Swartswood State Park

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Spend your summer days by the water at Swartswood Lake at Swartswood State Park, helping keep visitors safe while buildi...
04/30/2026

Spend your summer days by the water at Swartswood Lake at Swartswood State Park, helping keep visitors safe while building confidence and leadership skills! 💪

No prior experience? No problem! New Jersey State Park’s will train lifeguards in CPR, Automated External Defibrillators, First Aid and other necessary medical practices. Each lifeguard will also receive a U.S. Lifesaving Association certification.

Lifeguard salaries start at $19 an hour. Junior lifeguard salaries are $17.50 an hour.

🛟Lifeguards develop lasting strengths and qualities including teamwork, leadership, clear communication, preparedness, situational awareness and the ability to remain calm and respond effectively in emergency situations. Applicants must be 16 years of age or older.
🛟Junior lifeguards work on skills training, giving new recruits a head start on their experience. Junior lifeguards cannot perform lifeguard duties for the public until age 16. Applicants must be 15 years old.

To get started, apply online and attend a regional swim and run test.

LIFEGUARD TEST DATES:
Saturday, May 16, 30 & June 13
Kittatinny Regional High School
77 Halsey Road, Newton, NJ 07860

Walk-ins are allowed with a completed lifeguard application form. More detailed information about the Lifeguard employment test including and a permission slip for applicants under 18 can be found here:https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/parksandforests/lifeguard-test-infosheet.pdf

🔗Learn more and apply today at: https://nj.gov/dep/workinparks

Due to the impending winter storm, all New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites will close to visitors at 5 p.m....
01/24/2026

Due to the impending winter storm, all New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites will close to visitors at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24.

Existing camping reservations will be honored, however campers should be prepared for the conditions.

Parks will reopen to visitors for winter activities once maintenance crews complete snowplowing operations.

View the real-time operating status of state parks, forests and historic sites at stateparks.nj.gov

PARK ADVISORY: Swartswood State ParkThe camping area will reopen Friday, Sept. 5 following an ongoing capital project to...
09/04/2025

PARK ADVISORY: Swartswood State Park

The camping area will reopen Friday, Sept. 5 following an ongoing capital project to improve bathroom facilities.

Reservations will be accepted online at: camping.nj.gov

PARK ADVISORY: Swartswood State ParkSwartswood Lake at Swartswood State Park is closed to swimming for the 2025 season.
08/28/2025

PARK ADVISORY: Swartswood State Park

Swartswood Lake at Swartswood State Park is closed to swimming for the 2025 season.

The camping shelters at Swartwood State Park will reopen May 28, 2025. Reservations can be made starting May 23 through ...
05/23/2025

The camping shelters at Swartwood State Park will reopen May 28, 2025. Reservations can be made starting May 23 through October 31, 2025.

⏳ Stay tuned for updates on the availability of tent and group sites as construction nears completion for an ongoing capital project to improve the bathroom facilities.

👉🏻 Reservations can be made by visiting: camping.nj.gov

Water lowering of Swartswood Lake is scheduled to begin October 15, 2024. We will begin to refill March 1, 2025.
09/27/2024

Water lowering of Swartswood Lake is scheduled to begin October 15, 2024. We will begin to refill March 1, 2025.

Thank you for another great season and Happy Labor Day from the Staff at Swartswood State Park. Please join us in congra...
09/02/2024

Thank you for another great season and Happy Labor Day from the Staff at Swartswood State Park. Please join us in congratulating Swartswood lifeguards for taking home the trophy in this year’s northern region lifeguard tournament. Great job!

08/11/2024

Swartswood State Park is closed for swimming until further notice.

An update will be posted on this page when swimming reopens.

04/25/2024

Trailer boat launch on county route 619 will be closed today 4/25 for improvements to the parking lot

06/26/2023

Swartswood swim area will be closed June 28 - July 1 due to staffing shortage.

06/16/2023

Join us for a Lake Ecology Kayak Tour of Swartswood Lake Saturday, June 17, 10 am - 11 am. Space is limited. First come first serve. Kayak rentals available for the tour. $15/hr for single kayak and $20/hr for double. Call the park office and ask for Calvin to reserve a spot. 973-383-5230.

Address

1091 County Road 619
Newton, NJ
07860

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

Telephone

+19733835230

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