| State: | New Jersey |
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| Address: | River Rd, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA |
| Postal code: | 08904 |
| Phone: | (848) 932-1580 |
| Website: | https://ecopreserve.rutgers.edu/ruep-brochure/ |
| Monday: | Open 24 hours |
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| Tuesday: | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday: | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday: | Open 24 hours |
| Friday: | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday: | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday: | Open 24 hours |
Very nice place to take walks. Wild and pretty.
The trail is also long enough.
Love this place! Park in Johnson Park. Nice forest with some little hills. Tons of well marked trails. I see pretty blue birds and deer here all the time. Great way to spend the afternoon and escape nature. This place is beautiful and quiet in all seasons. I also recommend Rutgers Gardens/Helyar Woods and Finderne Wetlands.
The Rutgers Eco-Preserve is several hundred acres of preserved/reclaimed woodlands and is a handy if imperfect woods breathing space (you'll hear road noise everywhere, but I did come across a beaver last time I was there). The area around the brook has some small ups and downs, while the area containing the Black aka Wildlife trail is mostly level with one exception. The woods around the brook are mixed, while the upper section tends towards evergreens. Trails are fairly well maintained but blazes aren't so take a map or your phone the first time. Apply mosquito and tick repellant if you plan to walk about, and be alert for mountain bikers on weekends. Note: M-F, folks without Rutgers parking privileges will find it easiest to park in Johnson Park across River Rd from the marked "Trailhead". Directions: NJ 27 to River Road (CR 622) in Highland Park, then left into park at Cedar Lane (CR 692) intersection (first left after train underpass), or NJ 18 to River Road (CR 622) exit, then left on River Road to Cedar Lane (CR 692) intersection, where you turn right into Johnson Park.
Easy trail and close to environment, Look for directions in All Trails app, rather than Google. Trail took around 1 and half hour.
I went there with my brother yesterday, I saw many white flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida) are blooming in early May.