Multi-Family Homes & Duplexes for Sale in Rancocas Woods, Mount Laurel

Rancocas Woods, locally known as just The Woods, may be camouflaged by a canopy of holly and pine trees, but this Mount Laurel community still attracts commuters who need highway access and families who appreciate retail convenience. “Everyone knows this area of Mount Laurel over here, and how a lot of roads converge,” says Keith Conklin, Associate Broker with Keller Williams Realty. “And because of the roadways that run through here, there’s still development coming.” On the west side, Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike run parallel through the northeast, and on the east side, Rancocas State Park offers more than a thousand acres of secluded trails through preserved lands. To the north, Rancocas Creek flows into the Delaware River, providing even more outdoor recreation. In the early 20th century, the Rancocas Woods area was an amusement park. People traveled to the park by trolley until it was ultimately abandoned. Home development started in the 1940s and 1950s, allowing The Woods to become the residential community that it is today. In the 1980s and 1990s, visitors came from all over to shop for antiques in the neighborhood’s small and wooded downtown strip, but when