We used to be based in New Brunswick, NJ, at Rutgers University. This page is retained for historical purposes.
This site is useful: http://www.njhiking.com/best-hikes-in-nj/
- Delaware Water Gap: hiking
- High Point State Park: hiking, views, a shelter for camping and cross-country skiing. On the AT.
- Stokes State Forest, Steam Mill Campground: just south of High Point SP, primitive campground, hiking, views
- Pyramid Mountain: hiking in the NJ Highlands, glacial erratics
- Hacklebarney State Park, NJ: walking, low-key hiking
- Camelback Mtn., PA: downhill skiing
- Sourlands: hiking near New Brunswick, also bouldering. Various hikes start near here and near here. The latter has less people.
- Delaware & Raritan Canal: walking, particularly nice between Griggstown and Millstone (near Rutgers) and along The Delaware River north of Stockton
- Carnegie Lake, Princeton: skating
- Six-Mile Run: single-track mountain biking
- Sandy Hook: beach
- Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Brigantine division: great birdwatching
- Rutgers University Marine Field Station: beautiful marsh, birdwatching
- Belleplain State Forest: family camping with pond, canoes, swimming, walking/hiking, great birdwatching (including famous bridge on Sunset Rd.)
- Cape May: amazing bird migrations (hawks in fall, shorebirds in May)
- Island Beach State Park: undeveloped beach
- Whitesbog: historical site related to cranberry and blueberry farming, also nice hiking trails and rare bees.
- Batona Trail: take 206 to Quakerbridge Rd., drive until crosses Batona Trail, head south
- Godfrey Bridge, Wharton State Forest: small, pretty campground without running water, great birdwatching, easy access to bogs, the shore, and historic sites like Batsto Village
Developed with the help of the Winfree lab and others in DEENR at Rutgers University.