Hiking New Jersey

Smoking bans on New Jersey beaches has been in the news a lot this Spring. Four beaches imposing a smoking ban, in a recent nj.com article, this Summer include Wildwood, North Wildwood, Point Pleasant Beach and Asbury Park.

There are so many great areas around the Garden State to hike and we wanna share our travels with you.

I love to hike and I love history, so Valley Forge National Park in Pennsylvania is a perfect day trip. You can choose from several trails to hike and while you do you will see various pieces of the American Revolution, including Washington's Headquarters. The...

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...

I took this picture of For Hancock and in the distance you can see the Freedom Tower in NYC and when I snapped this there was a reflection of an American Flag in the photo .... very appropriate I thought ~ Shawn Michaels   In our latest "Hiking New Jersey" April and I went to Monmouth County and a visit to the Gateway National Recreation Area. There yo...

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...

One of the trails we have used on numerous occasions to hike is the Barnegat Branch Trail. The trail extends 15.6 miles from Barnegat to Toms River. We usually go to section of the trail on the Waretown/Barnegat border. Here are some things we like about the BBT: Wide Trails: Perfect for hikers, joggers and bikers. The ... Read More ...

In my latest "Hiking New Jersey" webisode ... I am taking you to Smithville Park. Now the first thing is that this is completely different then the historic town of Smithville. Smithville Park is near Mount Holly in Easthampton, Burlington County. The...

It's another edition of "Hiking New Jersey", part of our series "Daytripping with Shawn Michaels".  This time we are in Sussex County in the town of Vernon to hike "the stairway to heaven", which is part of the Appalachian Trail in Wawayanda State Park here in New Jersey...