Apshawa Preserve

Hot and Humid

We had hiked here before but today found the trail a bit difficult to handle. I think it was because it was hot and we were both a bit on the tired side. We'll have to give this another attempt. Only ...

Deer Free Preserve

My family returns to this lite hike repeatedly for its compact but assorted beauty. We usually only need bring a water bottle. After the recent rainy weeks there are amazingly huge mushrooms galore,...

Fanastic Trail, Well Marked, nice views at the top of the mountain and by the water.

We did the Blue- Orange - Green trail loop from the parking lot. Beautiful park. This was a lovely find for us and we will be back. The trails are very well marked but we also downloaded the map from...

Nice place for a short hike

Some really nice hiking in this relatively small preserve. Some trails have some solid ups and downs. It is typical of the NJ Highlands terrain. Sometimes rocky, sometimes flat. The trail network ...

Take a map before you go

A friend of mine, my 12 y.o. and I decided to kill some time on a Sunday afternoon and we were not disappointed. At the parking lot there's a stand with maps, be sure to grab one. We found it useful. ...