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| Park | Trail Uses | Trail Miles | County | State | Dogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram S. Hewitt State Forest | Hiking | 10.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Allaire State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 20.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Allamuchy Mountain State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking | 34.00 miles | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Apshawa Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 5.50 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Assunpink Wildlife Management Area | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| AT - High Point State Park | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | ||
| AT - Stokes State Forest | Hiking | NJ | |||
| AT - Wawayanda State Park | Hiking | NJ | |||
| Barnegat Lighthouse State Park | Hiking, Accessible | 0.20 miles | Ocean | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Bass River State Forest | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 23.00 miles | Ocean | NJ | |
| Batona Trail | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing | 49.50 miles | Atlantic | NJ | |
| Belleplain State Forest | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 20.00 miles | Cape May | NJ | |
| Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Morris | NJ | ||
| Black River Cluster | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | Morris | NJ | ||
| Black River County Park | Hiking | 9.70 miles | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Black River Wildlife Management Area | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Brendan T. Byrne State Forest | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 25.00 miles | Burlington | NJ | |
| Brookdale Park | Hiking, Accessible | 2.50 miles | Essex | NJ | See park description |
| Budd Lake Bog | Hiking | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Budd Lake Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Camp Glen Gray | Hiking | 5.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | See park description |
| Camp Jefferson | Hiking | 1.50 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Campgaw Mountain County Reservation | Hiking, X-C skiing | 10.60 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Capoolong Creek Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | 3.70 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| Cattus Island County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 7.00 miles | Ocean | NJ | |
| Celery Farm | Hiking | 1.30 miles | Bergen | NJ | No dogs |
| Cheesequake State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 9.50 miles | Middlesex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Clinton Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs off leash | |
| Closter Nature Center | Hiking | 3.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | |
| Coastal Heritage Trail Route [New Jersey] | Hiking, Mountain biking, Accessible | Cumberland | NJ | ||
| Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Columbia Trail | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 16.50 miles | Morris | NJ | |
| Continental Soldiers Field | Hiking | 1.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Cushetunk Mountain Nature Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking | 5.00 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Deer Path Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 2.80 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| DeKorte Park (Richard W. DeKorte Park) | Hiking, Accessible | 3.50 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park [NJ] | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 64.00 miles | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 54.25 miles | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Dismal Harmony Natural Area | Hiking | 2.60 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Double Trouble State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 5.30 miles | Ocean | NJ | |
| Duke Farms | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 18.00 miles | Somerset | NJ | No dogs |
| Eagle Rock Reservation | Hiking, Bridle path | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | Hiking, Accessible | 20.00 miles | Atlantic | NJ | No dogs |
| Estell Manor Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 20.00 miles | Atlantic | NJ | |
| Farny Highlands Cluster | Hiking, X-C skiing | Morris | NJ | ||
| Farny State Park | Hiking, X-C skiing | 30.00 miles | Morris | NJ | |
| Farny-Rockaway State Park | Hiking | Morris | NJ | ||
| Flat Rock Brook Nature Center | Hiking, Accessible | 4.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | No dogs |
| Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Flemington Greenbelt | Hiking | 4.20 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve | Hiking | 2.30 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Franklin Parker Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 20.70 miles | Burlington | NJ | |
| Frelinghuysen Arboretum | Hiking | Morris | NJ | No dogs | |
| Garret Mountain Reservation | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 8.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Grace Lord Park | Hiking | 0.50 miles | Morris | NJ | |
| Great Swamp Cluster | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | Morris | NJ | ||
| Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | Hiking, Accessible | 9.00 miles | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center | Hiking, Accessible | 1.40 miles | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Greenbrook Sanctuary | Hiking | 6.50 miles | Bergen | NJ | |
| Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck | Hiking | 3.50 miles | Bergen | NJ | |
| Hacklebarney State Park | Hiking | 4.74 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Hainesville Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Hartshorne Woods Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 19.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Hawk Rise Sanctuary | Hiking | 1.50 miles | Union | NJ | No dogs |
| Hedden County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 3.10 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Helyar Woods [Rutgers Univ.] | Hiking | Middlesex | NJ | ||
| Henry Hudson Trail | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 24.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | |
| High Mountain Preserve | Hiking | 12.30 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| High Point State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 50.00 miles | Sussex | NJ | |
| Highlands Preserve | Hiking | 4.20 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Hilltop Reservation | Hiking, Mountain biking | 9.00 miles | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Hoffman Park | Hiking, Mountain biking | 3.00 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Holmdel Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, Accessible | 10.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Huber Woods Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 8.50 miles | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Hugh Force Park [Morris Canal] | Hiking | 1.50 miles | Morris | NJ | |
| Hunterdon County Arboretum | Hiking, X-C skiing | 2.00 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| India Brook and Buttermilk Falls Natural Area | Hiking | 11.70 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Institute Woods | Hiking, X-C skiing | 4.00 miles | Mercer | NJ | |
| Island Beach State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, Accessible | 13.00 miles | Ocean | NJ | |
| Jakes Branch County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Accessible | 4.27 miles | Ocean | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Jamesburg Park Conservation Area | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing | 7.00 miles | Middlesex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Jenny Jump State Forest | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 14.00 miles | Warren | NJ | |
| Jockey Hollow | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Morris | NJ | ||
| Jugtown Mountain Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | Hunterdon | NJ | ||
| Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Kittatinny Valley State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 14.20 miles | Sussex | NJ | |
| Kittatinny [Great] Valley Region | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Lake Ames Park | Hiking | 3.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Lamont Reserve | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 2.50 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Laurelwood Arboretum | Hiking | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Lebanon State Forest | Hiking | Burlington | NJ | ||
| Lenape Trail | Hiking | 34.00 miles | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Lewis Morris County Park | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 12.30 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Loantaka Brook Reservation | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 8.16 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Long Pond Ironworks State Park | Hiking | 10.70 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Lord Stirling Park | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 8.50 miles | Somerset | NJ | No dogs |
| Losen Slote Creek Park | Hiking | 0.75 miles | Bergen | NJ | |
| Mahlon Dickerson Reservation | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 20.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mahwah Township Park | Hiking, Bridle path | 2.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Manasquan Reservoir County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 6.20 miles | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Manchester Wildlife Management Area | Hiking, Mountain biking | Ocean | NJ | ||
| Mayor Dunleavy Memorial Park | Hiking | 1.20 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Merrill Creek Reservoir Environmental Preserve | Hiking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 10.10 miles | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mills Reservation | Hiking | 6.00 miles | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Monmouth Battlefield State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 4.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Morris Canal [Hugh Force Park] | Hiking | Morris | NJ | ||
| Morristown National Historical Park | Hiking | 27.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mount Hope Historical Park | Hiking | 3.60 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking | 8.00 miles | Mercer | NJ | |
| Mountainside Park | Hiking | 6.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Musconetcong Gorge Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 3.10 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route | Hiking, Mountain biking, Accessible | NJ | |||
| None - Highlands Trail | Hiking | NJ | |||
| Northern Stony Brook Greenway | Hiking | 3.00 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Norvin Green State Forest | Hiking | 49.40 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Overpeck County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, Accessible | 6.30 miles | Bergen | NJ | |
| Palisades Interstate Park -- NJ Section | Hiking, X-C skiing | 25.20 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Parvin State Park | Hiking | 5.00 miles | Salem | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park | Hiking, Accessible | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Patriots' Path | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 90.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Penn State Forest | Hiking, X-C skiing | Burlington | NJ | ||
| Pequannock Watershed | Hiking | 24.10 miles | Passaic | NJ | |
| Pequest Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | 3.90 miles | Warren | NJ | |
| Phillips Preserve | Hiking, Accessible | 5.00 miles | Middlesex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Point Mountain Reservation | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 4.10 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Poricy Park | Hiking | 4.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | |
| Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area | Hiking, X-C skiing | 30.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ramapo Mountain State Forest | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing | 30.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ramapo Valley County Reservation | Hiking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 21.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Rancocas State Park | Hiking | Burlington | NJ | Contact park | |
| Rifle Camp Park | Hiking | 5.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | No dogs |
| Ringwood State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, Accessible | 50.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Morris | NJ | See park description | |
| Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 4.50 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Round Valley Recreation Area | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 12.00 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Russia Brook Sanctuary | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Rutgers Ecological Preserve [Kilmer Woods] | Hiking, Mountain biking | 7.50 miles | Middlesex | NJ | Contact park |
| Saddle River County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Accessible | 6.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Sandy Hook [Gateway National Recreation Area] | Hiking, Mountain biking | 8.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | See park description |
| Scherman-Hoffman Sanctuaries | Hiking | 2.30 miles | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Schiff Nature Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 9.50 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Schooley’s Mountain County Park | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Silas Condict County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 5.00 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Six Mile Run Reservoir Site | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 13.50 miles | Somerset | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Skyline Preserve | Hiking | 2.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | |
| Sourland Mountain Cluster | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | Hunterdon | NJ | ||
| Sourland Mountain Nature Preserve | Hiking | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Sourland Mountain Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 9.10 miles | Somerset | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| South Mountain Reservation | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 46.00 miles | Essex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Sparta Glen Park | Hiking | 1.10 miles | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | No dogs | |
| Spruce Run Recreation Area | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing | 3.79 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Ocean | NJ | Contact park | |
| Stephens State Park | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Stokes State Forest | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 45.00 miles | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Swartswood State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 5.70 miles | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 12.00 miles | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Teetertown Preserve | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Tenafly Nature Center | Hiking, X-C skiing | 7.00 miles | Bergen | NJ | No dogs |
| Thompson Park (Monmouth County) | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 13.20 miles | Monmouth | NJ | See park description |
| Tourne County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 7.70 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Traction Line Recreation Trail | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 2.70 miles | Morris | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Tranquility Ridge County Park | Hiking | 4.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Turkey Swamp Park and Turkey Swamp WMA | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 9.00 miles | Monmouth | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Union Furnace Preserve | Hiking | 0.90 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Uplands Reserve (with Morales Nature Preserve) | Hiking | 3.33 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | |
| Voorhees State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing, Accessible | 9.34 miles | Hunterdon | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge | Hiking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 11.10 miles | Sussex | NJ | No dogs |
| Walpack Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | No dogs | |
| Wanaque Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Passaic | NJ | ||
| Washington Crossing State Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path | 15.00 miles | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Watchung Reservation | Hiking, Bridle path, Accessible | 13.00 miles | Union | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Waterloo Village | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | ||
| Watershed Reserve | Hiking, X-C skiing | 10.00 miles | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wawayanda State Park | Hiking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 60.00 miles | Passaic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Weldon Brook Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Wells Mills County Park | Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Accessible | 17.80 miles | Ocean | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| Wharton State Forest | Hiking, Mountain biking, Bridle path, X-C skiing | 110.00 miles | Atlantic | NJ | Dogs on leash |
| White Lake Natural Resource Area | Hiking | Warren | NJ | ||
| Whittingham Wildlife Management Area | Hiking | Sussex | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area | Hiking, Mountain biking | 15.00 miles | Morris | NJ | No dogs |
| Woodfield Reservation | Hiking | Mercer | NJ | Dogs on leash | |
| Worthington State Forest | Hiking | 21.80 miles | Warren | NJ | Dogs on leash |