Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park
Double Trouble State Park offers an outstanding example of the Pine Barrens ecosystem and a window into the Pine Barrens history. The park provides the protection and interpretation of over 8000 acres of significant natural, cultural, and recreational resources representative of the Pinelands National Reserve.
Its location and resource base afford an opportunity to introduce visitors to southern New Jersey's natural and cultural heritage. Both the natural environment, consisting of a high quality Pinelands watershed, and an extremely well preserved historic village associated with New Jersey cranberry agriculture and Atlantic White Cedar logging and milling industries are available to visitors at Double Trouble State Park.
There are conflicting stories about the naming of Double Trouble. Most of the common legends centered around the dam on Cedar Creek. The earliest story attributes the name to Thomas Potter who coined the words "Double Trouble" after spring rains washed out the dam two times in one season.
A more colorful legend involves local muskrats that persisted in gnawing at the dam, which caused frequent leaks. Such leaks gave rise to the alarm "Here's trouble", upon which workmen would rush to repair the leak. One day two breaks were discovered and one worker overheard the shout "Here's double trouble". Whatever the origin of the name, most sources suggest that the unusual title was born with the start of the cranberry industry.