A short wooden footbridge crossing a small stream in a red maple and birch wetland forest, ferns along the banks

Contact — Cheesequake State Park

cheesequakepark.com is an independent informational website. We do not manage the park, issue permits, or respond to trail reports. For anything about the park itself, contact NJDEP directly.

Cheesequake State Park — NJDEP Park Office

Phone: 732-566-2161 (office open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily)
Address: 300 Gordon Road, Matawan, NJ 07747
Email: cheesequake@dep.nj.gov
Nature Center: 732-566-3208
Official website: dep.nj.gov/parksandforests/state-park/cheesequake-state-park/

Report an Emergency or Violation

Emergency: 911
NJDEP emergency and hotline: 1-877-WARN-DEP (1-877-927-6337), also for aggressive bears
Trail problems: the park office, 732-566-2161

Programs and Volunteering

NJDEP's park page lists no friends group for Cheesequake. For nature programs, school field trips and volunteer events such as invasive species removal, contact the Nature Center at 732-566-3208 or cheesequake@dep.nj.gov, or check the NJ State Parks events calendar.

About This Website

Questions or corrections about this site: support@cheesequakepark.com. For anything park-related, use the numbers above.