Reading Time: 5 minutesStephens State Park in Hackettstown, New Jersey, combines camping, wooded hiking trails, and picnic areas beside the Musconetcong River. You can plan a day visit or stay overnight and explore from the campground. I visited Stephens for a weekend of camping and hiking. This guide shares my experience, original photos,
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you into hiking? Do you think fossils are neat? If so, the Fossil Trail Hike at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) in the Delaware Water Gap (PA) is for you. This fun hiking trail offers the added bonus of seeing actual fossils. Right off the hiking trail is
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Reading Time: 4 minutesButtermilk Falls is New Jersey’s highest waterfall. This waterfall is located in the northern part of the Garden State and is in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. A stunning area of natural beauty, Buttermilk Falls provides visitors with a breathtaking view of a cascading stream that winds through
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you looking for a shorter hike in an easily accessible area with a waterfall? Look no further than Washington Valley Park, NJ! This Somerset County park, in an area known as Chimney Rock, has many hiking options. Our hike (see map, details, and a short video below) was under
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Reading Time: 5 minutesJenny Jump by Mountain Lake in Warren County has trails that offer a fun out-and-back hike over the mountains west of the lake. For accessible hiking that mostly avoids large crowds, try the Mountain Lake Trail and the southern portion of the Jenny Jump Trail. These trails have elevation changes,
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Reading Time: 7 minutesNew Jersey has some great trails to explore, whether you’re an experienced hiker or just starting out. From scenic views of the Delaware Water Gap to seeing wildlife on the Highlands Trail or taking easier hikes around a natural lake, there’s something for everyone. So grab your hiking boots, and
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Reading Time: 9 minutesNJ Highlands Trail – Hike 5 began at the former rail station in Califon, NJ, and ended at Harrington Park, just northwest of Long Valley, NJ. Much of the hike is easy walking on the Columbia Trail, but it takes a wild walk in the woods after passing Long Valley.
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Reading Time: 7 minutesNJ Highlands Trail – Hike 4 began at the Spruce Run Parking Area near Rt. 31. This is a perfect beginning or end spot for a hike on the Highlands Trail as there is ample parking, it is near a highway, and you get nice views of Spruce Run Creek
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Reading Time: 9 minutesThis Lacawac Sanctuary 5-mile hike covered sections of 8 different trails. The trek showed many of Lacawac’s best areas and included two lakes, two ponds, a beaver, ducks, and an active osprey nest. Lacawac Sanctuary is over 500 acres of preserved land in Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) and contains diverse features
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Reading Time: 8 minutesNJ Highlands Trail – Hike 3 began at Tunnel Rd. and concluded at Rt. 31. The Highlands Trail runs from the Delaware River to the Hudson River with sections in New Jersey and New York. The trail is almost 170 miles long with over 120 miles in the state of
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