Warren County, New Jersey, offers a wide range of recreational opportunities for all kinds of people. Outdoor lovers enjoy rigorous hikes, abundant wildlife and superb scenery. For those who favor history, the river valleys become avenues marked by 8,000 years of human endeavor from the initial Lenni Lenape habitation, through the days of pre-Colonial settlement, to the heady times of the Morris Canal and the great railroads. Others come to savor classic architecture and country hospitality in the small villages. All agree that Warren County's rural nature is the key ingredient to its allure.

Flanked by the river valleys of the Delaware, Musconetcong, and Paulinskill, and bisected by the Pequest, Warren County offers a progression from rugged terrain to the north and west to the gentle farmland of the east and south.

Parks and Public Open Spaces


Delware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
70,000-acre recreation center along the Delaware River. Includes the Appalachian Trail.
Kittatinny Point Visitors Center, off Route 80, Knowlton Twp, 908/496-4458
Jenny Jump State Forest
Picnic area, playground, overlook/viewing points, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, nature trails, camping.
P.O. Box 150, State Park Road, Hope, NJ 07844 908/459-4366
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Known mainly for the Paulinskll Valley Trail.
PO Box 621, Andover 07821-0621 973-786-6445
Marble Hill Natural Resource Area
Unimproved hiking trails, overlook/viewing points. River Road, Lopatcong and Harmony Townships 908/475-6532

Eagle's nest at Merril Creek
Merrill Creek Reservoir and Environmental Preserve
Visitors center includes displays on reservoir operation, area history and the mammals, birds and fish found in the area, and offers educational programs.
116G Montana Road. Washington, NJ 07882 908/454-1213
Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center
Programs about the raising of trout and the importance of natural resources, located within the 4,000-acre Pequest Wildlife Management Area.
605 Pequest Road, Oxford, NJ 07863 908/637-4125 website
Rockport Pheasant Farm
NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife facility where pheasants are raised for stocking on publicly accessible lands each year. Also features pens of exotic fowl and white-tailed deer, a section of the historic Morris Canal, and a scenic hiking loop.
Rockport Road (Route 629) Mansfield Township, NJ 908/852-3461

Canal towpath
Stephens and Allamuchy Mountain State Parks
Allamuchy Natural Area, historic Waterloo Village and Saxton Falls, with remnants of the Morris Canal
800 Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 908/852-3790
West Oxford Mountain Natural Resource Area
Unimproved hiking trails, overlook/viewing points.
Academy Street, Oxford 908/475-6532
White Lake Natural Resource Area
Unimproved hiking trails, car-top boat access, 386-acre tract includes 69-acre glacial lake and adjoins 276 acres owned by State of New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Stillwater Road, Hardwick Township, 908/475-6532
Worthington State Forest
Located in the Delaware Water Gap. Picnic area, playground, overlook/viewing points, boating/boat launch, fishing, hiking, camping.
Old Mine Road, Columbia, NJ 07832, 908/841-9575
Yards Creek Station
Visitor Center, picnic area, hiking trails and section of the Appalachian Trail on 164 acres owned by a hydroelectric generating plant. Open June -August, 8 am -8 pm; September -May 8, 8 am -5 pm
Walnut Valley and Mt. Vernon Roads, Blairstown, NJ 07825 908/362-6163