I was wondering if anyone ever visited helmetta pond. I read in an old post it is a pine barrens island in midlesex county in the town of jamesburg. I am an auto tech at a hyundai dealer and when we are sent to school for training we go to the hyundai regional training center on 535 in jamesburg. So the next time I go to school I want to check it out. If was just wondering if it was worth checking out. Thanks dave.
helmetta pond
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Check this out...
http://www.google.com/local?f=q&hl=...ll=40.380617,-74.434283&spn=0.007715,0.021458
Certainly looks like an interesting area. Almost looks as though to the west of the lake there are neighborhood streets that have been overgrown. Maybe a development that never was?
Then there's this to the south:
http://www.google.com/local?f=q&hl=...&ll=40.367081,-74.43733&spn=0.007717,0.021458
Almost looks like abandoned/overgrown bogs doesn't it?
http://www.google.com/local?f=q&hl=...ll=40.380617,-74.434283&spn=0.007715,0.021458
Certainly looks like an interesting area. Almost looks as though to the west of the lake there are neighborhood streets that have been overgrown. Maybe a development that never was?
Then there's this to the south:
http://www.google.com/local?f=q&hl=...&ll=40.367081,-74.43733&spn=0.007717,0.021458
Almost looks like abandoned/overgrown bogs doesn't it?
Badfish740 said:
Jeez, can you imagine what the neighborhood kids have done to the woods? Forts and paths everywhere. Bike ramps and candy wrappers. Sex books and soda bottles. Fire pits and beer cans.
I know that pond, I used to live up there. There are some nice woods near the pond, if I remember correctly they are preserved by the county as open space. I'm not sure if I would call it part of the pine barrens, it's pretty far north. The swampy area does look like a cedar swamp in the pines, though. I went fishing there, there were bluegills and pickerel. I believe those are abandoned cranberry bogs in the aerial pics. If you do go up there watch your speed, speedtraps all over that town.