Wharton State Forest is the largest single tract of land within the New Jersey State Park System. It contains in excess of 110,000 acres in Atlantic, Burlington, and Camden counties. Located in the heart of the Pine Barrens, about 20 miles northwest of Atlantic City and approximately 40 miles southeast of Philadelphia, the area is conveniently accessible from the Atlantic City Expressway, the Garden State Parkway and U.S. Routes 30 and 206.