NEW JERSEY NATURAL AREAS: PIEDMONT (NEWARK BASIN)
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5A. Newark Basin (excluding Watchungs, Palisades & Sourlands)
Vinces Ravine Holland Township
Javes Road Holland Township
Milford
Bluffs Preserve (pic1) (pic2) Holland Township
Schick
Reserve (Harihokake Creek) Alexandria Township
Nishisackawick Preserve Frenchtown Borough
Milltown Road Preserve
Kingwood Township
Wickecheoke Reserve and Wickecheoke Greenway
Kingwood/Delaware Townships
Lockatong Wildlife Management Area
Kingwood Township
Stewardship Forest Kingwood Township
Kingwood Fishing Access
Site (D&R Canal)
Kingwood Township
Lenape Park Delaware Township
Bull's Island and Prallsville Mills (D&R
Canal)
Delaware Township
Westcott Nature Preserve
Delaware Township
Meadow Creek
Delaware Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Stockton Borough
Holcombe Island
Lambertville
Lambertville (D&R Canal)
Lambertville
near Lambertville
West Amwell Township
Delago Property
West Amwell Township
South
Branch Reservation (South Branch, Raritan River)
South Branch Reservation -- Landsdown Trail
Section
Franklin Township
South
Branch Reservation -- Pine Hill Section
Franklin Township
South Branch Reservation -- Valinsky's
Section
Franklin Township & Clinton Township
South Branch Reservation -- Sunnyside Picnic
Area
Clinton Township
South Branch
Reservation -- Echo
Hills EEA
Clinton Township
South Branch Reservation --
Stanton Station Section Raritan Township
South Branch Reservation -- Assicong Marsh Natural Area Raritan Township
South
Branch Reservation -- Deer Path Park Section Readington
Township
South Branch Reservation -- Wings Section Readington
Township
South Branch Reservation -- Three
Bridges Section Readington Township
Hunterdon
County Arboretum (Clinton Township)
Clinton Township
Round
Valley State Park (South Branch, Raritan River) Clinton Township
Capoolong
Creek Wildlife Management Area
Franklin Township
Uplands
Nature Reserve (Flemington Greenbelt) Raritan Township
Bernadette
Morales Park (Flemington Greenbelt)
Flemington Boro, Raritan Township
Mine Brook Park (Flemington
Greenbelt)
Flemington Boro, Raritan Township
Tuccamirgan Park (Flemington
Greenbelt) Readington Township
Whitehouse
Station Readington Township
South Branch Wildlife Management Area: Merck Section
(northern part) Readington Township
South Branch Wildlife Management Area:
Merck Section (southern part) Raritan
Township
Voorhees Corner Open Space Raritan
Township
Kugler Woods
Martin Woods
Isenburger Preserve, Lebanon Township NJLT
Mercer County, NJ
Washington
Crossing State Park (Delaware & Raritan Canal) Hopewell
Township
Washington Crossing to
Scudders Falls (Delaware & Raritan Canal) Hopewell
Township
Cedar Ridge Hopewell
Township
Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Hopewell
Township
Baldwin
Lake Wildlife Management Area Hopewell
Township
Kunkel Park Hopewell
Township
Mountain View Park
Hopewell Township
Banchoff Park
Ewing Township
John S. Watson Park
Ewing Township
Rambling Creek Park
Ewing Township
Village on the Green Park
Ewing Township
Benjamin Temple House and Park Ewing Township
Armstrong Park
Ewing Township
Ewing Park
Ewing Township
Moody Park
Ewing Park
Curlis Lake Woods Nature Preserve Pennington
Boro
Rosedale
Park (Stony Brook) Hopewell
Cadwalader Park (Delaware &
Raritan Canal) Trenton
Kuser Farm Park and Museum
Hamilton Township
Parsonville Northern Community Park
Hamilton Township
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park: Kingston and
Lake Carnegie south Princeton Township & Boro
D&R Canal State Park: Turning Basin Park Princeton Township & Boro
D&R Canal State Park: Port Mercer
Section Princeton Township & Boro
D&R Canal State Park: Baker's Basin Lawrence
Township
D&R Canal State Park: Carnegie Road Lawrence
Township
Carson Road Woods Lawrence
Township
Mercer County Park Northwest Hopewell/Lawrence
Laurie Chauncey Nature Path
Lawrence Township
Shipetaukin Woods Trail
Lawrence Township
Pole Farm Trail (Rosedale
Park)
Lawrence Township
Johnson Trolley Line north
Lawrence Township
D&R Canal State Park: north
Lawrence Township
D&R Canal State Park: John Brearley House Lawrence
Township
D&R Canal State Park: south
Lawrence Township
Central Park (Johnson
Trolley Line south)
Lawrence Township
Drexel Woods Lawrence
Township
Colonial Lake Park
Lawrence Township
Armory Woods Lawrence
Township
Tiffany Woods Lawrence
Township
Village Park
Lawrence Township
Park on Route 206
Lawrence Township
Herrontown
Woods Arboretum & Park (Millstone River)
Princeton Township & Boro
Barbara Smoyer
Park
Princeton Township & Boro
Park in Cedar Grove
Princeton Township & Boro
Princeton Day School
Princeton Township & Boro
Woodfield Reservation
Princeton Township & Boro
Johnson Park School
Princeton Township & Boro
Rosedale Road Woods
Princeton Township & Boro
Greenway Meadows Park
Princeton Township & Boro
Tusculum and the John Witherspoon Woods
Princeton Township & Boro
Mountain Lakes North
Princeton Township & Boro
Mountain
Lakes Nature Preserve
Princeton Township & Boro
Coventry Farm
Princeton Township & Boro
Community Park North
Princeton Township & Boro
Community Park South
Princeton Township & Boro
Marquand
Park
Princeton Township & Boro
Princeton
Institute Woods & Charles Rogers Sanctuary (Stony Brook
into Millstone)
Princeton Township & Boro (pic1)
(pic2) (pic3)
Princeton
Battlefield State Park Princeton (Stony Brook into Millstone River)
Princeton Township & Boro (pic1)
Celery Farm
Allendale
Baylor
Massacre Burial Site Park
River Vale
Lake
Tappan River
Vale
Poplar Road Wildlife
Sanctuary River
Vale
Pascack
Brook County Park
Westwood
Emerson Woods Preserve
Emerson
Alfis Tract New
Milford
Van
Saun County Park Paramus
Saddle
River County Park Ridgewood
Wood Dale County Park Woodcliff
Lake
Dahnert's Lake County Park Garfield
Samuel Nelkin County Park Wallington
Clarence
W. Brett Park (Hackensack
River) North
Hackensack
Hackensack
River County Park (Hackensack
River) Hackensack
Johnson
Park (Hackensack
River) Hackensack
Foschini Park
Hackensack
Andreas Park
Teaneck
Hackensack River Greenway (Teaneck) Teaneck
Fairleigh
Dickinson University (Hackensack
River) Teaneck
Hackensack
River Greenway: Pomander Walk Open Space Teaneck
Terhune Park
Teaneck
Phelps
Woods Teaneck
Oscar E. Olsen Park
Bogota
World War I Memorial
Park
Bogota
Overpeck
State Park (Hackensack
River) Ridgefield/Leonia/Palisades
Park
Wildlife Preserve (Hackensack
River) Ridgefield
Meadowlark Wetlands (Hackensack
River) Ridgefield
Skeetkill Creek Marsh and Bellman's
Marsh Ridgefield
Teterboro Woods Moonachie
Losen
Slote Creek Park (former tributary of the Hackensack
River) Little Ferry
Bergen
County Utilities Authority Nature Preserve Little
Ferry
Empire Tract
Little Ferry
Walden Marsh
Garfield River Front Park (Passaic River) Garfield
Wallington Park (Passaic River) Wallington
Memorial Park (Passaic River) Rutherford
Nereid Park (Passaic River) Rutherford
Van Winkle Rutherford (Passaic River)
East Rutherford Riverside Marsh East (Passaic River) Rutherford
Silver Streak Acquisition East (Passaic River) Rutherford
Cedar Creek Marsh East Rutherford
Lyndhurst Riverside Parks (Passaic
River) Lyndhurst
Berry's Creek Marsh East Rutherford/Lyndhurst
Berry's Creek Marsh:
Oritani Marsh
Hackensack Meadowlands: Lyndhurst Nature Reserve Lyndhurst
Carlstadt
(planned mall) (Hackensack River)
Hackensack
Meadowlands: Richard W. DeKorte Park Lyndhurst
Riverside County Park North ((Passaic River) Lyndhurst
Riverside County Park South (Passaic River) Lyndhurst/North Arlington
North Arlington Parks (Passaic River) North Arlington
Harrier Meadow (Hackensack River) North Arlington
Laurelwood Arboretum Wayne
Riverside
Park (Pompton River)
Wayne
Wayne Area Park
(Pompton River)
Wayne
Wildlife Refuge near Wayne Area Park
Wayne
Tall Oaks Park
Wayne
Pequannock River Park (Pompton River)
Wayne
North Cove Park Wayne
Little Falls (a Morris Canal
site) (Passaic R.) (gazebo,
sign,
power co. 2,
dam 2, basalt cliffs
2, 3,
spring beauties, the gang)
Little Falls
Goffle
Brook Park (into Passaic River) Hawthorne
Morris Canal Park and Preserve Clifton
Dundee Island Wildlife Area
Clifton
Pulaski Park (Passaic River)
Passaic City
River Bank Park (Passaic River)
Kearny
Saw Mill Mud Flats (Saw Mill Creek)
Saw
Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area (Hackensack River) Kearny
Kearny
Marsh (Hackensack River) Kearny
West Hudson County Park Kearny
Bellman's Creek
North Bergen
James
J. Braddock - North Hudson Park North Bergen
Mill Creek Marsh Secaucus
Mill Creek Marsh
Secaucus
Eastern Brackish Marsh
Secaucus
Cromakill Creek
Secaucus
Mill Creek Point Park
Secaucus
Schmidt's
Woods Park
Secaucus
Anderson Creek Marsh Secaucus
Snake
Hill (Laurel Hill) (Hackensack River) Secaucus
Penhorn Creek
Secaucus
Riverbend Wetland Preserve
Secaucus
Hamilton Park (Hudson
River)
Weehawken
Sinatra Park
Hoboken
Lincoln
Park Jersey City
Liberty
State Park (a Morris Canal
Park) Jersey City
North 40 Park Bayonne
Stephen R. Gregg Bayonne County Park Bayonne
Mayor Dennis Collins Park (Kill Van Kull
Park) Bayonne
Great Piece Meadows (Passaic River) Fairfield
Iris Construction Preserve Fairfield
West
Essex Park (includes Hatfield Swamp) (Foulerton Brook into Passaic River) West Caldwell/Roseland/Livingston
West
Essex Trail LL
Essex County Park Commission (Foulerton
Brook) Rosedale
East Hills Park Livingston
Verona
Park (Peckman River) LL
Verona
Alonzo F.
Bonsal Wildlife Preserve (waters flow into Third River) Montclair
Mountainside Park
LL
Brookdale Park
Bloomfield/Montclair LL
Bloomfield/Montclair
Yantacaw Brook Park
LL Montclair
Watsessing Park (Second River) Bloomfield/East Orange
Kingsland Manor Park (Third River) Nutley
Memorial Park (Third River) Nutley
Yantacaw Park (Third River) Nutley
Booth Park (Third River) Nutley
Belleville Park
(Second River) LL
Belleville
Branch
Brook Park (Second River) LL
Newark
Washington Park LL
Newark
Military Park LL
Newark
Newark Meadows (covered now by Newark Airport and Elizabeth Seaport)
Newark
Weequahic Park Newark
Tatlock Park
Summit
Passaic River Park
Summit, Berkeley
Heights, New Providence (Passaic
River)
Wilson Park
Summit
Lions Municipal Park New Providence
Passaic
River County Park (Passaic River) Berkeley Heights/New Providence
Briant
Park
SummitSpringfield
Hidden Valley Park
Summit/Springfield (see Watchung Mountains below)
Rahway River
Summit/Union
Lenape
Park (Rahway River) Union, Westfield, Cranford,
Kenilworth and Springfield
Watchung Reservation (see Watchung Mountains below)
Echo
Lake Park (Rahway River) Westfield/Mountainside
Brightwood Park Westfield
Tamaques Reservation Westfield
Brookside Park Scotch Plains/Westfield
Kramer Manor Park Scotch Plains
Crestwood Wildlife Sanctuary
Scotch Plains
Ash
Brook Reservation (Rahway River) Scotch Plains, Clark, Edison
Forest Road Park Fanwood
La Grande Park Fanwood
Green Brook Park (Green Brook) Plainfield/North Plainfield
Cedar
Brook Park Plainfield
Larchmont Park Union
Edward F. Biertuempfel Park Union
Kawameeh
Park (Elizabeth River) Union
Elizabeth
River Park (Elizabeth River) Union/Hillside/Elizabeth
Black
Brook Park (Rahway River) Kenilworth
Galloping Hill Park and Golf Course (Elizabeth River) Kenilworth
Nomahegan Park (Rahway River) Cranford
Memorial Park Cranford
McConnell Park Cranford
Sperry Park Cranford
Unami Park Cranford/Westfield/Garwood
Rahway River Park Rahway/Clark
Rahway
River Parkway (Rahway River) Rahway
Madison Avenue Park Rahway
Milton Lake Park Rahway/Clarke
Warinanco
Park Roselle/Elizabeth
Mattano Park (Elizabeth River) Elizabeth
Peach Orchard Park Linden
James Dunn Park Linden
Woodrow Wilson Park Linden
Wheeler Park Linden
Eastern edge:
Morris Canal at Lincoln Park
Borough of Lincoln
Park
Great
Piece Meadows (Passaic River)
Borough of Lincoln
Park
Aqueduct Park
Borough of Lincoln
Park
Troy Meadows (Troy Brook
into Whippany River into Passaic River)
PP (proposed)
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Old
Troy Park (West Brk into Troy Brk into Whippany
R. into Passaic R.) PP (proposed)
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Troy Meadows Natural Area
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Greystone Park
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township
Zuck Arboretum (Drew University) Madison
Boro
Bee
Meadows Park PP (Whippany River) Hanover
Joseph G. Lurker Park
PP
East Hanover
Maureen Ogden Reserve
East Hanover
Loantaka
Brook Reservation (Great Brook into Passaic River)
Chatham Township
Stanley
Park (Passaic River)
Chatham Township
Passaic
River County Park (Morris County) (Passaic River)
Chatham Township
Great
Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Great and Black Brooks into Passaic River)
Harding/Chatham/Long Hill/Passaic Twps
Great
Swamp Outdoor Education Center
Chatham Township
Primrose Brook Preserve
Harding Township
Torrey/Turtle
Rock Park (Pictures of John Torrey Grave: (pic1)
(pic2) (pic3))/Turtle
Rock Park: (pic1) (pic2)/William
Torrey House (pic1)
Long Hill Twp
Hicks Tract
Long Hill Twp
Passaic River Trail
Long Hill Twp
Helen Woodman Natural Area Far Hills
Borough
Fairview Farm Bedminster Township
Miller Lane Recreation Center
Bedminster Township
River Road Park
Bedminster Township
Harry Dunham Park Bernards
Township
Rolfes Tract Bernards
Township
Lord
Stirling Park Environmental Education Center (pic1)
(pic2) (pic3)
(pic4) Bernards
Township
Park next to USVA Hospital Piscataway Township
North Branch Park
Bridgewater Township
Duke
Island Park (Raritan River)
Bridgewater Township
Duke
Gardens
Somerville Borough
Peter's Brook Park
Somerville Borough
Duke Farms
Hillsborough
Green Brook Park
North Plainfield
Quail Brook Park
Franklin Township
Hutcheson
Memorial Forest
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan
Canal State Park: General Overview
Delaware & Raritan
Canal State Park: Raritan River
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan
Canal State Park: Colonial
Park
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park: East
Millstone
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park:
Blackwell's Mills Day Use Area
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal
State Park: Six
Mile Run Reservoir Site Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park: Griggstown
(pic1) Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park: Lock
Number 10
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal: Rocky Hill Franklin Township
Rockingham,
Washington's Headquarters
Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal: James F. Flemer Preserve Franklin Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal: Kingston Lock Franklin Township
Montgomery Park Montgomery Township
Mill Pond Park
Montgomery Township
Swan Tract: Opossum Road Woods
Montgomery Township
Montgomery Preserved Open Space Montgomery Township
Cherry Hill Road Trails
Montgomery Township
Hobler Park Montgomery Township
Mountain View Park (Raritan River) Middlesex
Boro
Veterans Park (Raritan River) Piscataway Township
Ambrose-Dotty County Park (Raritan River) Piscataway Township
Lake
Nelson Park (Raritan River) Piscataway Township
Walter C. Meuly Woods Piscataway Township
Johnson
Park on Raritan River (Raritan River) Highland Park
Boro
Rutgers Ecological Preserve (Kilmer
Woods)
Highland Park
Boro
Native Plant Reserve (Raritan
River)
Highland Park
Boro
Valley Place Ravine (Raritan
River)
Highland Park
Boro
Ayres Beach (Raritan River)
Highland Park
Boro
Donaldson
Park (Raritan River)
Highland Park
Boro
The Meadows (Raritan River)
Highland Park
Boro
Triple C Ranch and the Dismal Swamp Edison Township
Edison
Township (Raritan River) Edison Township
Roosevelt
County Park Edison Township
Thomas Edison County Park Edison Township
Middlesex Greenway Metuchen
Boro
Helyar
Woods New Brunswick
city
Rutgers
Display Gardens New Brunswick
city
Buccleuch
Park (Raritan River) (Delaware & Raritan Canal) New Brunswick
city
Elmer B. Boyd Memorial Park (D&R Canal) New Brunswick
city
Hidden Lake Open Space Conservation Area New Brunswick Township
Brunswick Acres Park North
Brunswick Township
Kingston Greenways South Brunswick
Township
Heathcoate Park South Brunswick
Township
Kingston Park
South Brunswick Township
Delaware & Raritan Canal: Millstone
Aqueduct Plainsboro
Township
Cook
Natural Area South Brunswick
Township
South Brunswick Freedom Trail rail-trail (leading to Monmouth Junction)
5B Watchungs
High
Mountain Park Preserve (pic1) (pic2)
(pic3) Wayne
Barbour's
Pond
Wayne
Morris
Canal Park & Nature Preserve
Great
Falls Park (Passaic River) (falls) Paterson
Garret
Mountain Reservation (into Passaic River) Paterson
Rifle
Camp Park West Paterson
Lance
Corporal Ralph Valt Memorial Park Wayne
Preakness
Valley Park (Naaktpunkt Brook into Passaic River) Wayne
Westside Park (Passaic River)
Pennington Park (Passaic River) West Paterson
Mills
Reservation LL
Cedar Grove
Eagle
Rock Reservation (Peckman River)
LL
West Orange
South
Mountain Reservation (West Branch of Rahway River) LL
West Orange, South Orange, Millburn
Hidden
Valley Park Summit/Springfield
Watchung
Reservation (Green Brook)
Summit, Scotch
Plains, Springfield, Mountainside, Berkeley Heights
Leonard
J. Buck Garden Far Hills
Moggy Hollow
Far Hills
Middle Brook Trail Bridgewater Township
Chimney Rock Martinsville
Washington Valley Park Martinsville
Somerset
Park at Martinsville Martinsville
Washington
Rock State Park Green Brook Township
Watchung Mountain Park
Hollow Brook Preserve
Tewksbury Township
Dinner Pot Natural Area
Tewksbury Township
Fox Hill Preserve
Tewksbury Township
Cold
Brook Reserve
Tewksbury Township
Cushetunk
Mountain Clinton Township, Readington
townships, Lebanon
Laport
Reserve East Amwell Township
Wescott
Nature Preserve Delaware Township
Alexauken Creek Wildlife Management Area
West Amwell Township
5C Palisades
Point Look Out LP
State
Line Lookout LP (giant steps)
Closter Nature Center Closter
Demarest
Nature Center
Alpine
Lookout & Boat Basin LP (Cornwallis
HQs pic) (boat basin)
Forest
View LP (women's federation monument)
(people) (white
birch)
Green
Brook Sanctuary LP
Lost
Brook Preserve (Tenafly Nature Center) Tenafly
Flat
Rock Brook Sanctuary
Clinton Point LP
Rockefeller Lookout LP
High Tom promontory LP
Allison
Park Allison Point, St. Peters LP
Linwood
Park
Fort
Lee Historical Park LP Fort Lee
5D Sourlands
Somerset
County
Sourland
Mountain Preserve (map)
(Karl Anderson1,2,
lunch w/ John Torrey n red,
pipe line cut1,2)
Otto's Farm Park Hillsborough Township
D&R
Somer Park Preserve
Hunterdon
County
Highfields (Charles Lindbergh Estate)
East Amwell Township
Bromley Preserve
East Amwell Township
Delaware & Raritan Greenway: Gibbons
Preserve
Sourland Mountain Nature Preserve
East Amwell Township
Northern Stony Brook
Preserve (McBurney Woods)
East Amwell Township
Amwell
Lake Wildlife Management Area
East Amwell Township
Goat Hill Natural Heritage Area
West Amwell Township
Moore's Creek
West Amwell Township
United Water Property Lamington/West Amwell Township
Northern Stony Brook Greenway border
of Hunterdon/Mercer Counties
Mercer
County
Baldpate Mountain County Park
(a.k.a. Kuser Mountain)
Hopewell Township
Belle Mountain Recreation Area
Trails:
LL =
Lenni Lenape Trail
LP = Long Path
PP = Patriots Path
