Parks & Recreation

The 70-mile Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is one of central New Jersey’s  most popular recreational corridors for canoeing, jogging, hiking, bicycling, fishing and horseback riding. The canal and the park are part of the National Recreation Trail System. This linear park is also a valuable wildlife corridor connecting fields and forests. A recent bird survey conducted in the

For nearly 100 years, Duke Farms, a 2,740-acre property in Hillsborough, N.J., has been a destination for the residents of The Garden State and beyond. As one of the largest privately-owned parcels of undeveloped land in the state, Duke Farms’ mission is to be a model of environmental stewardship in the 21st Century, and to inspire visitors to become informed

Located in Bridgewater Township, Duke Island Park is a site of rich beauty offering varied recreational experiences. Truly an "island" park, it is traversed by the historic Raritan Power Canal. The Somerset County Park Commission acquired this 340.5 acre site in 1958, and has developed it to provide a wide variety of active and passive recreational opportunities and special events for

   The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center, Lord Stirling Park, is nestled within 425 acres of the western portion of the Great Swamp Basin of the Passaic River in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. The variety of habitats of floodplains, swamps, rivers, intermittent streams, marshes, meadows, and natural and man-made ponds, fields, and forests provide homes for diverse

Fairview Farm is a 170-acre wildlife preserve with five miles of trails through fields and woods, a scenic pond with a dock, a bird and butterfly garden, and a historic barn complex. A former dairy farm, the preserve is also the headquarters of Raritan Headwaters, a nonprofit organization that protects water. Hikers, birders, artists, photographers and school groups experience the

Voted one of the top golf courses of the Northeast by readers of Garden State Golf, Fox Hollow is a challenging par 70 golf course which was completely redesigned in 2000. The club offers an 18 hole test of golf with extensive practice facilities. Open to the public.