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Chipman Tract
Branchburg
Phone: 908-722-1200
Fishing, Hiking/Nature Trails
Colonial Park
Franklin Twp.
Phone: 732-873-2695
Dog Park, Cross-Country Skiing, Fishing, Fitness/Walking Trails, Gardens, Golf/Mini-Golf, Hiking/Nature Trails, Ice Skating, Playground, Restroom, Scenic Overlook, Softball Field, Tennis, Visitor Information
In autumn, as the days get shorter and cooler, nature exhibits its vibrant colors throughout the gardens in Colonial Park. The sweet smelling, vibrant colored roses are still greeting visitors as they stroll through the rose garden. The Fragrance and Sensory Garden and the Perennial Garden offer such delights as English lavender, whose light blue flowers during late summer into the early half of autumn contrast with the delicate pink of the shrub roses behind them. Ornamental grasses are at their peak showing off their graceful foliage and delicate blooms. However, the most eye-catching plants are those known for their fall colors. Sweeps of asters, phlox and chrysanthemums, pockets of stonecrop with their dusty rose colored flowers, and euonymus with their characteristic brilliant flame-red foliage all blend together to create an artist’s pallet. Framing the gardens are hundreds of trees in the Arboretum showing off the full spectrum of fall color.
The plants in the gardens are labeled with their common and botanical names, making the gardens an excellent source of information for horticulture students and enthusiasts alike. Visitors are encouraged to stroll the grounds, relax and enjoy the gardens throughout the fall season.
Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
Franklin Twp.
Phone: 732-873-3050
Biking, Bridle Trails, Boating, Fishing, Fitness/Walking Trails, Hiking/Nature Trails
Duke Gardens (Duke Farms)
Hillsborough
Phone: 908-722-3700
Gardens, Greenhouse, Visitor Information
Duke Island Park
Bridgewater
Phone: 908-722-1200
Boating, Cross-Country Skiing, Fishing, Fitness/Walking Trails, Hiking/Nature Trails, Ice Skating, Picnic Sites, Playground, Restrooms, Softball Field, Tennis, Visitor Information
East County Reserve
Warren Twp.
Phone: 908-722-1200
Soccer Field
Frank "Nap" Torpey Athletic Complex
Bridgewater
Phone: 908-722-1200
Softball Field
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Morris County
Phone: 908-647-1222
Fitness/Walking Trails, Hiking/Nature Trails, Nature Study, Visitor Information
Green Knoll Golf and Tennis
Bridgewater
Phone: 908-722-1301
Cross-Country Skiing, Golf/Mini-Golf, Restrooms, Tennis, Visitor Information
Leonard J. Buck Garden
Far Hills
Phone: 908-234-2677
Gardens, Nature Study, Restrooms, Visitor Information
Little Brook Sanctuary
Bernardsville
Phone: 908-766-2489
Bridle Trails, Boating, Cross-Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking/Nature Trails, Nature Study, Restrooms, Visitor Information
Lord Stirling Park (Environmental Educational Center)
Basking Ridge
Phone: 908-766-2489
Bridal Trails, Hiking/Nature Trails, Nature Study, Restrooms, Visitor Information
Lord Stirling Stable
Basking Ridge
Phone: 908-766-5955
Bridal Trails, Meeting Room, Restrooms, Visitor Information
North Branch Greenway Park
Bridgewater
Phone: 908-722-1200
Bridle Trails, Boating, Cross-Country Skiing, Fishing, Restrooms, Softball Field
Quail Brook Golf and Park
Franklin Twp.
Phone: 732-560-9190
Cross-County Skiing, Fishing, Golf, Picnic Sites, Playground, Restroom, Visitor Information
Raptor Trust
Basking Ridge
Phone: 908-647-1091
Nature Study, Visitor Information
Raritan River Greenway
Bridgewater
Phone: 908-722-1200
Fishing, Hiking/Nature Trails
Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary
Bernardsville
Phone: 908-766-5787
Boating, Hiking/Nature Trails, Nature Study, Visitor Information
The Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, and Harding Township, NJ, has its beginnings in the 1965 donation of 125 acres by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scherman to the New Jersey Audubon Society. Later, in 1973 and 1975, Mr. G. Frederick Hoffman donated parcels of land. The Hoffman estate house and caretaker's house were added to the Sanctuary in 1981, at the time of Mr. Hoffman's death. This completed what is now the Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 276 acres of woodland, field, and floodplain habitat supporting over 200 species of wildlife over the course of a year.
Sourland Mountain Preserve
Hillsborough
Phone: 908-722-1200
Biking, Bridle Trails, Fishing, Fitness/Walking Trails, Hiking/Nature Trails, Restrooms, Scenic Overlook, Visitor Information
Warrenbrook Park
Warren Twp.
Phone: 908-754-8400
Golf/Mini-Golf, Restrooms, Scenic Overlook, Swimming
Washington Rock State Park
Green Brook
Phone: (609) 292-2733
Picnic Sites
Washington Valley Park
Martinsville
Phone: 908-722-1200
Biking, Boating, Fishing, Fitness/Walking Trails, Hiking/Nature Trails
William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest
Franklin Twp.
Phone: 732-932-3388
Nature Study, Visitor Information
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