Kid Friendly

This out-and-back hike in Harriman State Park provides some great views and can be done as a day hike or a relatively easy and kid-friendly overnight backpacking trip.

9 great kid-friendly hikes in New Jersey

An easy, kid-friendly 1-mile hike that follows a cascading stream to a waterfall with plenty of opportunities for climbing boulders.

A 4 mile hike through forest and swampy areas that features Tripod Rock, a 180-ton boulder that appears almost impossibly balanced on three smaller boulders, and several other interesting large glacial erratics.

An easy out-and-back hike that passes remnants of Thomas Edison’s old mining complex to an overlook of the Sparta Mountain wetlands.

An easy, kid-friendly hike around Liberty Marsh – an impoundment that attracts migratory shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors – with an optional 1 mile extension through puncheon walkway through swamp.

The 3.9 mile Castle Loop trail visits the Van Slyke Castle ruins and Ramapo Lake and provides great views of the Ramapo and Wyanokie Mountains. The shorter out-and-back hike to the ruins is a kid-friendly favorite.

This 2-mile loop around the Flat Rock Brook nature preserve features a stream and wetlands – an urban oasis just 2 miles from the George Washington Bridge

This kid-friendly walk through marshes in Lord Stirling Park features boardwalks, ponds, and what might be the oldest tree in New Jersey.

An easy, kid-friendly stroll through a wooded area featuring a swinging bridge over a stream and the historic site of a major Revolutionary War battle.