Sunday, December 5, 2021

Allamuchy Mountain State Park, Byram (Sussex County)


Allamuchy Mountain State Park is located in Byram Township in the Allamuchy Mountain region. There are more than 20 miles of unmarked trails in the northern section of Allamuchy, and 14 miles of marked multi-use trails. The 2,440 acres of mixed oak and hardwood forests and maintained fields of this natural area display various stages of succession. It is situated on the Musconetcong River

 

Round Valley Recreational Area, Lebanon (Hunterdon County)




Round Valley Recreational Area in Lebanon offers wilderness camping, swimming, boating, fishing, and picnicking. The reservoir holds 55 billion gallons of water, and is the deepest lake in New Jersey at approximately 180 feet deep. The reservoir is stocked with lake trout.

 

Hamilton Train Station Sculptures, Hamilton (Mercer County)


The Hamilton Train Station also offers larger-than-life sculptures. These sculptures were created by contemporary artist and philanthropist J Seward Johnson II (of Johnson & Johnson). He is also the artist of the Grounds for Sculptures

 

The Women's Federation Monument, Norwood (Bergen County)


The Women's Federation Monument was dedicated in 1929 to honor the role that the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs took in preserving the Palisades.

 

Waterloo Village, Stanhope (Sussex County)


 Waterloo Village takes the visitor through time from a 400-year old Lenape (Delaware) Indian village to a bustling port along the once prosperous Morris Canal. This early 19th-century restored village contains a working mill complex with gristmills and sawmills, a general store, blacksmith shop and several historic houses