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2025-04-28 12 38 15 Right and front side of Lucy the Elephant in Margate City, Atlantic County, New Jersey📷 Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Road trips in New Jersey

4 road trips and 12 hand-picked places in New Jersey, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

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Campsites in New Jersey 119

Trip guides

Road trips through New Jersey

Pine Barrens and the Jersey Shore to Cape May – red and white lighthouse near green trees during daytimePhoto by Aditya Vyas on Unsplash
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Coast & island drives

Pine Barrens and the Jersey Shore to Cape May

115 mi7 stops3 days
East Coast curiosities – Wrought Iron Fence of the Gardner-Pingree House© Elizabeth B. Thomsen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Themed road trips

East Coast curiosities

467 mi6 stops4 days
Delaware Water Gap and the Poconos to Ricketts Glen – 2018-06-28 09 08 50 View west along Interstate 80 just east of Exit 1 within the Delaware Water Gap in Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Things to do in…

Delaware Water Gap and the Poconos to Ricketts Glen

262 mi8 stops3 days
West of the Hudson: Palisades, Bear Mountain and the Shawangunks – 2024-10-07 12 08 17 View northeast up the Hudson River towards Dobbs Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson in Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York from State Line Lookout within Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine, Bergen County, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Scenic byways

West of the Hudson: Palisades, Bear Mountain and the Shawangunks

126 mi9 stops3 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Pine Barrens and the Jersey Shore to Cape May3115 mi2 h 03 min7
East Coast curiosities4467 mi8 h 20 min6
Delaware Water Gap and the Poconos to Ricketts Glen3262 mi4 h 40 min8
West of the Hudson: Palisades, Bear Mountain and the Shawangunks3126 mi2 h 15 min9
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in New Jersey

2025-04-28 12 38 15 Right and front side of Lucy the Elephant in Margate City, Atlantic County, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Oddities

Lucy the Elephant

Margate City, NJ
Batsto Village – MansionBatstoNJ© Travellers & Tinkers · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Batsto Village

Hammonton, NJ
Cape May Lighthouse – Cape May, New Jersey© Townsendma30 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Cape May Lighthouse

Cape May Point, NJ
Barnegat Lighthouse – Barney through the Scrub Pine (1699494831)© Ted Kerwin · CC BY 2.0
History

Barnegat Lighthouse

Barnegat Light, NJ
Mount Tammany, Delaware Water Gap – 2018-06-28 09 08 50 View west along Interstate 80 just east of Exit 1 within the Delaware Water Gap in Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mount Tammany, Delaware Water Gap

Delaware Water Gap, NJ
State Line Lookout, Palisades – 2024-10-07 12 08 17 View northeast up the Hudson River towards Dobbs Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson in Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York from State Line Lookout within Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine, Bergen County, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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State Line Lookout, Palisades

Alpine, NJ
Liberty State Park – Beyond Rubik's Cube VIP opening at Liberty Science Center podium photo© Galbo lsc · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Liberty State Park

Jersey City, NJ
Cape May Historic District – 101 Philadelphia Cape May HD© Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Cape May Historic District

Cape May, NJ
Island Beach State Park – Barnegat Light, Long Beach Island and Atlantic City on the 35 mile away on the horizon. (49210504487)© James Loesch from Trenton, New Jersey, USA · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Island Beach State Park

Seaside Park, NJ
Grounds For Sculpture – Confrontational Vulnerability (22213626614)© Thad Zajdowicz from Altadena, California, USA · CC0
History

Grounds For Sculpture

Hamilton, NJ
2018-07-25 08 26 41 View of the Great Falls of the Passaic River from the pedestrian bridge over the gorge immediately downstream of the falls, within Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Paterson Great Falls

Paterson, NJ
2014-08-28 16 36 57 Panorama from the south corner of the base of High Point Monument in High Point State Park, New Jersey© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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High Point Monument

Sussex, NJ

FAQs

What are the best road trips in New Jersey?

Popular routes include Pine Barrens and the Jersey Shore to Cape May, East Coast curiosities, Delaware Water Gap and the Poconos to Ricketts Glen and West of the Hudson: Palisades, Bear Mountain and the Shawangunks. CampingSpirit has 4 trip guides that pass through New Jersey, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in New Jersey are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Lucy the Elephant, Batsto Village and Cape May Lighthouse.

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