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Branch Brook Park 9.10 miles
Branch Brook Park, the nation's first county park, is located in the North Ward of Newark, between the neighborhood...
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Location
Park Ave. & Lake St.
Newark, New Jersey 07102 -
Activities
FishingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
Parks & Gardens
County ParksGardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Has TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyFitness Trail Walking Paths
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 7.02 miles
The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum is a historic woodlands garden and educational institution. We promote an understandin...
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Location
324 Forest Drive South,
Short Hills, NJ 07078 -
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HikingJogging / RunningWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / ArboretumPark (General) -
Trails
Has TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking Paths
Cross Estate Gardens 13.07 miles
Bernardsville, Somerset County, NJ
The Gardens comprise formal and native gardens, a wisteria-covered pergola, and a mountain laurel allee. The Cross ...
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Location
61 Jockey Hollow Road,
Bernardsville, New Jersey 07924 -
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Parks & Gardens
Gardens / Arboretum -
Trails
Has TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking Paths
Essex County Rose Garden 4.17 miles
Established in 1959 through a joint effort of the New Jersey Rose Society and the Essex County Parks Department, th...
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Location
Watchung Avenue,
Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003 -
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Parks & Gardens
County ParksGardens / Arboretum
Frelinghuysen Arboretum 6.40 miles
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, a lovely 127 acre tract now surrounded by busy highways and office parks was once Whip...
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Location
353 East Hanover Avenue,
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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HikingJogging / RunningWalking -
Parks & Gardens
County ParksGardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Has TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking Paths
Greater Newark Conservancy 9.85 miles
Greater Newark Conservancy promotes environmental stewardship to improve the quality of life in New Jerseys urban c...
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Location
32 Prince St
Newark, NJ 07103 -
Activities
Walking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / ArboretumPark (General)
Greenwood Gardens 5.78 miles
Greenwood Gardens is preserving the gardens, architecture and landscape of Greenwood for the education and delight ...
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Location
274 Old Short Hills Road,
Short Hills, NJ 07078 -
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Walking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / Arboretum -
Trails
Has Trails
Laurelwood Arboretum 11.67 miles
Laurelwood Arboretum is a 30-acre botanically diverse property located in Wayne Township in northern New Jersey. La...
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Location
725 Pines Lake Drive West
Wayne, NJ 07470 -
Activities
HikingWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Has TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking Paths
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens 6.89 miles
Located at the base of the 7 1/2 acre Mountainside Park, the iris gardens contain over 14,000 irises of approximate...
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Location
474 Upper Mountain Ave
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 -
Activities
Walking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / Arboretum -
Trails
Has TrailsWalking Paths
Reeves-Reed Arboretum 6.89 miles
A 13.5 acre National Historic Landmark featuring award-winning gardens and woodland trails, and offering horticultu...
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Location
165 Hobart Avenue,
Summit, New Jersey 07901 -
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Walking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / Arboretum -
Trails
Has Trails
Van Vleck House and Gardens 5.87 miles
The Van Vleck House & Gardens originated as a 12-acre private estate more than 140 years ago when Joseph Van Vleck ...
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Location
21 Van Vleck Street
Montclair, NJ 07042 -
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Walking -
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / ArboretumPark (General) -
Trails
Has TrailsElv Change: Flat / Easy