Makepeace Lake Wildlife Management Area

Makepeace Lake WMA
📍 Hamilton & Mullica Townships, Atlantic County
11,727 acres
Pinelands forest
Visit for:
🦉WILDLIFE VIEWING
Unique pinelands vegetation and herptiles, including Pine Barrens tree frogs are found on the tract. Warblers and other songbirds in migration can be seen along the lake edge and in wetland and upland habitats. Barred owls hunt the shoreline. Many different species of damsel and dragonflies utilize the lake. Wood frogs and spring peepers can be quite loud here at times.
🐟FISHING
The 300-acre shallow impoundment was once used as a source of water for cranberry bogs and is only about four feet deep. Game fish populations are limited to pickerel and yellow bullheads. Cartop boats may be launched from Elwood/Weymouth Road.
🦆WATERFOWL
The lake supports a breeding population of black ducks and wood ducks, and a variety of waterfowl winter on the lake or use it during migration. A cartop launch is available for waterfowl hunters or anglers.
🦌HUNTING & TRAPPING
Oak-pine forests provide habitat for white-tailed deer, rabbits, and woodcock. The area provides good deer hunting opportunities and small game hunting is available. Beaver, otter, and upland furbearers are found in the area.
🎯RANGES
There is a range for shotgun (fine-shot only) and a 100 yard muzzleloader range, where muzzleloaders, shotguns, and rimfire rifles can be sighted-in.
🚶‍♀️ACCESS
Access to the property is from Elmwood-Weymouth Road near Egg Harbor City and from the Black Horse Pike via Tamminen Rd. Be advised to not drive through sugar sand without four-wheel drive and lower tire pressure.
Owned by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Fish & Wildlife, the Wildlife Management Area System is comprised of more than 360,000 acres in 122 areas throughout the state, which is more than 44% of New Jersey’s state-owned public open space. WMAs are maintained and supported with funding from hunting and fishing license sales, the Federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program and the Wildlife Habitat Supporter Program.
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WMAs are patrolled by NJ Fish & Wildlife Conservation Police Officers to ensure public safety. If you see violations while visiting a WMA, please call the 24-hour DEP hotline at 877-WARN-DEP (877-927-6337).
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