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| Park | Trail Uses | Trail Miles | Region | County | State |
Dogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farny State Park |
Hiking X-C skiing |
30 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | |
| High Point State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
29.5 miles | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | |
| Jenny Jump State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
4.7 miles | Kittatinnies | Warren | NJ | |
| Jockey Hollow | Hiking | 9 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | |
| Pequannock Watershed | Hiking | 24.1 miles | Bearfort Ridge and Wawayanda | Passaic | NJ | |
| Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Pequest Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | 0 miles | Kittatinnies | Warren | NJ | |
| DeKorte Park [Hackensack Meadowlands] | Hiking | 3.5 miles | Watchungs | Bergen | NJ | |
| Long Pond Ironworks State Park |
Hiking Bridle path |
10.7 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | |
| Lenape Trail | Hiking | 34 miles | Watchungs | Essex | NJ | |
| Hackensack Meadowlands [DeKorte Park] | Hiking | 3.5 miles | Watchungs | Bergen | NJ | |
| Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Morris County | Morris | NJ | ||
| Black River Cluster |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | ||
| Farny Highlands Cluster |
Hiking X-C skiing |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | ||
| Great Swamp Cluster |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | ||
| Morristown National Historical Park | Hiking | 27 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | |
| Jockey Hollow Cluster |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | ||
| Morris Canal [Hugh Force Park] | Hiking | 0.3 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | |
| Hainesville Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Kittatinny Valley State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
75 miles | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | |
| Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | 3.7 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| Columbia Trail |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
15.8 miles | Central Jersey | NJ | ||
| Flemington Greenbelt | Hiking | 4.2 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| Hunterdon County Arboretum | Hiking | 2 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| Institute Woods |
Hiking X-C skiing |
4 miles | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | |
| Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve | Hiking | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | ||
| Helyar Woods [Rutgers Univ.] | Hiking | Central Jersey | Middlesex | NJ | ||
| Cheesequake State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
9.5 miles | Jersey Shore | Middlesex | NJ | |
| Hugh Force Park [Morris Canal] | Hiking | 0.3 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | |
| Kittatinny [Great] Valley Cluster |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Sourland Mountain Cluster |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | ||
| Hartshorne Woods Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
19 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Overpeck County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path Handicapped |
7.5 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | |
| Richard W. DeKorte Park | Hiking | Watchungs | Bergen | NJ | ||
| Bass River State Forest |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Batona Trail | Hiking | 49.5 miles | Pinelands | Atlantic | NJ | |
| Belleplain State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
20 miles | Pinelands | Cape May | NJ | |
| Brendan T. Byrne State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
Pinelands | Burlington | NJ | ||
| Lebanon State Forest | Hiking | Pinelands | Burlington | NJ | ||
| Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Double Trouble State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
5.3 miles | Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | |
| Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Manchester Wildlife Management Area |
Hiking Mountain biking |
Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Penn State Forest |
Hiking X-C skiing |
Pinelands | Burlington | NJ | ||
| Wells Mills County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
15 miles | Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | |
| Cattus Island County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
8 miles | Jersey Shore | Ocean | NJ | |
| Jugtown Mountain Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | ||
| Henry Hudson Trail |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
22 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Holmdel Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path Handicapped |
10 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Huber Woods Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
8.5 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Island Beach State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path Handicapped |
13 miles | Jersey Shore | Ocean | NJ | |
| Monmouth Battlefield State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
4 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Poricy Park | Hiking | 4 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | |
| New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
300 miles | Jersey Shore | Cumberland | NJ | |
| Coastal Heritage Trail Route [New Jersey] |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
Jersey Shore | Cumberland | NJ | ||
| Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck | Hiking | 3.5 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | |
| Waterloo Village | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Closter Nature Center | Hiking | 3 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | |
| Estell Manor Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
20 miles | Jersey Shore | Atlantic | NJ | |
| Russia Brook Sanctuary | Hiking | Morris County | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Grace Lord Park | Hiking | 0.5 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | |
| Franklin Parker Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
20.7 miles | Pinelands | Burlington | NJ | |
| Skyline Preserve | Hiking | 2 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | |
| Rutgers Ecological Preserve [Kilmer Woods] |
Hiking Mountain biking |
Central Jersey | Middlesex | NJ | Contact park | |
| Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Pinelands | Ocean | NJ | Contact park | |
| Clinton Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs off leash | |
| Abram Hewitt State Forest | Hiking | 8.5 miles | Bearfort Ridge and Wawayanda | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Allamuchy Mountain State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking |
10 miles | Kittatinnies | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Campgaw Mountain County Reservation |
Hiking X-C skiing |
7.6 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park [NJ] |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
70 miles | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
54.25 miles | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mahlon Dickerson Reservation |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
12 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Norvin Green State Forest | Hiking | 49.4 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Palisades Interstate Park -- NJ Section |
Hiking X-C skiing |
25.2 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area |
Hiking X-C skiing |
30 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ramapo Mountain State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
30 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ramapo Valley County Reservation |
Hiking Handicapped |
19.7 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Round Valley Recreation Area |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
12 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| South Mountain Reservation |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
19 miles | Watchungs | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Spruce Run Recreation Area |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
3.79 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Stephens State Park |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Kittatinnies | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Stokes State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
45 miles | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Union Furnace Preserve | Hiking | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Voorhees State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Watchung Reservation |
Hiking Bridle path Handicapped |
13 miles | Watchungs | Union | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wawayanda State Park |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
29 miles | Bearfort Ridge and Wawayanda | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Worthington State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking |
21.8 miles | Kittatinnies | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Sourland Mountain Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
Central Jersey | Somerset | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Sourland Mountain Nature Preserve | Hiking | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Swartswood State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
5.7 miles | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wanaque [part of Long Pond Ironworks State Park] | Hiking | 3 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Tranquility Ridge County Park | Hiking | 4 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| High Mountain Park Preserve | Hiking | 11.2 miles | Watchungs | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Black River Wildlife Management Area |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Hacklebarney State Park | Hiking | 5 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
Hiking Handicapped |
9 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Loantaka Brook Reservation |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
5 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Hedden County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
6.3 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Lewis Morris County Park [Jockey Hollow] |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
12.3 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mount Hope Historical Park | Hiking | 3.6 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Patriots' Path |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
35 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Schooley’s Mountain County Park |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Tourne County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Weldon Brook Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Morris County | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Assunpink Wildlife Management Area |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Central Jersey | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Deer Path Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
2.8 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Hoffman Park |
Hiking Mountain biking |
3 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Merrill Creek Reservoir Environmental Preserve |
Hiking Handicapped |
10.1 miles | Central Jersey | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Musconetcong Gorge Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
3.1 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Point Mountain Reservation |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
4.1 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking |
5 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Allaire State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
20 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Eagle Rock Reservation |
Hiking Bridle path |
Watchungs | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Garret Mountain Reservation |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
8 miles | Watchungs | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Six Mile Run Reservoir Site |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
Central Jersey | Somerset | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Northern Stony Brook Greenway | Hiking | 3 miles | Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Teetertown Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Central Jersey | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Washington Crossing State Park | Hiking | 15 miles | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Woodfield Reservation | Hiking | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Apshawa Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
7 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Continental Soldiers Field | Hiking | 1 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wharton State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
500 miles | Pinelands | Atlantic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Saddle River County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
6 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Barnegat Lighthouse State Park |
Hiking Handicapped |
0.2 miles | Jersey Shore | Ocean | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Manasquan Reservoir County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
6.2 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Turkey Swamp Park and Turkey Swamp WMA |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
9 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
4.5 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Lamont Reserve |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
2.5 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Hilltop Reservation | Hiking | 7 miles | Watchungs | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Jakes Branch County Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
4.27 miles | Jersey Shore | Ocean | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Parvin State Park | Hiking | 5 miles | Pinelands | Salem | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Sparta Glen Park | Hiking | 1 miles | New York City | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Lake Ames Park | Hiking | 3 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Budd Lake Bog | Hiking | Central Jersey | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Budd Lake Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Central Jersey | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Silas Condict County Park | Hiking | 5 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Camp Jefferson | Hiking | 1.5 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
12 miles | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mountainside Park (Pequannock, N.J.) | Hiking | 6 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve | Hiking | 2 miles | Watchungs | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mills Reservation County Park | Hiking | 6 miles | Watchungs | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Friendship Park | Hiking | 1.2 miles | Wyanokies | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Watershed Reserve |
Hiking X-C skiing |
10 miles | Central Jersey | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge |
Hiking X-C skiing |
3 miles | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | No dogs |
| Tenafly Nature Center/Lost Brook Preserve |
Hiking X-C skiing |
7 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | No dogs |
| Black River County Park | Hiking | 9.2 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | 1.6 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Frelinghuysen Arboretum | Hiking | Morris County | Morris | NJ | No dogs | |
| Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center |
Hiking Handicapped |
Morris County | Morris | NJ | No dogs | |
| Lord Stirling Park |
Hiking X-C skiing Handicapped |
8 miles | Morris County | Somerset | NJ | No dogs |
| Scherman-Hoffman Sanctuaries | Hiking | 2.3 miles | Morris County | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Walpack Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | No dogs | |
| Whittingham Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | No dogs | |
| Flat Rock Brook Nature Center |
Hiking Handicapped |
4 miles | Palisades | Bergen | NJ | No dogs |
| Rifle Camp Park | Hiking | 5 miles | Watchungs | Passaic | NJ | No dogs |
| Rancocas State Park | Hiking | Pinelands | Burlington | NJ | No dogs | |
| Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge |
Hiking Handicapped |
20 miles | Jersey Shore | Atlantic | NJ | No dogs |
| Celery Farm | Hiking | 1.3 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Bergen | NJ | No dogs |
| Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Kittatinnies | Sussex | NJ | No dogs | |
| Duke Farms |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
18 miles | Central Jersey | Somerset | NJ | No dogs |
| Hawk Rise Sanctuary | Hiking | 1.5 miles | Watchungs | Union | NJ | No dogs |
| Camp Glen Gray | Hiking | 5 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Bergen | NJ | See park description |
| Ringwood State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path Handicapped |
50 miles | Ramapo Mountains | Passaic | NJ | See park description |
| Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Morris County | Morris | NJ | See park description | |
| Sandy Hook [Gateway National Recreation Area] |
Hiking Mountain biking |
8 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | See park description |
| Thompson Park (Monmouth County) |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
13.2 miles | Jersey Shore | Monmouth | NJ | See park description |