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Branch Brook Park 12.95 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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Park Ave. & Lake St.
Newark, New Jersey 07102 -
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BirdwatchingFishingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyGardensPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Chimney Rock / Washington Valley park 12.34 miles
Somerville, Somerset County, NJ
Chimney Rock / Washington Valley park contains many wooded areas great for mountain biking and hiking, along with a...
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Somerville, New Jersey 08876 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingMountain BikingWalkingSkiing / Snowboarding -
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Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 4.76 miles
The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum is a historic woodlands garden and educational institution. We promote an understandin...
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324 Forest Drive South,
Short Hills, NJ 07078 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Eagle Rock Reservation 10.86 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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Prospect Ave & Eagle Rock Ave,
West Orange, NJ 07052, USA -
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TrailsMonument
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm 6.64 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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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaParking Lot(s)
Frelinghuysen Arboretum 5.18 miles
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, a lovely 127 acre tract now surrounded by busy highways and office parks was once Whip...
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353 East Hanover Avenue,
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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County ParksGardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyWalking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 2.72 miles
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in Morris County, New Jersey. Established in 1960, it is one of...
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Location
Helen C Fenske Visitor Center
32 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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National ParkLand PreserveRecreation AreasWildlife Management AreasScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterTrails
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center (GSOEC), situated on 45 acres on the eastern end of the Great Swamp Nation...
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247 Southern Blvd,
Chatham Township, NJ 07928 -
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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 8.65 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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Reservoir Road,
Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 -
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Disc Golf / Frisbee GolfHikingWalking -
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Disc / Frisbee Golf CourseParking Lot(s)
Hemlock Falls 6.92 miles
The 25 foot Hemlock Falls are found within the South Mountain Reservation (Essex County). Leaving from the Summit F...
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South Mountain Reservation, Essex County -
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HikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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Picnic / Sitting AreaParking Lot(s)
Leonard J. Buck Garden 11.29 miles
Far Hills, Somerset County, NJ
Leonard J. Buck Garden is one of the premier rock gardens in the eastern United States consisting of a series of al...
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11 Layton Road
Far Hills, New Jersey 07931 -
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BirdwatchingHikingWalking -
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TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyBoardwalksWalking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Lewis Morris County Park 7.27 miles
Lewis Morris CP includes a lake recreation area, Parcourse Exercise Circuit, three ballfields, a group camping area...
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270 Mendham Road,
Morristown, NJ 07960 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningMountain BikingPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalkingSwimming -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBeachBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyDog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Lord Stirling Park 6.00 miles
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, NJ
Lord Stirling Park is located in Basking Ridge, NJ, within the western portion of the Great Swamp Basin of the Pass...
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Location
190 Lord Stirling Road,
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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County ParksPark (General)Land PreserveScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyBoardwalksWalking PathsShade/Cover: Wooded -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
South Mountain Reservation 6.65 miles
South Mountain Reservation, covering 2,110 acres, is a nature reserve that is part of the Essex County Park System ...
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Location
W South Orange Ave, Short Hills, NJ 07078 -
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Equestrian / HorsebackHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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Dog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsShooting / Archery rangeMonument