Kittatinny Valley State Park, a New Jersey State Park near Bayonne, Boonton, Budd Lake, Denville, Flanders

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Kittatinny Valley State Park

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State Park Contact Information:
	Kittatinny Valley State Park 4 Lake Aeroflex Rd Newton, New Jersey 07860 Phone: 973-786-6445 Email: kittatinnyvalley@embarqmail.com	Area Accommodations
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State Park Overview:

Glacial lakes, limestone outcroppings, former railroads, and a small airport are features of Kittatinny Valley State Park. Lake Aeroflex and Gardner?s Pond form part of the headwaters of the Pequest River and are excellent for fishing and boating. This scenic property is home to a variety of wildlife such as whitetail deer, wild turkey, a variety of songbirds, beaver, muskrats, and squirrels.

Hunting, hiking, mountain biking, birding, and horseback riding are popular activities. The four lakes offer fishing, boating, and kayaking opportunities.

The Paulinskill Valley Trail and the Sussex Branch Trail are former railroads that have been converted for use as multiple use trails. Both railroads were critical to the development of Sussex County through the late 1800?s and early 1900?s. The wide cinder surface is ideal for walking, running, mountain biking, and horseback riding. When snow conditions are abundant, these trails provide and excellent opportunity for cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. You might even see a musher and his dogsled team running down the trail!

Kittatinny Valley State Park and rail trails are open during daylight hours only. The Lake Aeroflex boat ramp is open 24 hours for fishing from boats.

Nature of the Area:

Brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegills, landlocked salmon, and assorted panfish.

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Area Activities

Arts & Crafts

Peters Valley Craft Center Store - Layton , NJ
The store at Peters Valley Craft Center offers original handcrafted art, jewelry, clothing, ceramics, and home furnishings. Unique items from over 300 artists offer distinctive ideas to embellish the home, treat yourself, or to select for a gift. Visit the Gallery upstairs for our latest exhibit of fine art craft.

Web Site: http://www.petersvalley.org

Trails:

Trails in the park vary in difficulty and terrain from the gravel roads that are walked and biked by many to the technical terrain enjoyed by hard-core mountain bikers. Single track trails and gravel roads are suitable for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and horseback riding. A 2-mile self-guided nature trail provides a brief introduction to the park?s natural and cultural resources. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on any park trails.

Paulinskill Valley Trail

For most of its 27 miles, the trail passes through rural landscapes, northern deciduous forests and wetlands, and small towns in Warren and Sussex Counties. The trail cuts under the majestic Hainseburg viaduct, once part of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. The trail has a wide, firm cinder base suitable for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. Over 100 different species of birds are identified in and along the trail corridor in an annual bird census conducted by members of the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee. Six bridge crossings of the Paulinskill River provide scenic views of the river and some fishing access. Monthly hikes on the Paulinskill Valley Trail are sponsored by the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee, (908) 684-4820.

Sussex Branch Trail

This 20-mile trail skirts swamps, lakes, fields and several small communities. The trail corridor exhibits many features of the trail?s former existence as a railroad. Among them are graded fill areas, cuts through bedrock, underpasses that allow the passage of farm equipment and dairy cattle from one side of the tracks to the other, and bridges crossing the Pequest or Paulinskill Rivers. The flat cinder base of the trail permits multiple uses including hiking, horseback riding, biking, cross-country skiing and dog sledding. The trail provides access for fishing and for wheelchairs in certain areas. The Sussex Branch Trail also crosses through Allamuchy Mountain State Park.

General Rail Trail Information

On rail trails, grades are minimal and there is access for people with disabilities in some areas. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on either trail. These trail corridors are narrow and lands beyond the trail corridor are generally privately owned. Please stay on the trail. Be aware of hunting seasons during the Fall and Winter as adjacent private or public lands may be open for hunting. As a courtesy, hikers/walkers should yield to bikers and all should yield to horses. Bikers should also give a verbal or bell warning to hikers or horses before overtaking them on the trails.

Area Activities

Arts/Cultural/Drama

Peters Valley Craft Center - Layton , NJ
Peters Valley is a non-profit education center and gallery for craft arts. Tour the studios on weekends during summer. Workshops May to September, 2 to 5 days. Expert instructors from US and abroad. Commute or sleep over for a mini-vacation close-to-home. Wood turning, weaving, jewelry, ceramics, blacksmithing, photography, papermaking, beading and more.

Web Site: http://www.petersvalley.org

Horseback Riding

Black Walnut Country Inn and Stables - Milford, PA
The Black Walnut Inn is a delightful English Tudor-style Bed & Breakfast, tucked away on a 162-acre wooded estate in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, minutes from the Delaware River. Adjacent to thousands of acres of wooded trails. Overnight boarding available to Inn guests. Trail Rides.

Web Site: http://www.theblackwalnutinn.com

Picnicking:

A small number of picnic tables and grills are available near the parking area adjacent to Limecrest Road. Other picnic tables are scattered through the park.

Fishing and Hunting:

Hunting

Hunting is permitted within Kittatinny Valley State Park, however hunting is not permitted on or from either rail trail. The core area of the park, west of Limecrest Road and east of Goodale Road, is also closed to all hunting.

Areas of the park to the west of Goodale Road and to the east of Limecrest Road are open for all hunting seasons as described in the Fish and Wildlife Digest.

Please contact the park office for a copy of the hunting flyer which details the open seasons and specifies the dates.

Fishing

Beginning May 17, 2006, the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife introduced landlocked salmon to Lake Aeroflex to provide anglers with an opportunity to fish for this unique coldwater sport fish close to home. Only a handful of deep lakes in New Jersey have suitable year round habitat for coldwater fish like trout and salmon. Lake Wawayanda in Wawayanda State Park also received the landlocked salmon.

Kittatinny Valley State Park contains 4 lakes to provide fishing and boating opportunities. Lake Aeroflex (119 Acres) is accessible by shoreline and via the boat launch ramp. Gardner?s Pond (39 Acres) may be reached on foot through the small plane parking area at Aeroflex-Andover Airport. Small boats may be transported by hand or small cart and launched from shore. Vehicular access is not available. Access for both lakes is from Limecrest Road in Andover Township.

Twin Lakes is a 29-acre lake located off of Goodale Road in Andover Township. Anglers may access the lake via the car-top boat launch or from the shoreline.

White?s Pond is reachable from the Sussex Branch Trail or from Goodale Road and is open for shoreline fishing only.

All lakes are open for ice-fishing during the winter as conditions allow.

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife stocks Lake Aeroflex annually with brown and rainbow trout. The lake is designated a ?holdover trout lake.? Also available are Brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegills, landlocked salmon, and assorted panfish.

Area Accommodations

B&Bs / Inns

The Wooden Duck Bed & Breakfast - Newton, NJ
A brick patio & in ground swimming pool invite guests to step outdoors and enjoy their picturesque surroundings and provide a lovely spot for seasonal breakfasting, sunbathing or just plain relaxing!
Web Site: http://www.woodenduckinn.com/

Whistling Swan Inn - Stanhope, NJ
Nestled in the beautiful Skylands Region of New Jersey, the house now known as The Whistling Swan Inn was built in 1905 by Justice of the Peace, Daniel Best, for his wife, Sarah. Come visit Northwest NJ's finest Victorian Inn Voted "Top Ten B&B in US" by Inn Traveler Magazine
Web Site: http://www.whistlingswaninn.com

Glenwood House B&B and Cottage Suites - Deluxe Cottage Suites & Private Rooms. Jacuzzi Whirlpool Tubs for Two, Fireplaces, Candles, CATV, VCRs, CD Players, AC. Full Candlelight Breakfast. 1 hr.15 min. from NYC.

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