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Environmental Education Center (EEC) - Somerset County 8.44 miles
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, NJ
Nestled within 500 acres of the western portion of the Great Swamp, the Environmental Education Center (EEC) at ...
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Location
190 Lord Stirling Road,
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920 -
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Parks & Gardens
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Trails
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyElv Change: Mainly FlatBoardwalksWalking PathsShade/Cover: Ample ShadeShade/Cover: Some Shade Shade/Cover: VariedShade/Cover: WoodedSurface Type: Crushed rockSurface Type: Dirt -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Grace Lord Park 7.29 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
TrailsElv Change: Flat / EasyRugged / RockyWalking PathsShade/Cover: WoodedSurface Type: Dirt -
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Picnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 6.95 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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Trails
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterTrails
Jockey Hollow 4.79 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 -
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Parks & Gardens
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BathroomsTrailsParking Lot(s)
Morristown National Historical Park 1.31 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 10.81 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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Equestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningWalkingSkiing / Snowboarding -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksDog ParksPark (General)Recreation AreasScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
Trails
Trails
TrailsElv Change: Moderate Rugged / RockyShade/Cover: WoodedSurface Type: Dirt -
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Dog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsMonument
Watchung Reservation 10.48 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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Activities
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 -
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BathroomsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)