In the warmer months, there are no shortage of recreation activities offered in NJ. Our readers have a few unique choices of their own...along with some staple favorites.
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By David Caldwell -
Lifestyle
- September 13, 2010
With the 96-acre New Jersey State Botanical Garden, and the tree-covered Ramapo Mountains serving as a backdrop, Ringwood State Park is the perfect place to wile away autumn hours.
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The diverse woodlands of Parvin State Park, situated on the edge of the Pine Barrens in Pittsgrove, feature more than 200 varieties of flowering plants.
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By Drew Anne Scarantino -
Lifestyle
- September 13, 2010
Cheesequake State Park has little to do with tasty desserts, but plenty to do with open fields, marshes, a white cedar swamp,and Pine Barrens habitats.
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Cape May Point State Park, located in fresh and saltwater wetlands in the southernmost tip of the state, hosts some of the most diverse bird varieties on the East Coast.
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By David Caldwell -
Lifestyle
- September 13, 2010
Allamuchy Mountain State Park, which spans part of Warren and Sussex counties, offers hiking, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, bicycling, and horseback riding.
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You need more than a bag of gorp and a bottle of bug spray to take on New Jersey’s hiking trails. This guide will enable you to stave off blisters, poison ivy, ticks, sore knees, and sunburn.
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