Hiking Adventures

Hiking New Jersey: Franklin Parker Preserve......In this latest edition of "Hiking New Jersey" April and I took a trip to Burlington County as we visited the Franklin Parker Preserve in Chatsworth.

In my latest "Hiking New Jersey" we actually cross the border into Pennsylvania to hike Bushkill Falls! It's called the Niagra Falls of Pennsylvania and it's a great natural resource just minutes across the New Jersey/Pennsylvania border. The...

In our latest installment of "Hiking New Jersey" I've visited Cattus Island County Park in Toms River. Cattus has gone through a lot of reconstruction since Hurricane Sandy and is looking good! We really enjoyed our day trip to the park. Cattus I...

In our latest edition of "Hiking New Jersey" we are taking you to the beach! It's that time of year when you may want to avoid wooded areas due to insects .... including ticks. So a potential answer is hitting the beaches to hike! One...

This addition of Daytripping with Shawn Michaels we are going to Buttermilk Falls. New Jersey is not known for huge waterfalls, so Buttermilk Falls, nearly 100 feet, is one of our largest natural waterfalls in the state. It's a beautiful site and it's at the beginning of the hike, so it's the first thing you see upon arriving...

We continue our series "Hiking New Jersey" with a stop closer to home right here at the Jersey Shore in Ocean County at Island Beach State Park. This, of course, is a much different hike than previous because it is a flat hike with lots of beach sand...

Established in 1982, the Lenape Trail links a dozen county and municipal parks, a rail trail, historic areas, and other landmarks along a 34-mile route in Essex County. The trail was a joint undertaking of the Sierra Club and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.   ...

This edition of "Hiking New Jersey" finds us in Washington Township, Burlington County at the Batsto Historic Village. Batsto is part of the Wharton State Forest. This State park area spreads out to three counties ... Atlantic, Burlington and Camden Counties. ...