cedar run wildlife refuge

Excellent, educational place to take the kids. Staff is friendly, very helpful and knowledgeable about wildlife. Great nature walk too!

A wonderful place to take your children. Adults will also enjoy walking through the forest in the pine lands.You will learn about the animals that are there. And learn how they came there and watch while they are nursed back to either be let back into their natural setting.Or be cared for if they can't. I great place for one and all ..Mostly the animals !!!!

This is a beautiful place to visit in the NJ Pinelands.It is suited for young children, scout troops and people just interested in wild life.My work had a team build here, and all of us adults loved it. The volunteers here truly love their animals and keep them healthy!

Bring the kids but have as much fun as them. Dedicated volunteers help to keep this well-maintained. Much to learn in display area but be sure to visit the animals, many injured, that are being nursed back to health. This is a true hidden gem where everyone can have fun while learning at the same time!

This place is more suited for elementary school class trips and scout troops, but adults can learn something as well. Run mostly by volunteers.

We have lived in the Medford area for almost 30 years, and this place has only gotten better since we first visited. it started out & still is, a refuge for sick 7 injured animals & birds. There is a wide variety of local species ranging from fox to racoons and all kinds of owls & hawks. The volunteer aides are very friendly & knowledgeable about the animals & their history, Cost of admission is nominal & well worth it. It is also very good for those w/short attention spans as you can go thru the trails at your own pace & stay as long [ or short ] amount of time as you want.

Any trip to Cedar Run will result in an increased appreciation for our local wildlife and habitats. You can learn more in one visit here than some classes. The education programs for kids are especially fun and engaging, but the programs for adutls are too. Check out the website, www.cedarrun.org and make sure you check out the facebook.com/cedarrun page.

We have been going to Cedar Run since my 26 year old daughter was 10 years old. I can't say enough about how wonderful a place Cedar Run is!!We went to Cedar Run for several Girl Scout badge workshops for both my daughter's Girl Scout troops. Programs were always top notch and captured the interest of all the girls. Cedar Run also works with Boy Scouts on various Eagle Scout projects. It's great to be near a place that rehabs animals and sends them back into the wild where they belong, or gives them a place if they are unable to return to the wild.The people at Cedar Run, both staff and volunteers, really care about what they do.Now that our daughters are adults and on their own, my husband and I enjoy hiking at Cedar Run and the surrounding area.Check out their website for all their great family activities!!

Amazing and caring family taking care of the animals. Our grandsons really enjoyed taking a trip there with us.

I took my two daughters here today and had a blast with them! We live in a pretty urbanized suburb, so they thoroughly enjoyed getting a little "rustic" by hiking the trails and seeing the animals. The particularly liked the bald eagles and foxes. The staff there were so kind and helpful to myself and by girls. It was so nice to be able to see animals in a relaxed, non-commercialized setting (such as the zoo). I would highly recommend this as a day trip with the kids! We even capped off the day with a quick trip to Fort Medford playground in Bob Meyer Park....just a couple of miles down the road from Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge.

I've lived in the Medford area for over 30 years, and Cedar Run was one of the first places I visited when we moved there. They take in sick and injured local wildlife, and rehabilitate those they can, and keep the ones that aren't able to be released. They have a wonderful program for children, occasional night programs, and their resident wildlife is on display for everyone to enjoy.My husband helped build habitats there many years ago for some of their residents. There are trails throughout the property where one can walk, take a picnic or just relax and enjoy the surroundings. These folks do an incredible work for the community wildlife, and can always use donations and volunteers. A great place to spend a morning or afternoon learning about and seeing "critters" indigenous to area that one would not always have a chance to see.

I am not familiar with the town of Medord, NJ. When I think of it, I think of homes, businesses...a small city-like atmosphere. Well, smack in the middle is a lovely wooded area that goes by the name of Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. Not only can you take sick, injured or misplaced wildlife to them, you can also tour the visitors center and surrounding wooded area of trails and the small zoo-like area where they keep animals that cannot be released back into the wild due to injury or being imprinted as having humans take care of them.On the day I visited, I took a look at the reptiles in the small reptile room--they all have names and are well cared for plus used for education purposes.There are several variations on the trails you can walk. I took part of the white trail that started out the back door of the small Nature Center building that is like a welcome center/gift shop all in one, across the bridge over Cedar Run Lake, looked at the caged animals, then wound through the woods.The trail was about an intermediate length and difficulty. Most any able bodied person could walk it provided they have no issues with walking approxiately a mile. Most the path was clear and flat, but not quite all of it.While walking I heard many birds and saw several--roufous sided towhee, great crested fly catcher, cardinals, blue birds, swallows. I think Cedar Run would be a great place to take the kids or grandkids to learn a little about nature and animals and have a chance to run through the woods and burn some energy.I went as a lone, middle-aged woman and felt perfectly safe there and managed the trail I walked with no problems. No mosquitoes even bothered me on the day I was there. (Early June)There is a $5 fee for adults, I think it's less for children but am not sure.My only small complaint is that the animal hospital/cage area is not well marked...I wasn't exactly sure where to go if I wanted to take the part of the white trail that went in the opposite direction of where I went. It would also be nice to have either a printed brochure or signage along the trails to identify the many birds heard and seen.

So one Sunday afternoon the family and I wanted to go somewhere but didn't know where. We look at our GPS and found the Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge and decided to check it out. As we approached the location down a dirt road you almost think that there is nothing down there but then at the end of the road you see the Wildlife Refuge. We had to park in the additional parking lot area which was not far from the entrance. We entered and paid the low fee and decided to take one of the trails over to the animal area. The trail was nice, well marked and had signs with different facts along the route. The animal area was nice, there were many animals there that you could see. After spending some time at the animal area we walked the other half of the trail back to the main building. It was fun, interesting and the price was right for a small adventure into the woods.

I really like this place for an afternoon adventure with grandchildren. I buy a family annual pass and use it whenever the kids are visiting and need to get out of the house - no matter the season. While the children are exploring inside the main building, grandparents can easily find a comfortable couch until the kids are ready for some outdoor adventure. They get to roam through the wooded area and across a bridge as we tag along to see all the animals that are being rehabbed. Some are life-time residents as they could no longer survive in the open. Kids and adults of all ages seem to enjoy the exploring of the area. They also offer special programs during the year.

If you love animals you must visit this refuge. People are fabulous givers. They educate you on many animals. Best ever volunteers and staff. Go take kids for enjoyable afternoon.