Newton Creek Information
Location: Oaklyn/Collingswood, NJ. Camden County
Size: ??? acres (per The New Jersey Angler magazine, it is "40 plus acres", but looks much larger than that)
Depth: 1 to 9 feet
Ramp and Parking: Has a single boat ramp with a decent incline, but it drops off at an angle (away from the bridge). Has adequate parking for our club. Not a lot of room to pull boats up along the shoreline.
Motor Limits: Electric trolling motors only.
Comments: Being a dammed up creek (Newton Creek), it is a long, narrow body of water. It has several sections separated by bridges that you can pass under (some require removing pedestal seats). Almost the entire lake is surrounded by park land and walking paths (few houses
or streets directly next to the lake). Much of the shoreline is lined with pads or overhanging bushes.
Need for Morning Quiet?: No
Directions: From the south: Take Rt 55 north to Rt 42 north to Rt 130 north. Follow Rt 130 north for 1.3 miles and turn right onto Collings Avenue. Follow Collings Avenue to the first traffic light at Rt 30/White Horse Pike. Turn right onto Rt 30 and follow that for a
very short distance until you see the Newton Lake Park entrance on the left (apartment towers are on the left just before entrance road). Turn into the park entrance road and immediately turn right into the boat ramp parking lot. (If you take this route home, note that where Collings Avenue meets Rt 130, you need to go ACROSS Rt 130 [no left turn permitted] and then immediately make a left turn down the first side street which merges back onto Rt 130 south.) From the east: Follow
Rt 30 west (White Horse Pike) through the town of Oaklyn (which is 11 miles past Berlin). Shortly after passing through Oaklyn, you cross a small bridge that goes over the lake. The Newton Lake Park entrance is right after that on the right. You will see apartment towers on the right just after the park entrance road. Turn into the park entrance road and immediately turn right into the boat ramp parking lot.
Club Record: 17" Largemouth Bass 8-25-2013 Jake Sponheimer
Size: ??? acres (per The New Jersey Angler magazine, it is "40 plus acres", but looks much larger than that)
Depth: 1 to 9 feet
Ramp and Parking: Has a single boat ramp with a decent incline, but it drops off at an angle (away from the bridge). Has adequate parking for our club. Not a lot of room to pull boats up along the shoreline.
Motor Limits: Electric trolling motors only.
Comments: Being a dammed up creek (Newton Creek), it is a long, narrow body of water. It has several sections separated by bridges that you can pass under (some require removing pedestal seats). Almost the entire lake is surrounded by park land and walking paths (few houses
or streets directly next to the lake). Much of the shoreline is lined with pads or overhanging bushes.
Need for Morning Quiet?: No
Directions: From the south: Take Rt 55 north to Rt 42 north to Rt 130 north. Follow Rt 130 north for 1.3 miles and turn right onto Collings Avenue. Follow Collings Avenue to the first traffic light at Rt 30/White Horse Pike. Turn right onto Rt 30 and follow that for a
very short distance until you see the Newton Lake Park entrance on the left (apartment towers are on the left just before entrance road). Turn into the park entrance road and immediately turn right into the boat ramp parking lot. (If you take this route home, note that where Collings Avenue meets Rt 130, you need to go ACROSS Rt 130 [no left turn permitted] and then immediately make a left turn down the first side street which merges back onto Rt 130 south.) From the east: Follow
Rt 30 west (White Horse Pike) through the town of Oaklyn (which is 11 miles past Berlin). Shortly after passing through Oaklyn, you cross a small bridge that goes over the lake. The Newton Lake Park entrance is right after that on the right. You will see apartment towers on the right just after the park entrance road. Turn into the park entrance road and immediately turn right into the boat ramp parking lot.
Club Record: 17" Largemouth Bass 8-25-2013 Jake Sponheimer