The new open space comprises a significant expanse of woodlands, with approximately 1000 feet of access along both sides of the South Branch of the Raritan River, providing expanded opportunities for fishing, hunting, and hiking, and protection for the diverse wildlife of the region. Protecting forested land is an effective way to improve water quality and forests are a vital component in protecting streams and rivers. Acquisition of this property maintains a critical area of watershed protection land in the upper South Branch.

The new acquisition is accessible from Bartley Road and from the Columbia Trail, the railbed of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge Branch. This trail extends due south along the South Branch of the Raritan River, to High Bridge Borough, Hunterdon County, affording many opportunities to observe wild flowers and migrating birds in the Spring. By using other county trails and some local roads, one can travel by foot or bike along the Columbia Trail between the South Branch Wildlife Management area and Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area, and Voorhees State Park approximately 13 miles to the south.