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Branch Brook Park 4.97 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 -
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BirdwatchingFishingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksGardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Trails
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyGardensPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 5.91 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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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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Gardens / ArboretumPark (General) -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Eagle Rock Reservation 1.74 miles
Eagle Rock Reservation is a 408.33-acre tract of wooded land located in the central section of Essex County on the ...
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Location
Prospect Ave & Eagle Rock Ave,
West Orange, NJ 07052, USA -
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HikingMountain Biking -
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Trails
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Amenities
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TrailsMonument
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm 12.57 miles
Fosterfields offers an incomparable opportunity to experience our agricultural heritage, providing through its livi...
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73 Kahdena Rd
Morristown, NJ 07960 -
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HikingWalking -
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Elv Change: Flat / EasyWalking Paths -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaParking Lot(s)
Frelinghuysen Arboretum 9.80 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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Activities
BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksGardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
Amenities
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Garret Mountain Reservation 8.48 miles
Woodland Park, Passaic County, NJ
Garret Mountain Reservation, a 568-acre recreational area, situated more than 500 feet above sea level provides swe...
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Location
8 Mountain Ave,
Woodland Park, NJ 07424 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Attractions
Equestrian Center -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Sports Plus
Sports Plus
Equestrian Center -
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Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyFitness Trail Walking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
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Amenities
Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsCar Top Boat Launch OnlyPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Grace Lord Park 11.11 miles
A steep wooded gorge in the middle of Boonton, with waterfalls on the Rockaway River, a footbridge, and a trail tha...
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Location
Essex Ave and Plane St.
Boonton, New Jersey 07005 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
Municiple / City ParkPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Trails
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Picnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 11.85 miles
A twelve square mile wetland refuge twenty-six miles from Times Square, with close to eleven and a half miles of fo...
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Location
Helen C Fenske Visitor Center
32 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
National ParkLand PreserveRecreation AreasWildlife Management AreasScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterTrails
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 9.13 miles
The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center (GSOEC), situated on 45 acres on the eastern end of the Great Swamp Nation...
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Location
247 Southern Blvd,
Chatham Township, NJ 07928 -
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BirdwatchingHikingWalking -
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Parks & Gardens
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Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyBoardwalksGuided / Nature trailWalking PathsShade/Cover: Ample ShadeShade/Cover: Wooded -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Greystone Woods Disc Golf Course 12.86 miles
Morris Plains, Morris County, NJ
Greystone Woods is the first 18 hole Disc Golf Course in Morris County, NJ. A beautiful course with a wide variety ...
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Location
Reservoir Road,
Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 -
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Disc Golf / Frisbee GolfHikingWalking -
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Disc / Frisbee Golf Course -
Sports Plus
Sports Plus
Disc / Frisbee Golf Course -
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Trails
Rugged / RockyShade/Cover: Wooded -
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Amenities
Disc / Frisbee Golf CourseParking Lot(s)
Hemlock Falls 3.30 miles
The 25 foot Hemlock Falls are found within the South Mountain Reservation (Essex County). Leaving from the Summit F...
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Location
South Mountain Reservation, Essex County -
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HikingJogging / RunningWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Trails
Rugged / RockyWalking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
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Amenities
Picnic / Sitting AreaParking Lot(s)
Jockey Hollow 14.70 miles
The Morristown encampment ground, where the Continental Army wintered in 1777 and again through the brutal winter o...
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Location
586 Tempe Wick Road
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
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Trails
TrailsSurface Type: Dirt -
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BathroomsTrailsParking Lot(s)
Laurelwood Arboretum 13.27 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 -
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BirdwatchingHikingWalking -
Parks & Gardens
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Gardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
Amenities
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Lewis Morris County Park 14.55 miles
Lewis Morris CP includes a lake recreation area, Parcourse Exercise Circuit, three ballfields, a group camping area...
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Location
270 Mendham Road,
Morristown, NJ 07960 -
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Activities
BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningMountain BikingPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalkingSwimming -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksDog ParksPark (General) -
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Trails
TrailsFitness Trail Some are challengingShade/Cover: Wooded -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBeachBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyDog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Liberty State Park 13.00 miles
Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Liberty State Park is a green oasis in the middle of Metropolitan northern New Jersey. With the Manhattan skyline, ...
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Location
Freedom Way,
Jersey City, NJ 07305 -
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BirdwatchingFishingHikingPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Museum / Gallery -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
State ParkHistoric AreaPark (General) -
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Trails
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Morristown National Historical Park 10.58 miles
Four separate sites around Morristown commemorating the Continental Army's winter encampment of December 1779 to Ju...
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Location
30 Washington Place
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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Parks & Gardens
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BathroomsGardensTrailsMonumentParking Lot(s)
South Mountain Reservation 3.60 miles
The largest park in the Essex County system at 2,110 acres, between the first and second Watchung ridges, with an O...
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Location
South Orange Avenue and Cherry Lane,
West Orange, New Jersey 07052 -
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Activities
Equestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningWalkingSkiing / Snowboarding -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksDog ParksPark (General)Recreation AreasScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Trails
TrailsElv Change: Moderate Rugged / RockyShade/Cover: WoodedSurface Type: Dirt -
Amenities
Amenities
Dog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsMonument
Thielke Arboretum 13.84 miles
Over a mile of trail loops through wetland forest at the Thielke Arboretum, linking perennial pollinator gardens, f...
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Location
460 Doremus Avenue,
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452 -
Activities
Activities
BirdwatchingFishingHikingPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
Gardens / ArboretumMuniciple / City ParkPark (General) -
Trails
Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyGuided / Nature trailWalking PathsShade/Cover: Ample ShadeShade/Cover: Wooded -
Amenities
Amenities
BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Tripod Rock / Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area 12.69 miles
The hike up to Tripod Rock, as well as around all the trails in Pyramid Mountain, is just amazing.
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Location
Rt 511
Kinnelon, New Jersey 07405 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackHiking -
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Trails
TrailsRugged / RockyShade/Cover: Wooded -
Amenities
Amenities
BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterTrails
Van Saun County Park 14.68 miles
Within its 146 acres, Van Saun County Park offers a wide-range of activities that is sure to please the entire fami...
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Location
216 Forest Avenue,
Paramus, New Jersey 07652 -
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Activities
BirdwatchingFishingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Attractions
Sprayground / Splashground -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksDog ParksPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyFitness Trail Walking PathsShade/Cover: WoodedSurface Type: Crushed rockSurface Type: Paved -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsDog Park / Dog AreaNature / Environmental CenterPetting Zoo/Regular Zoo/AnimalsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)Sprayground / Splashground
Watchung Reservation 9.91 miles
Mountainside, Union County, NJ
As the largest park in Union County, the 2,000+ acre Watchung Reservation is a massive outdoor playground design...
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Location
452 New Providence Road,
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackHikingPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyElv Change: Moderate BoardwalksRugged / RockyGuided / Nature trailSome are challengingWalking PathsShade/Cover: Ample ShadeShade/Cover: VariedShade/Cover: WoodedSurface Type: DirtSurface Type: Paved -
Amenities
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BathroomsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)