- Park opens daily at 7:00am year round
- Closing time is 7:30PM October 28, 7:00PM October 29-31 and 5:30PM November 1-January 17
- Battery Lewis open Saturday 10:00AM-3:00PM and Sunday 1:00PM-3:00PM
- Tours offered on Saturday and Sunday
- Park features cabin camping, cross country ski trails, fishing, and trails for walking, hiking, biking, and horseback riding
- Parking
- ADA accessible
- Free
Battery Lewis and Navesink Military Reservation
1402 Portland Road, Highlands , NJ 07732
732-842-4000
Situated in Hartshorne Woods Park, Battery Lewis and the Navesink Military Reservation are among a number of different land and air-based military installations intended to defend New York Harbor and surrounding areas. During WWII, batteries for artillery were constructed on the site including Battery Lewis, a 600-foot casemated battery consisting of two 16-inch caliber gun emplacements connected by a corridor housing ammunition storage and power rooms. Still extant today, the concrete and earth encasements or bunkers protected personnel and equipment. During the Cold War era when strategic air power and nuclear weapons were on the rise, the site served as a missile defense and command center fitted with radar, computers, and electronic plotting devices. The Navesink Military Reservation is listed in the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Visitors are welcome to tour Battery Lewis, the only 16-inch gun battery in New Jersey, view a WWII naval gun from the Battleship New Jersey, and explore 14 miles of extensive trails.
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
- Take a guided tour of Battery Lewis
- Hike, bike, or stroll along 14 miles of the most extensive and challenging trails in the Park System
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