NOTE: As of July 4, 2017, all parks are back open!

So New Jersey has shut down its state parks until… well, we don’t know when (see the full list of closures ). My only comment about this is “Ladies and gentlemen, your state government at work!” And we’ll leave it at that.

The good news? County, local, and private parks to the rescue! Below is a sampling of parks and trails that are open for business as usual (note that this list is not definitive, just some of my favorites). So shake your fists collectively in anger toward Trenton, then work out that anger by going for a beautiful hike this weekend anyway!

Camden County

Saddlers Woods

Barclay Farmstead Trail – Cherry Hill, NJ – 1.5 miles

Croft Farms Trails – Cherry Hill, NJ – up to 2 miles

Blueberry Hill Trail – Gibbsboro, NJ – up to 2 1/2 miles

Timber Creek County Park – Glendora, NJ – 5 miles of trails

Hopkins Pond Trail – Haddonfield, NJ – 3/4 of a mile

Saddler’s Woods – Haddon Township, NJ – up to 2 miles

Blue Hole Trail – Winslow, NJ 1.6 miles

Burlington County

Taylor Farm Preserve – Cinnaminson, NJ – 3.5 miles

Franklin Parker Preserve – Chatsworth, NJ – many miles of trails, but our favorite is the 6 mile long Red Trail

Black Run Preserve– Evesham, NJ

Eagles Walk – Vincentown, NJ – 1.7 miles

Amico Island County Park – Riverside, NJ – 2 1/2 miles

Historic Smithville Park – Eastampton, NJ – 4.1 miles

Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge – Medford, NJ – several miles (entrance fee, goes to help the animals!)

Boundary Creek Park – Moorestown, NJ – 1.3 miles

Palmyra Cove Nature Park – Palmyra, NJ – many miles of trails (our favorite is the Cove Trail, about two miles total out-and-back

Michael Huber Prarie Warbler Preserve – Woodland Township, NJ – 11 miles of trails (Treat for ticks ahead of time!)

Gloucester County

Old Pine Farm – Deptford, NJ – over 1 mile

Floodgates Road – Gibbstown, NJ – 2 miles

Red Bank Battlefield Park – National Park, NJ

Ceres Park – Sewell, NJ

Wenonah Trails East of the Tracks and West of the Tracks – Wenonah, NJ – 6 miles of trails

And this is NOT on the closed list – Tall Pines State Preserve – Sewell, NJ – 4 miles or more of trails

Salem County

Elephant Swamp Trail – Elmer to Elk Township, NJ – 6 miles (one way)

Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge – Pennsville, NJ – 2 1/3 miles of trails

Cumberland County

Maurice River Bluffs Preserve – Millville, NJ – 5 miles of trails

Bivalve Nature Trail – Bivalve, NJ – 4 miles round trip

Glades Wildlife Preserve – Dividing Creek, NJ – many miles of trails

Eldora Nature Preserve – Delmont, NJ – 3 miles of trails

Peek Preserve – Millville, NJ – 3 miles of trails

Cape May County



Cameron Wildlife Sanctuary – Palermo, NJ – 1.2 miles

Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve– Cape May Courthouse, NJ – 3 miles

Cedar Swamp Trail – Cape May National Wildlife Refuge – Dennis Township, NJ – 1.2 miles

Two Mile Beach Unit – Cape May National Wildlife Refuge – Wildwood Crest, NJ – 2 miles

Atlantic County

Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge – Galloway Township, NJ – 4 miles of trails

Estell Manor County Park – Estell Manor, NJ – 18 miles of trails

Egg Harbor Township Nature Preserve – Egg Harbor Township, NJ – 6 miles

Port Republic Trail System – Port Republic, NJ – many miles of trails



Ocean County

Wells Mills County Park

Wells Mills County Park – Ocean Township, NJ – 14.5 miles of hiking trails

Jakes Branch County Park – Beachwood, NJ – 8.6 miles of trails

Cloverdale Farm County Park – Barnegat, NJ – 1.5 miles of trail

Lochiel Creek Park – Barnegat, NJ – 2.3 miles of trail