Hike New Jersey

Hike New Jersey is a guide and celebration of hiking trails, local parks, and other outdoor activities in the Garden State. While not covering every park, or even parks in every region of the state, the intent of the site is to stimulate exploration, though information, news and guides and help you enjoy the trails no matter which part of the state you may be in.

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Recent Articles & News

Our Newest National Park – Paterson Great Falls NHP

Earlier this week New Jersey, in fact the entire country, welcomed our newest National Historic Park, which contains the Great Falls of the Passaic River and surrounding areas of Paterson. Continue reading

A Bit Of Autumn Before Winter

Sitting in the home office, looking out at the cold rain that may be turning to an October snow later in the day and I thought it was timely to share a little bit of the yellow and browns of this season’s short lived Autumn, Photos by Chris Casciano taken in South Mountain Reservation in Millburn, New Jersey. Continue reading

End of Summer Outdoors Events

Been a dull summer filled with all work and no play around here. I’ve snuck in a few short local hikes when I could, but No big trips around the state to report about. Will be trying to rectify that soon, and maybe some of these events will help! REI Opening Paramus Store: 8/26-27 REI has plans to open a few stores in the NY/NJ area in the next year, and August 26-27, 2011 will see the grand opening of their store in Paramus, NJ. Giveaways, t-shirts, and other goodies will be given out, as well as a chance to check out all the shiny new gear. REI Paramus store … Continue reading