Lord Stirling Park

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Address: Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ
County: Somerset County
Park System: Somerset County Park Commission
Activities: birding, cross-country skiing, hiking, walking
Geo Coords: 40.695005,-74.531754
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Located adjacent to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and the Passaic River, this Somerset County Park offers easy hiking and nature walks for all levels and ages along the park’s marshes and swampland. Over 8 miles of trails and boardwalks circle the park exposing a good mix of environments and wildlife – from cattail lined marshes to fields of wildflowers to wooded lowlands. In the winter the area is also open for cross country skiing.

Parking is available at the Somerset County Environmental Education Center on Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge. The Environmental Education Center is open year round and offers a nice educational stop for the kids as well as a bookstore. Maps of the park are also posted here, as well as at various intersections along the park’s trails.

Environmental Education Center

The Somerset County Park Commission runs their Environmental Education Center including educational programs, exhibits, and outdoor events in the area.

Hike Descriptions

A freely downloadable PDF trail map is provided on the Somerset County Park Commission site.

Purchase Photographs

Photos of this park taken by Chris Casciano. Photographs from parks and trails around New Jersey can be purchased at New Jersey Landscape Photography by Chris Casciano. Buy a print to support this site and take home a memory of the trails.