NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry- Island Beach State Park

“Meet Ellie” (watch on VIMEO, 0 minutes and 55 seconds, all ages)

Meet Ellie, a Northern Diamondback Terrapin; learn what we like to eat and where we live!

Shaped by storms and tides, Island Beach State Park is a barrier island stretching for 10 miles between the restless Atlantic Ocean and the historic Barnegat Bay. It is maintained by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Parks and Forests Division.