The rugged Dinner Pot Preserve consists of steep slopes, wet springs and seeps and an unnamed tributary to trout-production waters. The tributary stream runs parallel to Old Turnpike Road (County Road 517) at the base of the steep slopes. The high points of this mountainous preserve range from 390 feet to 565 feet above mean sea level. This property is not easily accessible, but a pull-off is available along Old Turnpike Road.

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Basic Information

Physical Address: 40.691791, -74.761271

Operating Hours and Seasons: Open Dawn till Dusk.

Fees: Raritan Headwaters does not charge a fee to visit our properties. But maintaining and improving nature preserves is expensive, so we welcome donations to help defray our stewardship costs. Thank you for helping our preserves!

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Learn About Dinner Pot Preserve 

This 12-acre tract was donated to the Upper Raritan Watershed Association (now RHA) by Francis McAdoo Jr. and Cynthia McAdoo in 1986 to preserve its conservation and open space values. The property consists of steep slopes, wet springs and seeps and an unnamed tributary to trout-production waters. The tributary stream runs parallel to Old Turnpike Road (County Road 517) at the base of the steep slopes. The slopes range from 390 feet to 565 feet above mean sea level. 

There are no maintained trails on this site due to the character of the landscape. It does, however, provide a scenic view from the Hunterdon County roadway. 

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