Hiking Our Preserves
The lands we've preserved provide scenic vistas, protect water and air quality, and provide critical habitat for innumerable plant and animal species, including many considered rare or endangered in New Jersey or nationally. Equally important, these forever-wild places ensure that our children and grandchildren continue to have access to nature in all of its wondrous forms. Many of our preserves offer hiking trails for the public to enjoy.
We encourage you to visit RVC preserves today and experience the many wonders nature has to offer. See you on the trail!
Visit our other Preserves ~ enjoy great Hiking trails
““I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air.””
preserves on private land ~ limited trail access only
Nature sanctuaries ~ no formal trails
Hunting Season Notice
for the following preserves: Muckshaw Ponds Preserve, Millbrook Seeps Preserve, and Blair Creek South Preserve
Deer hunting season in effect through January 31, 2025. Responsible deer harvesting helps protect biodiversity on RVC preserves.
Stay on Marked Trails
Brightly Colored Clothing Recommended
The above-listed preserves are closed during firearm use on the following dates. Hunting without a Ridge and Valley Conservancy access permit is strictly prohibited.
December 2–3, 2024
December 9–14, 2024
December 16–24, 2024
December 26, 2024 – January 31, 2025
For more information, please contact:
Gabrielle Acampora
Land Projects and Stewardship Manager
(908) 362-7989
gabrielle@ridgeandvalleyconservancy.org
OTHER PRESERVATION PROJECTS
preserved farmland ~ no public access, no trails
Muckshaw Farm, Fredon & Andover