OPPOSITE PAGE FROM TOP: PATERSON GREAT FALLS; CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE. THIS PAGE: BULL’S ISLAND RECREATION AREA LIFE ON THE LAKE Beaches aren’t the only coastal attraction in New Jersey, which boasts hundreds of publicly accessible lakes perfect for water sports. Hop aboard your choice of watercraft at Wawayanda Lake in Hewitt or take the boat for a cruise around Lake Hopatcong in Hopatcong State Park. Go for a refreshing dip before setting your tent up at Atsion Lake and falling asleep beneath the stars to the sounds of water lapping on the shore. Let the kids go swimming, crabbing or canoeing at Hooks Creek Lake in Cheesequake State Park in Matawan. Venture to the lakeside restaurants and marinas fringing 7-mile-long Greenwood Lake in West Milford, where diving, rowing and water-skiing triggers a state of happy. CHASING WATERFALLS Some of the most breathtaking views can be found right here in our own backyard. Look up and marvel at Buttermilk Falls —the tallest waterfall in New Jersey— when visiting Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Hardwick, or test your map-reading skills and join the hunt for Silver Spray Falls (or “Hidden Falls”). Feel humbled beside a 77-foot roaring cascade at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park , home to one of the nation’s largest waterfalls, while Coppermines Trail Cascades offers a more modest, tranquil reward at the end of your trek. *Access to Buttermilk Falls Trail from Walpack Center remains closed due to bridge repairs, with anticipated completion Spring 2026. VisitNJ.org 23
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