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Knowing where to see the best New Jersey fall foliage can help you take advantage of one of the most spectacular times of the year in the Garden State. The arrival of autumn in the Northeast results in colors galore. But where are the best places to enjoy the hues of the season?

As a Jersey girl, I know where to see some amazing displays of fall foliage in New Jersey. Head out and marvel at the variety you can see.

The Best Places to Enjoy New Jersey Fall Foliage

Hike, bike, or even check out colorful fall foliage via horseback at Allamuchy Mountain State Park. The Musconetcong River winds through this scenic 9200 acre park.

Explore the more than 14 miles of marked trails and check out the changing leaves up close and personal. Other trails are not marked but can be great for exploration as well. Choose from distances that range from 1.5 to 9 miles long.

There are seven easy hiking trails here that the whole family can enjoy, as well as other more strenuous routes. Try the Jefferson Lake and Sunset Branch Loop, The Allamuchy Trail Yellow Loop or the Blue to Red Trail Loop, the Sussex Branch Trail, or the Morris Canal Greenway Trail for great easy starters.

Start from Waterloo Rd and explore the colors and textures of this picturesque park. Picnic areas are also available for a great way to round out your visit. Entry to this state park is free.

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At the top of the Kittatinny Ridge, 1803 feet above sea level, sits High Point, the highest elevation in the state of New Jersey. From the summit, unrivaled 360 degree views of three states and the colorful leaves of their forests can be enjoyed.

The park itself is comprised of over 16,000 acres. Enjoy all kinds of leisure activities from hiking to biking to fishing, swimming, camping, sightseeing, and picnicking in addition to leaf peeping.

The park offers more than 50 miles of hiking trails to help you get out amongst the fall foliage. Multi-use trails are available and vary in length from a half-mile to 4.4 miles.

Check out the Atlantic white cedar swamp on the Cedar Swamp Trail, mountain ridgetops via the Monument Trail or Shawangunk Ridge Trail, as well as dense forests, fields and wetlands. Roughly 18 miles of the Appalachian Trail are included in the park as well, and are for hiking only.

Entry is free and park hours are 8am to 8pm, with monument hours 8:30am to 3:45pm.

With its plethora of hiking trails and beautiful scenic overlooks, Stokes State Forest is a must-see destination for New Jersey fall foliage.

Forested mountains, clear freshwater streams and Sunrise Mountain’s breathtaking, panoramic views allow for great viewing points for leaf watching.

More than 63 miles of trails can be taken to end points such as Sunrise Mountain, the Appalachian Trail, Tillman’s Ravine, and Stepping Stones Falls.

Try the Silver Mine Loop or the Stony Brook Trail for some easy hiking. Camping is available here with tent sites, group sites and and trailer sites, some available all year and others April through October. The park is free to access.

Home to more than 200 species of wildflowers, trees and plants, Allaire State Park is a wonderful place for leaf peeping in NJ.

There are four easy trails in this park that are terrific for the whole family with elevation gains ranging from 29 to 209 feet. Try the Allaire Green (Canal) Trail, the Red Trail, the State Park East Loop Trail or the Edgar Felix Bike Path.

Within the park is also Allaire Village, one of NJ’s most popular living history sites, which features 13 buildings from the old Howell Iron Works. It is $7 at the gate, $5 online and children younger than three are free) but it is well worth the price of admission.

Walk (or bike or jog) to your heart’s content along the D&R Canal Trail or within the state park that shares its name. Comprised of more than 70 miles of straight, flat trail with additional branches and connections across several counties, the park offers plenty to see and do.

The historic towpath along the canal is a wonderful place to start your journey. The trail officially begins at Baker’s Basin Rd in Trenton and continues up to New Brunswick.

Great spots to visit along the way are Bull’s Island Recreation Area, Stockton, Lambertville, Frenchtown, and Washington’s Crossing. Perfect for all ages, this trail offers a wonderful vantage point to check out changing leaves along your way, and the park is free to visit.

Steeped in history, this park was home to the biggest and longest battles of the American Revolutionary War. Stand in the steps of those who fought for freedom so long ago and walk where they walked.

This hilly park is comprised of 1818 acres in total, and 25 miles of paths, farm roads, and trails that meander through the site, varying in length from a half of a mile to several miles. It’s a lovely place to view fall foliage with the whole family.

Try the Monmouth Battlefield Trail, or the Perrine Hill, Suffin Farm and Craig Farm Loop for easy journeys with lots to see along the way. Visit from 8am to 6:30pm with no admission charge.

Wharton State Forest has the distinction of being the largest single tract of land within the NJ State Park System. It is also home to Batsto Village, a former bog iron and glassmaking industrial center from 1766 to 1867. The village is open for self-exploration if you’d like to include it on your journey.

Plenty of places to see fall foliage exist here, with 22 great trails to choose from. Try the Batsto Lake Trail, Apple Pie Hill Fire Tower via the Batsto Trail, Harrisville Pond Trail, Tom’s Pond (Orange) Trail, or the Mullica River Wilderness Camp Trail for some easy starter walks and see the leaves from your walk. Explore here from 8am to 8pm for free.

Parvin State Park is situated around Parvin Lake on the edge of the Pine Barrens. It is made up of pine forests, as well as a swamp hardwood forest.

Those looking to take in views of the fall foliage should take the trails around Lake Parvin as well as Lake Thundergust for picturesque sightings of colors galore.

Five scenic trails are available here, perfect for hiking, biking and exploration. Try options like the Parvin Lake Trail (via the Long Trail Loop); Knoll, Loop and Long Trail; Thundergust Lake or the Parvin Lake and Muddy Run Paddle Route. Come here from sunrise to sunset for no charge.

Comprised of 235 acres in southern New Jersey, Cape May Point State Park is scenic and wonderful for fall foliage viewing. You’ll love the Cape May Point Trail for an easy, nature-filled outing where leaves of all colors await. At just 1.8 miles long, this trail is an easy and quick way to immerse yourself in nature. The trail is wheelchair and stroller friendly so everyone can join in the fun.

The park is best known for the historic Cape May Lighthouse, a 157-foot navigation guide that is still used today. Feel free to climb to the top of the lighthouse (via 199 steps) and enjoy a spectacular, panoramic view of the picturesque Cape May peninsula with fall foliage galore.

Explore the park from 8am to 4pm at no charge but there is a charge to enter the lighthouse, $12 for adults and $8 for children ages 3-12

Take advantage of these great spots to see Fall foliage in NJ or discover some special locations of your own! Venturing out with the family, creating memories together complete with some stunning scenery, is a perfect Fall activity for all ages.

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, situated along the Delaware River on the border between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is a fantastic place to enjoy fall foliage. The park’s diverse landscape, with its rolling hills, dense forests, and river views, provides numerous opportunities to witness the vibrant colors of autumn.

Old Mine Road runs through the park and offers a scenic drive with plenty of opportunities to pull over and take in the fall colors. The northern section of Old Mine Road, between Millbrook Village and the Kittatinny Point Visitor Center, is particularly picturesque.

Millbrook Village is a living history village within the park is a great place to immerse yourself in the past while enjoying autumn. You may also choose to paddle the Delaware River by canoes or kayak to enjoy the reflection of the changing rees on the water.

If you are looking to hike, try the Mount Tammany Trail at the southern end of the park or the trails to Buttermilk Falls and Dingman Falls. It is alsway nice to enjoy the beauty of a waterfall amplified by the colors of changing trees.

Just a short drive from New York City in Morris County New Jersey, The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is a nice place to experience fall foliage in a serene and natural setting. This refuge is known for its diverse ecosystems, including wetlands, meadows, and hardwood forests, as well as abundant wildlife.

The refuge offers several hiking trails that wind through its various habitats. Some of the popular trails for enjoying fall color include the Great Swamp Walk, the Pleasant Plains Road Trail, and the Wildlife Observation Center Trail. These trails provide opportunities to immerse yourself in the autumn while spotting wildlife including migratory birds, waterfowl, and white-tailed deer.

Sourland Mountain Preserve, located in central New Jersey, is a 3,000-acre preserve offers hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and diverse woodlands that come alive with vibrant colors during the autumn season.

It features several hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulties. Some popular trails for enjoying fall foliage include the Ridge Trail, Maple Flats Trail, and Roaring Brook Trail. Sourland Mountain Preserve also has designated mountain biking trails.

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ALLAMUCHY — The signs run from Jersey City to Phillipsburg. They inform travelers where the Morris Canal crossed, carrying Pennsylvania coal o the Hudson River from the Delaware.

Now much of the canal itself is gone. Only sections remain, mostly in the less developed western part of the state.

The Canal Society of New Jersey is working to save the Saxton Falls stretch near Hackettstown. With a grant from the state, the society will determine how complicated, and expensive, it will be to restore Locks 4 and 5 West and the Lock Tender’s house on Waterloo Road.

Lock 5 West at Saxton Falls was filled in by the state as part of the process of dismantling the canal in the 1920s. Brian Morrell, president of the Canal Society, said the walls of the lock are probably intact and good candidates for restoration. The adjacent section of the canal bed was flooded and for decades used for swimming, Morrell said.

Lock 4 West is also long-buried, although one downstream wing-wall is visible. Morrell said its condition is unknown.

The locks and inclined planes are numbered east and west from Lake Hopatcong, the highest elevation along the canal.

The condition of the Lock Tender’s house, also known as the Mahler House, but familiarly called Elsie’s after the tavern that occupied it for many years, is known and it’s not good, Morrell said. “It presents a challenge,” he said in a recent interview. “It has not been treated kindly.” The tavern still functioned in the early 1980s, but by the early 1990s, a nephew of the former owner took over. He ended up in prison and the property was put up for sale, Morrell noted.

The state bought the site as part of the Allamuchy Mountain-Stephens State Park complex and received a grant to install a boat ramp, improving access to the river. The Canal Society is negotiating a lease with the Park Service.

Helen Maurella, superintendent of Allamuchy Mountain, Stephens and Hopatcong state parks, said the state park division would like to see the house restored. “In the long term, we want to get the building functioning.”

The canal society intends to use the house for exhibits on the trail network’s resources, particularly in the Saxton Falls and Stephens State Park area and in the Musconetcong watershed. According to a grant application prepared by consultant Kate Gordon, “This will be one of the few trailside facilities focusing on historical as well as environmental resources in the New Jersey trail network.”

The house will also provide ADA compliant restrooms. The former parking lot for the tavern will serve the trail as well. The lot is suitable for public programs related to the trail, Gordon wrote.

The canal society first collaborated with the state parks division more than 10 years ago, Morrell recalls, to develop a management plan for the historic transportation corridor first used by the Lenape Indians and including Waterloo Road that was built sometime before 1828, the Musconetcong River and the Morris and Essex Railroad as well as the canal. This Waterloo Valley corridor remains vital today, linking Routes 46 and 206.

Funding has come from the Leavens Foundation and the NJ Highlands Coalition, $5,000 each. In addition, the Canal Society is applying for funding from the Warren County Municipal and Charitable Trust Fund Committee and the National Recreational Trails Program, Gordon said. She said about $17,000 of construction costs for the project is expected to be offset by donated materials and labor by members of the canal society which has a long history of hands-on work on its projects.

The National Recreational Trails Grant would fund improvements for canoeing and kayaking along the river, Maurella, said. She said the park will also work on watershed awareness programs and has been working with the Musconetcong Watershed Association on streamside watershed management.

The entire project is expected to cost $78,000. Architectural fees are projected at $12,000 and permitting fees for the state will be about $7,000.

Almost a reservoir

This stretch of the canal was almost lost when a reservoir to supply Hackettstown with drinking water was proposed. Bungalows along the river were taken over by the state, although many residents were given life rights to live in them.

Morrell said there was a thriving bungalow colony opposite Elsie’s, discovered when Waterloo Road was widened.

The first residents of the area may have been related to Nathanael Saxton's sawmill. Workers building the canal lived in modest cabins, a history of the canal reveals. Later, Bayonne residents summered in the area, Morrell said.

When the reservoir was proposed in the 1970s, many of the older bungalows were still standing. There were probably about 100 cabins along the river, Morrell said, although some were not habitable due to malfunctioning septic systems.

When core borings were done, engineers determined there was no solid base for more than 100 feet, Morrell said. The area is just south of the terminal moraine of the Wisconsin Ice Age.

With no reservoir possible, the state started renting the bungalows. “It became an unsavory area,” Morrell recalled. Some of the houses are still standing along Waterloo Road and on the private lanes that branch off the county road in the area of the Saxton Falls dam.

Rutherford Hall

Enjoy Halloween festivities in a whole new way at historic Rutherfurd Hall on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, from 5 p.m. to midnight. For two nights only, Rutherfurd Hall will become a stage for unusual, thought-provoking tales from its past and present. Such haunts include actors, unique video artists, a master pumpkin carver, art students, and local volunteers in festive costume who will occupy the historic house at night; Rutherfurd Hall is playing with the notion of a haunted house and history to create a unique seasonal event.

Guided tours will take place every hour, on the hour, with additional tours every 20 minutes as needed. Tickets are $5 per person in advance and $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the front desk of Mountain Villa School in Allamuchy on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and at Rutherfurd Hall on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. Tours are Rated-G until 9 p.m. and then they become more eerie as the night progresses. This event spans all three floors of the mansion and participants must be able to manage stairs as Rutherfurd Hall is not handicapped accessible. There are many things to do on the first floor, so this is still a great event if you cannot manage the stairs.

Rutherfurd Hall will be transformed into a home of haunts, opening its’ doors for visitors to experience Halloween in a totally new way. Be forewarned, for this is not the typical haunted house where bloody masks jump out from every corner. This is an event where mystics predict the future, fortune tellers weave ghost stories from the past, and where each room holds a different experience.

Costumed tour guides will lead groups of 25 throughout the three floors of the mansion, with each tour taking approximately 45 minutes. Guests will encounter an array of festive scenarios and settings to entice the eyes and ears. The Medium Theatre Company will transport guests on a sense-filled tour of the spirit world, complete with ghosts, voices from the past and tales of ancient alchemy. Step into the room of master pumpkin carver Tomas Gonzalez, who is known throughout the area for his amazing carving skills. Try to figure out what is happening in Ghost Lake, a video by Brett Pezza of Hackettstown High School. Be intrigued by the folklore of “White Ladies – A Portrait of Women & Their Ghost Mythology” by Madeline Michaud. Enjoy art installations from local students and see the festive creativity their young minds have to offer.

Families are welcome to join in the fun by dressing up in costumes. The tour spans all three floors of the mansion so costumes should not be too restrictive. Participants must be able to handle multiple staircases. There will be great entertainment on the first floor including an on-going video screening of “Through the Looking Glass.” There will be a photo booth and for a fee, guests will be able to have their picture taken by the fireplace in the parlor. Refreshments such as pumpkin and lemon pound cake, hot and cold cider, a variety of teas, and hot chocolate will available for purchase.

On Oct. 26 only there will be a Zombie Walk at 5:30 p.m., performed by a group from the Morris Area YMCA. Set the festive mood for the night by watching a live “zombified” performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a part of a worldwide zombie walk that will be recorded and broadcasted online. If the zombies haven’t scared you away, purchase your tickets for Hall of Haunts and continue onto a night of spooks and scares!

For more information, visit rutherfurdhall.org.

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Stephen Bienko College Hunks Hauling Junk

College Hunks Hauling Junk founder Stephen Bienko (Photo Courtesy of College Hunks Hauling Junk)

ALLAMUCHY—Allamuchy resident and College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving franchise owner Stephen Bienko was recently selected by NJBIZ Magazine as one of its 2014 "40 under 40" top business people in the state, according to a press release.

"40 Under 40" celebrates 40 of the state's "most accomplished young business men and women who have been making news in their fields and who share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence and the community," according to NJBIZ.

An independent panel of judges scored each nominee on four criteria: professional accomplishments, leadership, vision and community service, according to its website.

College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving specializes in moving, storage, manual labor, donation pickup and junk removal, and employs college students, as per its name, paying them above minimum wage.

In addition to 12 franchise territories in the state and eight in Tennessee, Ohio and Florida, the company is a partner in Bin-It.com, an environmentally conscious company that supplies customers with heavy-duty plastic bins as an alternative to cardboard boxes when moving, then picks them up after the move.

“This is a list I’ve been trying to get on for 13 years,” said Bienko in a press release.

“I’m thankful for the amazing employees I’ve had during my career, who really shaped me as a business leader and who have gone on to great success. And I’m thrilled because it validates two important values of my company – empowering and training our young employees for future professional growth, and giving back to the community."

Bienko, 37, attended the United States Air Force Academy and earned a bachelor's degree from Villanova University.

A former New Jersey State Trooper, he has been honored as Man of the Year by Habitat for Humanity and Franchisee of the Year by the International Franchise Association, the release states.

Bienko and his co-honorees will be recognized at an awards banquet Sept. 29 at The Palace at Somerset Park, in Somerset.

For more information on College Hunks Moving Junk and Moving, visit collegehunkshaulingjunk.com.