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    Jan K.

    Clean bathrooms. Great to bring a dog. Great for scenic views. Tables for a picnic. Trails for hiking. I really enjoyed this park. I will say i was dissapointed in all the dog poop. I took a blanket to sit on grass nu pond and there was poop everywhere. I also did the white mile hike and found more poop.

    Dexter V.

    This is one of my favorite parks in Morris County. I found out about this park after I needed to find a suitable location to hold our annual family picnic at work. Upon visiting the park for the first time, I instantly knew that this would be the perfect venue to bring adults and children of all ages for a fun-filled day. Located in Kinnelon, the park is clean, inviting, family-friendly, and is simply a peaceful retreat from the every day hustle and bustle of life. There is a lake at the center of the park as well as designated picnic areas. There is a permanent structure that can hold upwards of 100 guest or so in the center of the park as well as smaller picnic areas (the second picnic area has a permanent tent and can hold up to 50 guests). The reserved areas include picnic tables and barbecue grills for that quintessential summer tradition. There's nothing better than the smell of barbecue wafting in the air as family are playing in the beautiful grassy fields. In the last event that I held here I actually set up a volleyball net as well as a miniature soccer field to keep everyone entertained. All this was possible because of the ample grassy space. If those sporting options are not enough for you there is always the option to rent out the baseball field at the park right next to the main park. Aside from summer ventures this park is open year-round and looks absolutely stunning in the fall. During the wintertime the lake freezes over and just creates a serene and mystical winter landscape. Every time I'm in the area I make it a habit to stop by, relax, and let time slip away. This truly hidden treasure is worth every visit and discovery visitors will make.

    Mark S.

    It's a quiet park with loads of parking spaces and a "Casino" which is just a name of a building. I went here on a Saturday at 10am for a group hike. The only negative was waiting for someone to unlock the gate at that time.

    Rocky fun. Tunnel wasn't spectacular to witness, but a new challenge for the pup, so that made it worth it.

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    Lovely park to bring a picnic lunch and sit and on the picnic tables by the water. Bathrooms were clean too!!

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    Another great place for a quick commune with nature. New Jersey has so many scenic hidden parks that are a pleasure to discover.

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    5 mile "loop" on the white trail starts at the parking lot and ends nearby at the lake and pavilion.

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    Farny State Park - Duck.

    Farny State Park

    3.0(5 reviews)
    5.2 mi

    ***3 1/2 stars*** I…read morewas a little surprised when I saw how low the average rating was for this place; typically parks and hiking trails tend to have inflated/positive reviews, mostly because the only people willing to write them love being outdoors. However, it's really hard to argue. This was probably by fifth time here yesterday, and I'm never blown away by the experience. The hike I do here is featured in njhiking.com (which is a massively strong recommend - great, detailed and varied hikes featured all over the site) as one of the most challenging hikes in the state. It's an 11.1-miler that starts out at the boat launch parking lot on Splitrock Road (and there is ALWAYS a port-a-potty there - strong selling point; very clean this time too), goes east for about half a mile to the white trail, cuts south mostly through the woods and occasionally alongside the reservoir, switches to the blue trail by the southern end, goes up Buck Mountain and then continues mostly north back up to the road and the boat launch. It's a nasty hike (rugged with constant up and down), but it's one I like to do as training prep when I'm about to do a crazy adventure somewhere in the country - if you can do this one pretty easily, you can literally do almost any hike that doesn't involve massive rock climbing or something. In my opinion at least (and I AM in excellent hiking shape right now, full disclosure) the most difficult or challenging part of this is just the mileage. The up and down isn't as extreme as, say, a hike up in Norvin Green where you're literally going up an incline for a solid 15 or 20 minutes multiple times. There's one quick scramble up the mountain that took less than five minutes, and maybe one or two other sharper inclines that were shorter in length than that. But cumulatively, you're going to feel it toward the end of the hike, even though that part is largely on a woods road. I tend to meander and not bulldoze ahead (journey not the destination), so this whole hike took me six hours and 38 minutes. Start early. The primary reason I'm always tepid about this one is that SO much of it is just in the woods with no viewpoints. I'm of the opinion that if you have sweat pouring off of you and sore hindpaws, you'd better have a few majestic vistas or something for the payoff. Aside from the obvious reservoir optics from time to time, there also aren't a lot of exciting natural features to get hot and bothered about. You really just have one view up on Buck Mountain, and for whatever reason, I always seem to be over here on a meh, mostly overcast day. And this is sort of a pro and a con, but this is not a popular hike. Yes, you're not contending with hoards of people and the ones you do are CLEARLY legit hikers - there's no one wearing Uggs asking if you have extra water - but it means the canine situation is pretty barebones. Obviously a personal issue that may not apply to other prospective adventurers. That said, the wildlife game is always pretty abundant and yesterday was no exception. There were tons of frogs/toads, and I saw at least two skinks yesterday (the corgis of reptiles). There were also quite a few representatives of the waterfowl family hanging out on the edges of the reservoir, including one or two swans. The snake game was nuts, and both took place toward the end on the blue trail with maybe a mile or two to go. First I encountered a garter snake who was very on edge and tried to lunge at me (which I just rolled my eyes at), but then a few minutes later I came within a foot of a long black racer snake that mimicked a rattlesnake with the intentional rattling of its tail, which I've NEVER seen before, and that was a bit jarring. But I continued on, no worse for wear. I always enjoy being able to eat an entire pizza guilt-free and chuckling at the temporary loss of water weight from this hike, but this isn't one that I enjoy all that much. It gets you in shape and doesn't have much in the way of other selling points unless you're really into snakes with low self-esteem.

    Farney State Park is a 589 acre mature mixed hardwood forest in Northern New Jersey. Tall red,…read morewhite and black oak trees dominate the canopy, The park is a habitat for the red-shouldered hawk and barred owl both of which are endangered. Be aware that there are ticks, bears and copperhead and eastern rattle snakes in the area. The terrain is rocky and features streams, stone walls, dams, a bridge and Split Rock Reservoir. The reservoir is part of the Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area. The reservoir is open to kayaking which I do a great deal of since it is so close to where I live. You can also canoe or bring your boat, only electric motors though. There are two car=top launches on the the reservoir. No swimming is allowed and if a ranger sees your feet in the water, you will be reprimanded. Both use of alcohol, smoking or vaping is not permitted. There is a 13 mile loop around the reservoir with other shorter trails of varying difficulty. People come to Farney State to bird watch, fish (16+ need NJ license ), hunt in selected areas, ice fish, and hike. The Split Rock site was used as a production area during the Revolutionary War for producing iron. A furnace can still be seen if you take the trail down the road toward the bridge. It is down the slope by the overflow of the reservoir. There are trail maps on-line. Your phone GPS will work in this area as well. Signage is mixed in this State Park. The bridge crossing on the reservoir dam is one way but there is a red/green light system. ADMISSION IS FREE. Ten minutes from my home, it is my go to kayaking spot.

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    Farny State Park - View of the Splitrock Reservoir looking north.

    View of the Splitrock Reservoir looking north.

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    Great Piece Meadows Preserve - View from the lakeside trail in mid-April

    Great Piece Meadows Preserve

    2.5(2 reviews)
    8.7 mi

    I have been studying and photographing wildlife at Great Piece Meadows for nearly 10 years now…read more This semi-wild area is admittedly, a bit rugged and not for the faintest of heart. My typical approach is to walk stretches of "Ditch Road" which is accessed off of Clinton Street in Fairfield. Some sections of land off of Ditch Road are privately managed by the Fairfield Sportsmen Club and not open to the public, however you are free to walk all the way to nice natural views of the Passaic River. Bring your binoculars, hiking boots, phone w/ GPS, abundant drinking water and a sense of adventure. Enjoy. More info on the area here - http://wildlifepreserves.org/preserves/great-piece-meadows

    Great Piece Meadows is a 1000+ acres of more or less untouched wetlands, primarily in Fairfield,…read moreNJ. So. . .its a swamp. If you don't go early in the spring or late in the fall, you will be eaten alive by insects. Also it will be completely overgrown and inaccessible. If you do go in the early spring or late fall, it will still be inaccessible, because its a freaking swamp. Expect to sink into the mud frequently and deeply. It's technically open to the public for hiking and fishing, but I get the very strong feeling the state doesn't actually want you there. There are no parking areas that I can find, no easy access (the only way I have found to access the area is parking on a dead-end street and a long walk on a road parallel to the highway past a private hunting preserve), and there are no trails aside from one footpath surrounding the lake. (Presumably made by those fishermen I have never seen) The first time I went there myself, I attracted the attention of a state trooper, who assumed I must have broken down or been kidnapped or something, as he had never seen anyone in those woods. Also, though I said it's untouched, I meant that there are no trails or official alterations to the land. This doesn't seem to stop anyone from using it as a communal landfill, however. There are sofas, old tires, various tetanus-inducing metal things, etc. I have never seen anyone else there, but it abuts against a private hunting preserve. . .and although the state land is technically off limits to hunters, I heard turkey calls that were definitely NOT coming from the private land. I would be very afraid to return, and possibly become a target for poachers. On the plus side, if you can avoid being shot, it is very isolated, and very serene.

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    Great Piece Meadows Preserve - It's the Green Man! See him?

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