A new Nature and Interpretive Center, dedicated to the richness of cultural, historical and natural resources of the Marsh, is located at 157 Wescott Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08610.

There is a canoe launch at Watson Woods. Please use care when near water; currents can be swift and dangerous. Consult Tidal Information before setting out.

For more information about the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, scheduled field trips, guides, etc. see Friends for the Marsh.

Additional resources include the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. For more information call 1-800-445-4935 or visit their web site at Partnership for a Delaware Estuary.

This trail system, part of John Roebling Memorial Park and the Mercer County Park System, offers an easy walk along the Watson Wood Trail and Abbott Bluffs trail, past the oldest house in Mercer County, called the Watson House,to a viewpoint over the marsh by the Abbott house site. The Abbott Brook trail is a loop through the wooded swamp and wet woods bordering the tidal marsh.

Watson Woods Entrance:

• Take Interstate 295 to Exit 61A, (Arena Drive).
• Take Arena Drive to the second light, and turn right onto Woodside Avenue.
• Follow Woodside Avenue four tenths of a mile to South Broad Street, turn right, follow South Broad to the third traffic light, and turn left onto West Park Avenue.
• In 6 blocks turn left onto Westcott Ave.
• Turn right at the sign for Hamilton Trenton Marsh, and follow the dirt road to the pullout or the parking area at the end of the road.

Independence Avenue Entrance:

• As above, but go only 5 blocks on West Park and turn left onto Independence Avenue.
• Park by the Abbott Historical Marker on the right.
• The trail entrance is just before the Interstate overpass.