15 Amazing Outdoor Hangout Spots in New Jersey
If you’re looking for spots to hang your hammock, get outside (safely!) with friends and family, or just chill for the day, this is the article for you. Check out this list of outdoor hangout spots, which has everything from fields with a city view, to short hikes that will take you to a waterfall. […]
Enter a Photographer’s Dream at Sayen House and Gardens
A park-like setting with a gazebo, a covered bridge, ponds and a small waterfall are a feast for the eyes.
Mercer County Park: a Central Jersey Oasis
This four-square mile county park may be small, but it’s mighty!
Exploring Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
This spot is the perfect place to go when you need to get out and be one with nature while taking photos of some of the most amazing birds in the Garden State.
Central Jersey’s Serene Plainsboro Preserve
The five miles of well-marked trails in this local park offer nine different length options for every style of hiker.
Visiting Ocean County’s Wells Mills County Park
Wells Mills Park really is a feast for the senses and a Jersey Shore gem.
Deep in the Pine Barrens: Franklin Parker Preserve
Walk through cranberry bogs and old blueberry fields on this amazing South Jersey hike.
The Wildlife of Davidson’s Mill Pond Park
The real hidden gems in New Jersey are the hundreds of small county and township parks tucked into the neighborhoods all over our state.
Visit the Largest of the Natural Lands’ Preserves, Home to Turkey Point Bridge
Explore this wild South Jersey gem for hiking, birding, or night photography.
South Jersey’s Maurice River Bluffs Preserve
If you’re looking for a quiet escape in South Jersey and a chance to observe birds, climb on some concrete ruins, or a quiet walk along the river, this is definitely a place you’ll want on your list.
Discover Miquin Woods in Hunterdon County
Hike and explore Miquin Woods Preserve, a little jewel in the Hunterdon County Park System.
Visiting New Jersey Farms and Animal Sanctuaries
Looking for something new to do in the Garden State? Try visiting New Jersey’s farm and animal sanctuaries!
A Day Trip: Explore Two Abandoned Spots in Bergen County
Follow Our Writer I think my love of abandoned places goes back to my childhood. Every day after school my best friend and I would take off on our bikes to some of the last remnants of Old Motor Parkway on Long Island to explore this relic from 1908. Something about the crumbling highway and […]
Hiking Through the Unexpected Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey
Follow Our Writer Previous Next Follow on AllTrails In 1961 ecology was not a “thing”; people weren’t talking about conservation and natural habitats for wildlife in the general population. Most people were discussed consumerism and modernization. Cavit and Hope Sawyer Buyukmichi weren’t like most people. In 1961 they purchased land in rural Buena Vista Township […]
Exploring Abandoned Spot of Dickerson Mine Preserve
Follow Our Writer Previous Next Follow on AllTrails New Jersey has a long history of mining minerals such as: iron, copper, and zinc. Mining began here in the 1600’s when Dutch settlers first started searching for copper along the Delaware. In Mine Township in Morris County, Dickerson Mine Preserve is a 280-acre park featuring nine […]
Search for Mushrooms Abbott’s Marsh & Bordentown Bluffs Trail
Follow Our Writer Previous Next Follow on AllTrails “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” – Napoleon Bonaparte. When Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo in 1815, he was exiled to the island of Elba; but did you know his brother Joseph was much more fortunate? He fled to the US and established a 60-acre […]
Mount Rose Preserve
Follow Our Writer Previous Next Follow on AllTrails In 1958 Western Electric, later to become AT&T, built the nation’s first corporate campus for research and education on Carter Road in Hopewell Township. One of the many advances to come out of this facility is lasers. In 2016 this campus was torn down and became a […]