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Walking, Running, Hiking and More
By foot or by wheels, fast or slow, there are miles and miles of paths and trails to explore in South Jersey.



Burlington Riverfront Promenade Park
A beautiful park along the Delaware River with places to relax for the family and several community events throughout the summer.
 
James G. Atkinson Memorial Park
Make a play date with the family at James G. Atkinson Park. With 66 acres to roam, romp and play, the Park has everything the gang will need for a day of fun. Bring your racquets, cleats, balls and bats to play on the tennis, soccer, football and baseball fields. Playgrounds give the kids places to play and the amphitheater hosts live entertainment during the summer. And of course, the picnic areas are idea for al fresco lunch or dinner.
 
Maria Barnaby Greenwald Memorial Park
This Park is 47.21 acres and is very beautiful.  It has a playground, softball fields, volleyball courts, and a cross-country pass.  It also has picnic tables set up.  And for all those two-wheelers, there is a bike path that travels through the whole park.
 
Old Tuckerton Stage Road
Old Tuckerton Stage Road, once an Indian migration trail to the seashore and later called the Road to Little Egg Harbor, has carried many generations of wayfarers through the Pine forests to the coast. Today, with the excpetion of a few detours, this road can, as in times past, be traveled directly to Tuckerton from Shamong Township, providing you with much the same experience as those who traveled it centuries ago.
 
Atsion Lake Recreational Area
If summer’s heat gets you down, Atsion Lake Recreational Area provides a refreshing escape. Set amid the Pinelands in Wharton State Forest, Atsion has what you need to chill out. Take your pick of picnicking, hiking, boating or swimming in the cooling water of Atsion Lake. Better yet, book a campsite or cabin and do it all.
 
New Jersey Audubon Society Rancocas Nature Center
Nestled within Rancocas State Park, Rancocas Nature Center is a natural gem with easy trails for hikers of all ages,  natural habitats and protected lands where birds and wildlife are in abundance. A charming historic house serves as a nature center where you can get up-close-and-personal with small wildlife, take part in education programs or shop in a well-stocked gift shop.
 
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort
Hey, Boo Boo. You want a camping experience that everyone in the whole family will enjoy? Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Campground at Tall Pines has 113 woodland acres of it. Tent camping, RV camping and cabins . . . supervised kids activities, swimming pools and sports facilities . . . laundries, general store and peace and quiet for mom and dad. And of course, Yogi himself. Just be sure to hide those peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
 
Amico Island Park
Amico Island is 55-acre peninsula with diverse habitats and terrain -- enjoy biking, hiking, fishing & picnciking. It is in a rustic natural setting at the confluence of the Rancocas Creek & Delaware River. Visitors may see red fox, cottontail rabbits, red-tailed hawks and great white herons.
 
Double Trouble State Park
There’s double the fun awaiting you at Double Trouble State Park. Part historic site (many of the buildings from its 19th century roots as a cranberry production center are still preserved) and part natural playground (its 7,800 acres include trails, bogs, swamps, and Cedar Lake for fishing and boating), means you’ll want to spend twice as long exploring every nook and cranny.
 
Mercer County Park
Next time the kids say “I’m bored,” pack them and bring them to Mercer County Park. Somewhere in the 2,500 acre park they’ll find something to keep them busy. So will you. With Lake Mercer sitting in the middle, the park is equipped with dozens of fields for all kinds of sports, tennis courts, skating rink, trails for walking, biking or studying nature. And of course, picnic facilities. Now who could be bored with all that?
 
Mill Pond Road
Whether you're hiking or driving slowly along Mill Pond Road, you are bound to be caught off guard by the plethora of upland habitats and unique wildlife.  Tucked away in the southeastern portion of Salem County, this 1.5 mile dirt road is known for excellent bird watching and deciduous forest.
 
Paulsdale - Alice Paul Institute
Paulsdale is on the New Jersey and National Register's list of Historic Places, and in 1991 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The exterior and interior of the house have been restored to their appearance during Alice Paul's residence, with modern accommodations that meet visitors' needs. Tours begin with an outdoor walk around the property to see the farm landscape and the remains of the structures that once surrounded Paulsdale.
 
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
For injured wildlife, the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge is a safe haven where they are nursed back to health and whenever possible, released back into the wild. For nature lovers, Woodford is a quiet preserve in the heart of the Pinelands where you can walk the secluded trails, join in educational programs and activities or visit the cute - and not-so-cute - wild things that the Center’s staff feed and rehabilitate.
 
YMCA Camp Ockanickon

YMCA Camp Ockanickon, Inc. will remain environmentally-aware and proactive, and committed to the Green Acres Act of NJ while providing the highest quality programs and services that develop skills and offer lifelong learning opportunities to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities.

 
Millville (Edward G. Bevans) Wildlife Management Area
The rustic, undeveloped lands at Millville (Bevans) Wildlife Management Area have a variety of different environments – hardwood forests, mixed forests, open fields, fresh water marshes, meadows. There’s even a small pond. And all that different terrain means you’ll find all kinds of birds and wildlife for birding, hunting, fishing or just focusing the binoculars and spotting the region’s wildlife and foliage as you are hiking the trails.
 
Supawna Meadows National Park
A high-quality habitat for migratory birds, particularly waterfowl, wading birds, songbirds, woodcock and shorebirds, and also home to resident fish and other wildlife, Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a part of the Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Cape May Court House, NJ.
 
Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh
Located southeast of Trenton in Hamilton Township, the 1,250 acre Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh is the northernmost freshwater tidal marsh on the Delaware River. The marsh includes both tidal and nontidal marshland, forested swamp and upland and second-growth forest. The diverse habitat also supports an astonishing 550 species of plants, more then 230 species of birds and lots of mammals, amphibians and reptiles, many of which are rare and endangered species.
 
Wharton State Forest
It is amazing how many activities, species of wildlife, unusual plants and other natural wonders can be packed into 115,111 acres. Name it and chances are, you can find it in Wharton State Forest, the largest single land tract within the NJ system of parks and forests. Throughout Wharton are rivers and streams for canoeing, trails for hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing, historic landmarks and secluded areas for camping and spotting wildlife.
 
Whitesbog Historic Village

Standing in front of the turn-of-the-century general store, you can almost imagine Historic Whitesbog Village when it was a bustling company town and the center of New Jersey’s cranberry and blueberry industries. Surrounded by pine forests, cranberry bogs and trails winding throughout Whitesbog Village, many of Whitesbog’s historic buildings still stand.
 
Cape May Point State Park
Best known as the site of Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May Point State Park's changing shore line, dunes, pond and freshwater coastal marsh have made the area a favorite place to see the fall bird migration. The natural area includes several blazed trails where wildlife can be seen from observation platforms. Don't forget to check out the Cape May Lighthouse. Still a navigational aid open to the public, visitors who climb the steps to the top are rewarded with a view of the Cape May Penin