Delaware River towns
Lambertville, Frenchtown, Stockton, and Milford give Hunterdon a strong river-town identity with bridges, galleries, dining, antique shops, and scenic drives.
Hunterdon County Guide
Explore Hunterdon County towns, Delaware River communities, farm markets, scenic parks, trails, education, government resources, golf, family attractions, and visitor information.
Hunterdon County is known for rolling countryside, preserved open space, farm markets, historic river towns, scenic road trips, and outdoor recreation. The county sits in western New Jersey along the Delaware River and includes destinations such as Flemington, Clinton, Lambertville, Frenchtown, High Bridge, Ringoes, Readington, and Stockton.
The original NJTGO page highlighted county towns, education, government offices, parks, trails, family attractions, golf, skating, and Explore Hunterdon. This refreshed version keeps that content and presents it in a cleaner flagship county guide.
Use these county guide links to explore culture, historic places, transportation, official county resources, and visitor planning.
Lambertville, Frenchtown, Stockton, and Milford give Hunterdon a strong river-town identity with bridges, galleries, dining, antique shops, and scenic drives.
The county’s rural roads, farm markets, vineyards, and agritourism stops make Hunterdon a strong day-trip destination.
Hunterdon’s parks emphasize hiking, fishing, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, nature study, and scenic ridgeline views.
Clinton, Flemington, Lambertville, Frenchtown, High Bridge, and other communities provide walkable centers, local shopping, and visitor-friendly stops.
Browse Hunterdon County municipalities and community guide pages.
The source page included Raritan Valley Community College, Hunterdon County Polytech, and the Hunterdon County Library as education and library resources.
Hunterdon / Somerset regional community college resource
Career and technical education resource serving Hunterdon County students
County library resource for branches, programs, research, and community services
Hunterdon County is now referenced as being governed by the Board of County Commissioners. The older source used outdated county-government terminology, which has been updated here.
Serves as a public information point for county government departments and agencies.
Responsible for day-to-day administration and supervision of county departments, divisions, and projects.
Handles administrative and supervisory functions connected to the Board of County Commissioners.
The county’s chief law-enforcement officer.
Provides specialized law-enforcement services and county-level public-safety support.
Hunterdon County’s parks system is one of the strongest parts of the original page, with extensive trail, preserve, fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing resources.
Park & Recreation
6 Gauntt Place, Bldg2, Lower Level
Flemington, NJ 08822
908-782-1158
135 acres with meeting space, gardens, greenhouses, hiking and nature trails, nature study, picnic areas, wedding gazebo, restrooms, parking, and reservable facilities.
A relatively flat rail-trail route above the South Branch of the Raritan River, popular for walking, biking, cross-country skiing, and scenic access toward Ken Lockwood Gorge.
104 acres with softball fields, bridle trail, cross-country skiing, fishing, fitness trail, gardens, hiking, picnic pavilions, playground, restrooms, and reservable facilities.
Large Musconetcong Mountain-area parkland with forest, fields, streams, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, trout fishing, and scenic elevations.
A county reservation made up of multiple sections along the South Branch corridor, including Arches, Assiscong Marsh, Echo Hill, Melick’s Bridge, Pine Hill, Riverfield, Stanton Station, Sunnyside, Three Bridges, Wings, and Valinsky’s sections.
A preserve protecting wooded ravines, streams, ponds, Crystal Springs, fishing areas, wildlife habitat, and quiet nature experiences.
215 acres with mountain biking, hiking and nature trails, hunting, nature study, and parking.
552 acres of rolling fields, mature woodlands, creeks, farm lanes, hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and seasonal hunting considerations.
Hunterdon County parkland and conservation easements with farm roads, easy trails, meadows, wooded areas, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing.
236 acres with mountain biking, bridle trails, cross-country skiing, hiking and nature trails, hunting, nature study, picnic sites, and scenic overlook areas.
353 acres with hardwood forest, grasslands, 32 ponds, paved and gravel paths for biking and walking, fishing, nature study, and winter cross-country skiing.
262 acres with moderate hiking, mountain biking where permitted, and views over the Musconetcong watershed.
A 1.8-mile natural-surface trail between Lower Landsdown Road and Clinton Borough with hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, river access, and fishing opportunities.
A reserve with an easy loop trail through meadow and young woodland habitat; some private-residence areas are off-limits.
Former Camp Watchung trail system with easy hiking, biking and horseback riding where appropriate, and winter cross-country skiing.
424 acres with hiking-only trails ranging from moderate to difficult, scenic overlooks, fishing, and diverse forest habitat.
220 acres of forest and fields with strenuous and flatter hiking options, rocky sections, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing where appropriate.
311 acres of rolling fields, hedgerows, and woodlands; an undeveloped park where visitors can hike along field edges and farm-service roads.
273 acres of deciduous forest, swamp, and streams, with easy hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing; horseback riding and rock climbing are prohibited.
Site of the Hunterdon County 4-H Fair, with fairground-centered event use.
216 acres of former farm meadows and wetlands with an easy approximately one-mile hiking trail and biking/cross-country skiing use where permitted.
97 acres with hiking and fishing access along Spruce Run Creek.
A moderate 1.1-mile loop trail through hardwood forest, fields, hedgerows, thickets, and scout-maintained trail areas.
Easy-to-moderate loop and connecting trails through meadows and hardwoods with Lockatong Creek overlooks and fishing access.
The original page listed multiple South Branch Reservation areas. They are preserved here for easier scanning.
Excursion railroad attraction and family outing based in Ringoes.
Large indoor model railroad and family attraction. The original source spelled this as “Northlanz”; this refresh uses the common current name.
Visitor resource for road trips, outdoor adventures, shopping, family fun, vineyards, farms, markets, and food experiences.
The golf listings from the original page are preserved here in card format.
908-735-4022
908-782-4455
908-638-5055
908-369-3322
908-995-2285
908-534-1192
Explore Hunterdon is the county visitor resource for scenic road trips, outdoor adventures, family attractions, farm and market destinations, vineyards, shopping, dining, and day trips.