New Jersey National Parks
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NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL
Appalachian Trail Maine to Georgia, CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA, TN,VA,VT,WV The Appalachian Trail is a 2,184 mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Delaware Water Gap HQ in Bushkill PA; the park is along the Delaware River in the states of, NJ,PAPaddlers slip down the river between low forested mountains; anglers wade the trout streams; hikers scan the valley from the ridge or peer into the 1000-foot-deep Water Gap. The valley has known human hand and voice for 10,000 years. Floodplains nourished the Native farmer; waterfalls drew the Victorian vacationer. Today, a 70,000-acre park welcomes those who seek the outdoors close to home. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Gateway Brooklyn, Queens & Staten Island, New York and Monmouth County, New Jersey, NY,NJWe are not just Sandy Hook. We are not just the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge or Jacob Riis Park. We are not just Fort Tilden. We are not just Frank Charles Park or Hamilton Beach. We are not just Floyd Bennett Field or Canarsie Pier. We are not just Great Kills Park, or Fort Wadsworth, or Miller Field. We are one national park, we are Gateway. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER
Lower Delaware, PA,NJ The largest free-flowing river in the eastern United States, the Delaware River runs past forests, farmlands, and villages, and it also links some of the most densely populated regions in America. In 2000, the National Wild and Scenic River System incorporated key segments of the lower Delaware River to form this unit of the National Park System. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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Great Egg Harbor River
The Delaware River gradually widens as it picks up the waters of 17 tributaries on its way to Great Egg Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by Congress in 1992, nearly all of this 129-mile river system rests within the Pinelands National Reserve. This National Park Service unit is unusual in that local jurisdictions continue to administer the lands. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Morristown, NJ Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the sites of General Washington and the Continental army’s winter encampment of December 1779 to June 1780, where they survived through what would be the coldest winter on record. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL
Fort Mott State Park Visitors Center The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail taverses the coastal and shore regions of New Jersey with headquarters in Newport, NJThe Trail will show you roads less traveled where you can find historic villages, migrating eagles, and boardwalks on miles of sandy beaches. This auto-trail stretches nearly 300 miles along New Jersey’s shore and bays. Explore the Trail’s five regions and you’ll find the nation’s oldest operating lighthouse; the town where revolutionaries burned British tea; and the state’s official tall ship Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL RESERVE
New Jersey Pinelands Southeastern New Jersey, NJThis is truly a special place. It's classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and in 1978 was established by Congress as the country’s first National Reserve. It includes portions of seven southern New Jersey counties, and encompasses over one-million acres of farms, forests and wetlands. It contains 56 communities, from hamlets to suburbs, with over 700,000 permanent residents. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Paterson Great Falls Paterson, NJ. Cotton & silk for clothing; locomotives for travel; paper for books & writing letters; Lucky Lindy's plane engine. What do they have in common? They all came from the same place! In 1791, Paterson, America's first planned industrial city, was established, centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River. From humble mills would rise industries that changed the face of the United States. Directions » Operating Hours & Seasons » Fees and Reservations » Things To Know Before You Come » |
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Thomas Edison National Historic Park West Orange, NJ. Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory are a step back in time, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Where to the passerby, the buildings betray little evidence of the industries they once started. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever. Directions » Operating hours & seasons » Fees & Reservations » Learn more » |
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NATIONAL HI_STORIC TRAIL
Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA,DC. By 1780, the Americans found their War for Independence at a stalemate. France had previously provided America with supplies and money, but now French ground forces were sent to help turn the tide of the War. General Rochambeau and the French Army allied with General Washington and the Continental Army, journeying hundreds of miles to a victory at Yorktown and, ultimately, the War. Learn more » |
