Rutgers Geological Museum Travel Information (New Brunswick, NJ)

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

Garden Walks in New Jersey This travel guide includes walking information and garden descriptions, such as admission price, operating hours, and directions, on the following gardens in New Jersey: Cross Estate Gardens, Leonard ... Somerville, 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

Other Activities

• 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: 0.6 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

Delaware & Raritan Canal (Distance: 1.3 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

Farrington Lake (Distance: 2.6 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

Six Mile Run Reservoir Trails (Distance: 6.5 mi) The first thing you’ll probably ask yourself as you start this ride is “where’s the reservoir?” The answer is “right here” and “there really isn’t one … yet.” Confusing? Not really. According to the p...

Blackwells Mills, NJ - Mountain Biking - length:3 mi

Six Mile Run Reservoir Site Trails (Distance: 6.6 mi) A New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry brochure refers to the Six Mile Run Reservoir Site as “a hidden treasure in Somerset County.” Indeed it is a treasure and virtually unknown. Although the 30...

Somerset, NJ - Hiking - length:3 mi

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9 hole Tara Greens Golf Center Public, 9 holes 3139 yards, par 36 2.1 miles from center of Rutgers Geological Museum

tara greens Tara Greens Golf Center Public, 9 holes 3139 yards, par 36 2.1 miles from center of Rutgers Geological Museum

Rutgers University Rutgers University Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6337 yards, par 71 2.6 miles from center of Rutgers Geological Museum

Fairway Fairway Golf Center Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 27 3.5 miles from center of Rutgers Geological Museum

Quail Brook Quail Brook Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6617 yards, par 71 3.8 miles from center of Rutgers Geological Museum

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