Edison, New Jersey Travel Information

Cheesequake State Park Campground Cheesequake bears the responsibility of being the most urban state park in the densest, most urbanized state in the country. A mere 36 miles from Manhattan, its wooded and marsh 1,292 acres play host ... Matawan, NJ

Piscataway, New Brunswick, and the New Jersey Central Lowlands Webbs’ Mill Bog Cedar Swamp in the 27,298-acre Greenwood Wildlife Management Area is one of the few places in the state to hear—and possibly see—the endangered Pine Barrens tree frog, a tiny, bright g... Piscataway, NJ

West of New Brunswick, New Jersey, to the Delaware River When Mead Hall at Drew University was damaged by fire in August 1989, the administration determined to salvage some good from the disaster. They decided to restore the 1830s Gibbons family mansion wit... Somerville, NJ

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• Trenton & Central New Jersey Campgrounds and Camping Trips
• Northern New Jersey Off the Beaten Path Travel
• Southern New Jersey Off the Beaten Path Travel

Delaware & Raritan Canal (Distance: 2.8 mi) Transportation from an earlier time is the theme of this ride. NJ TRANSIT'S Northeast Corridor Rail Line serves as a shuttle to the start point. In recent years bike transportation advocates have been...

Princeton, NJ - Mountain Biking - length:30 mi

Delaware & Raritan Canal (Distance: 4.4 mi) There are two excursions described in this escape. First is an 8-mile hike mostly along a leafy canal towpath from Bound Brook to New Brunswick, New Jersey. And there’s a 20-mile hiking and cycling wo...

New Brunswick, NJ - Hiking - length:20 mi

Farrington Lake (Distance: 6.2 mi) Created by damming the Passaic River, this long, narrow lake is bordered on both sides by county parklands, where hiking trails meander through landscaped trees and shrubs. In the midst of a large met...

North Brunswick, NJ - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:unknown

Clay Pit Ponds Connector (Distance: 8.8 mi) It may be hard to believe, but many of Manhattan's buildings and sidewalks were once made from the clay drawn from the ground of this pocket-sized park. The nineteenth-century brick plant is long gone...

Charleston, NY - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Cheesequake Natural Area Trail (Distance: 9.1 mi) Do you enjoy traipsing through cedar swamps and backwoods bayous while bounding over boardwalks? Cheesequake is well endowed in each of those categories, with plenty of raw, natural beauty left over t...

Matawan, NJ - Hiking - length:5.5 mi

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Fairway Fairway Golf Center Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 27 1.5 miles from center of Edison, New Jersey

Metuchen Metuchen Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6641 yards, par 72 2.4 miles from center of Edison, New Jersey

Raritan Landing Raritan Landing Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 3296 yards, par 58 3.9 miles from center of Edison, New Jersey

Rutgers University Rutgers University Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6337 yards, par 71 4.3 miles from center of Edison, New Jersey

Plainfield Plainfield Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6865 yards, par 72 4.7 miles from center of Edison, New Jersey

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