting of the hawk on the park building!

When I started walking, I enjoyed the nice views of the Delaware River, bridges and park at such a pleasant sunny day. There are lots of access to the river from the trail. You can walk at the sandy shore at low tide time but must watch out as the tide fills up very quickly. This morning before noontime, I was able to walk on the riverside toward another bridge. But when I came back, the sandy walkable edge of the river was filled up with water already. However, I would suggest that you wear shoes to walk on the shore any time as there‘s too much junk washed onshore, you never know what you would step onto.

The boardwalks for birdwatching are really nicely built and maintained. Bring your binoculars or long lenses camera if you are a bird lover.

The trails are very easy for all ages. So I think it’s good for outdoor activities with families.