Where to Find Peace in New Jersey [LIST]

Visit Wharton State Forest in Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean County.

In Warren County, Jenny Jump State Forest follows the Jenny Jump Mountain Range.

In Salem County near Elmer, visit Parvin State Park. You can rent cabins there!

One of the last pieces of undeveloped shore on the east coast, find your peace, sun, sand and fun at Island Beach State Park. It's especially peaceful in the off season.

In Sussex County, Swartswood State Park was New Jersey's first state park. Established in 1914

Wildcat Ridge is great for hiking, nature study, photography, exploration, fishing and hunting.  On 4,000 acres in Morris County.

In Passaic County, scenic Ringwood features Ringwood State Park and Ringwood Manor.

Visit the New Jersey Botanical Gardens in Ringwood, New Jersey.  96 acres of specialty gardens surrounded by 1000 acres of woodlands. You're invited to wander and explore the miles of marked trails.

Every spring millions of shad enter the Delaware Bay to begin the long and difficult upstream swim toward the river's head water in the Catskill Mountains. Hundreds fish the waters of the Delaware River in Hunterdon, Warren and Sussex Counties.

Located in Bridgewater, Washington Rock was a valuable lookout point during the American Revolution for General George Washington in June of 1777.

It's the largest park in Union County. Watchung Reservation is located near Summit and Mountainside.  While hiking there check out the deserted village of Feltville and along the shores of Lake Surprise.

njhiking.com says go to Sourland Mountain Reserve  in Somerset County, for "pleasant, easy hiking"! Sounds peaceful!

If you are not in a hurry and don't mind a slow, relaxing, peaceful float in a tube down the Delaware River, this is a must this summer! The best places are found in Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon Counties.

Before railroads, the Delaware & Raritan Canal allowed shippers to cut many miles off the route from the Pennsylvania coal fields, down the Delaware. Today it's a great place for walking, running and biking.

On the Hudson River in northeastern Bergen County, Palisades Interstate Park  is about 12 miles long and a half-mile wide, with 2,500 acres of wild Hudson River shore front and uplands.  Check out the most impressive sections of the Palisades. Enjoy hiking, picnics, scenic overlooks, boating and a nature sanctuary. 

One listener suggested just taking a drive down the back roads of Hunterdon County.