A visit to New Jersey Parks is a diverse outdoor journey with hundreds of thousands of acres of state and national parks, forests and recreation areas that offer visitors a vast variety of outdoor activities.
Jenny Jump State Forest
New Jersey parks offer many diverse public settings to experience the the outdoors with it's a variety of landscapes including; hiking trails, lakes, mountain climbing, biking, wildlife and camping facilities, and a variety of other less adventuresome experiences that include museums, historic sites, and educational journeys.
There are plenty of things to see and do in New Jersey parks with 42 publicly maintained parks, 11 forests and 3 recreation areas. And with more than 50 historic sites and districts, New Jersey's past is rich with stories to tell. This is evident in the historic homes, landscapes and battlefields where Washington and the Continental Army spent almost half of the American Revolutionary War.
New Jersey State Parks
High Point State Park
Sussex, NJ
(973) 875-4800
High Point State Park was dedicated in 1923 as the first State Park in New Jersey. With 14,218 acres of woodland on Kittatinny Mountain, it includes the state's first Natural Area, the Dryden Kuser Natural Area, the highest elevation cedar swamp of its kind in the world.
Jenny Jump State Forest
Hope, NJ
(908) 459-4366
Panoramic vistas of the Highlands and the Kittatinny Mountains and Valley to the west, and scenic views of the Great Meadows in the east dramatically greet the visitor who climbs the narrow path leading to the top of Jenny Jump Mountain.
Ringwood State Park Ringwood, NJ
(973) 962-7031 Original land and buildings of the once flourishing iron industry developed in 1740 by the Ringwood Company.
New Jersey National Parks
Edwin B. Forsythe National The Refuge
Oceanville, NJ 08231
(609) 652-1665 Protects more than 40,000 acres of southern New Jersey Coastal Habitats and tidal wetlands.
Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area
Sandy Hook, NJ
(732) 872-5970 Offers visitors a blend of historical sites, the nationsa oldest light house, ocean and bay beaches, swimming, hiking, birding, a spectacular holly forest, natural areas, other recreation activities.
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Morris County, NJ
973-425-1222
Consists of 7,600 acres of varied habitats and over the years, the refuge has become a resting and feeding area for more than 244 species of birds. Fox, deer, muskrat, turtles, fish, frogs and a wide variety of wildflowers and plants
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
New Lisbon, NJ
(609) 894-7300
Over one-million acres of farms, forests and wetlands. It contains 56 communities, from hamlets to suburbs, with over 700,000 permanent residents.
Duke Farms - Is a 2,700-acre estate in Hillsborough, New Jersey that is maintained as a model of environmental stewardship and showcases its natural, horticultural, and historic resources to inspire visitors to become informed stewards of the land.
Grounds For Sculpture - A 35-acre park that attracts over 100,000 visitors each year to enjoy the beautiful gardens, the outdoor permanent sculpture collection, indoor seasonal exhibitions, and to learn about contemporary sculpture through a variety of educational programs including workshops for adults and children.
New Jersey County Parks New Jersey has many outstanding county parks. They range from zoos, outdoor nature education centers, lakes, scenic settings with hiking trails, boating, living history farms and everything in between.
Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter. Receive notice of upcoming events, seasonal places to visit, and restaurant information.
