South River, 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

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Farrington Lake (Distance: 4.1 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

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

Delaware & Raritan Canal (Distance: 5.3 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

Cheesequake State Park (Distance: 5.6 mi) There are a few cycling areas in Middlesex County. Middlesex is a crossroads county; many of the state's major highways, including 9, and 18, intersect one another here. And recent development, both r...

Cheesequake, NJ - Road Biking - length:9.5 mi

Cheesequake Natural Area Trail (Distance: 6.0 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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East Tamarack Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6226 yards, par 71 3.6 miles from center of South River, New Jersey

West Tamarack Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 7025 yards, par 72 3.6 miles from center of South River, New Jersey

Glenwood Glenwood Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6943 yards, par 72 4.6 miles from center of South River, New Jersey

9 hole Tara Greens Golf Center Public, 9 holes 3139 yards, par 36 6.0 miles from center of South River, New Jersey

tara greens Tara Greens Golf Center Public, 9 holes 3139 yards, par 36 6.0 miles from center of South River, New Jersey

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