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All the United States New Jersey The Faery Cave
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The Faery Cave

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

Great Meadows, New Jersey

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Faery Cave is completely untamed, located along a path with no kiosks, signs, or flattened walkways. The cave's entrance is 15 feet wide and six feet high, with a total depth of around 30 feet. Around 15 feet in, the cave narrows and the ceiling drops, but it's still easily traversable with a little hunching down.

At the end of the cave, visitors will find a small room that may be possible to enter. This small chamber is where Lenape Indian artifacts were uncovered during a 1936 excavation. The cave then cuts to the right and becomes two narrow upward shafts. 

Caution should always be used when traversing the cave. 

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The cave is on a much longer hiking loop through Jenny Jump, but there is parking availability on dirt and a very bumpy lot at Ghost Pond. Look towards the woods from the lot at the edge of the pond, there is a faint but visible path entrance.

From there, it is a leisurely but rocky 4-minute hike along the waterline. The cave opening will be visible to the right and up a short incline of rock. 

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