Jakes Branch County Park
Easy trails plus a playground and picnic area makes this a great destination for families.
Pine Barrens
Forest Resource Education Center
Enjoyable hike through pine barrens with informative forestry and nature displays along the way.
Turkey Swamp County Park
Hike around Turkey Swamp lake and towards the Manasquan River in a park at the northern edge of Jersey’s pine barrens.
Whitesbog Village
Hike sugar sand trails around cranberry bogs in the heart of Jersey’s pine barrens.
Turkey Swamp – Metedeconk To Manasquan Loop
Hike a mix of pine trees and deciduous forest, past the Metedeconk and Manasquan Rivers, and a lake.
Franklin Parker Preserve
Hike around old cranberry bogs through a beautiful section of NJ’s Pine Barrens, and look for wildlife from an observation platform.
Franklin Parker Preserve – Chatsworth
Hike through a beautiful section of the pine barrens and around old cranberry bogs.
Penn State Forest – Oswego Lake
Hiking sand roads through the undeveloped wilderness of the Pine Barrens.
Brendan Byrne – Pakim Pond and Mt. Misery
A great sample of New Jersey’s pine barrens: endless pine, sandy trails covered in pine needles, and cranberry bogs.