Doggin' Jersey

Katie and Sacha head up The Giant Stairs at Palisades Interstate Park

This puddingstone makes for sure footing for a dog in north Jersey mountains

Dixie enjoys a swim in Swartswood Lake

The trails at Morristown National Historic Park are well-signed

Luc reports for duty at Fort Mott

This Manasquan Bay beach is a joy for dogs at Cattus Island County Park

There’s always something for Maddie & Katie to do at Island Beach State Park

Willie finds relief in Dunnfield Creek in the Delaware Water Gap NRA

Sacha enjoys scaling the boulder field on top of Sourland Mountain

The Ken Lockwood Gorge is one of the prettiest places you can take your dog in New Jersey

This is the only structure at Mills Reservation

This isn’t an Agility Course for dinosaurs - it is the Nature Trail at Double Trouble State Park

Moses, Brownie & Katie dance across the sands

at Sandy Hook

Sacha luxuriates in the spa-like Black River in Hacklebarney State Park

Ben visits a Revolutionary War hut at

Morristown National Historic Park

Don’t miss the Hidden Beach Loop built by Boy Scouts at Cattus Island County Park

Blitzen can’t believe he has found a sandy beach with real waves at Fort Mott

Ozzie & Sacha corral a stick in Dunnfield Creek in the Delaware Water Gap NRA

Henry doesn’t find the trails always this wide at Belleplain State Forest

Sheila finishes a swim in Electric Creek

at Schooley’s Mountain

This trail in Hartshorne Woods leads to the highest point on the Atlantic Seaboard

Sand roads in the Pine Barrens provide plenty of room for dogs

There is so much elevated boardwalk at Estell Manor Park that Katie & Henry need a rest

There is easy access to canine swimming in

Turkey Swamp Lake

Four-wheel drive comes in handy going down the steep Cartwright trail in Stokes State Forest

Dogs look down on the Delaware River from Mount Tammany

Katie & Sacha ride the waves at the Jersey shore

The trail in Hartshorne Woods goes right

through Battery Lewis

The New York skyline is clearly visible from

the trail at Garret Reservation

Maple sugaring is just one of the things your dog can learn at the Forest Resources Education Center

Katie & Sheila take a break after

climbing the Tourne

Higbee Beach is one of the few places your dog can romp on sandy dunes

Lillies grow thick in the shallow waters of Ghost Lake in Jenny Jump State Forest

Katie comes ashore after a Hudson River

swim under the Palisades

There are plenty of rocks for your dog to walk on - in creeks and on trails - in Hedden County Park

More water pours over the Great Falls of the Passaic than any eastern waterfall not named Niagara

The swimming is easy in Lake Surprise at

Watchung Reservation

This view of Terrace Pond is the reward for a rollicking canine hike in Wawayanda State Park

Sacha swims at Van Campens Glen Falls in Worthington State Forest

This was a beach day only for Sacha and Henry at Cape May State Park

One of the many high points in

Norvin Green State Forest

Dogs love to cool off in the tea-colored streams of the Pine Barrens

This waterfall comes early on the Coppermines Trail in Worthington State Forest

The glacial Sunfish Pond on the Appalachian Trail is worth a long look

Katie & Willie amid mountain laurel

on Mount Tammany

Views like this from Sunrise Mountain make Stokes State Forest #1 in Doggin’ Jersey

Sheila & Garp use Tripod Rock on Pyramid Mountain for a shady rest spot

Making their way through an Atlantic

cedar swamp on the Batona Trail

Katie and Sacha rest at an overlook of Wanaque Reservoir in Norvin Green State Forest

Luc is happy dogs are allowed on the beach at Brigantine Natural Area

Dixie beats Sacha to a stick in Swartswood Lake

Garp loves the downhills at Lewis County Park

Sacha & Katie race through the Pine Barrens on paw-friendly sand trails

Spunky pauses to take in the hemlock-filled

Van Campens Glen

Dogs can explore the Roomy Mine at Norvin Green State Forest when bats aren’t hibernating

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