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N.J. to charge state park entrance fees again after three-year hiatus

July 1 marks the first time since 2020, the start of the pandemic, that visitors will have to pay to enter Batsto Village, Atsion Recreation Area, Washington Crossing, and 16 other parks or forests.

File: A family walks along Batsto Lake, part of Wharton State Forest, in Hammonton, N.J. The state plans to begin charging a $5 per car entrance fee at the Batsto visitor center starting July 1, 2024, after a three-year hiatus.
File: A family walks along Batsto Lake, part of Wharton State Forest, in Hammonton, N.J. The state plans to begin charging a $5 per car entrance fee at the Batsto visitor center starting July 1, 2024, after a three-year hiatus.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer