Top rated Nature preserves in New Brunswick, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in New Brunswick

Experience the best that New Brunswick has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 178 places from Nature preserve category.

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Dunnfield Creek Natural Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 05/31/2021: This parking lot may host around 25 cars. If you can’t find parking spot here, you may be able to park at Kittatinny Park (check out my review for the park) on the other side of I-80. This is a place you can access to several trailheads: Appalachian Trail (White), Mt. Tammany (Red Dot)...

4.90 (181 reviews) (~78.36 km from centre)

Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Parking

Nature preserve

👍👍 Always refreshing place to meet mom Nature. Pleasant and knowledgeable staff. Become a member. Your body and the Earth will thank you!

4.90 (59 reviews) (~65.77 km from centre)

The New Weis Center for Education, Arts & Recreation

Environmental organization

4.90 (31 reviews) (~65.86 km from centre)

Duke Farms

Nature preserve

Historic estate offering undeveloped natural habitats, gardens, outdoor activities & workshops.

4.80 (2.7K reviews) (~15.92 km from centre)

Rockefeller State Park Preserve

State park

Large park featuring a system of historic carriage roads traversing woodlands, meadows & fields.

4.80 (2.1K reviews) (~86.41 km from centre)

Lakota Wolf Preserve

Wildlife refuge

Guided educational tours to see 4 different packs of wolves play & interact, plus foxes & bobcats.

4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~75.12 km from centre)

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 This place is fantastic. There are quite a bit of animals and each animal's story is displayed on their cage. The animals are well cared for. The grounds are clean. They could use a few trash cans here and there, but I understand why they are hard to find. But the humans tend to litter. We picked...

4.80 (672 reviews) (~81.32 km from centre)

Teatown Lake Reservation

Nature preserve

1,000-acre parkland offering 15 mi. of hiking trails & an indoor/outdoor nature education center.

4.80 (641 reviews) (~96.24 km from centre)

Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Nature preserve

👍👍 Love this park the trails are super clean an open you can see the deer when they walk around. Which is great for the kids. Theirs a ton of animal activity between the birds, deer and whatever else you are lucky to encounter. The water is wonderful, constantly flowing and clean my dog loves swimming...

4.80 (579 reviews) (~65.41 km from centre)

Peace Valley Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great walking loop around Lake Galena, about 6 miles. Very dog, on a leash, friendly.

4.80 (458 reviews) (~63.08 km from centre)

Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens

Arboretum

Horticultural showcase of native plants & a world-class collection of rhododendrons & azaleas.

4.80 (399 reviews) (~95.92 km from centre)

Wildlands Conservancy

Nature preserve

👍👍 A great nature preserve with lots of variety. Trails are well-marked and typically covered in wood chips or trimmed grasses. Areas include wooded, open air and boardwalks near the river. Access exists to the river for wading or tubing. Restrooms are on site and a nature center. Parking is ample for...

4.80 (310 reviews) (~89.84 km from centre)

Big Brook Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 My husband and I spent our Sunday morning fossil hunting, and we were able to find a handful of shark teeth! We brought our kitchen strainer and a spoon. Getting into the brook can be a little tricky, so I recommend being cautious and wearing clothes you don't mind getting muddy.

4.80 (248 reviews) (~27.26 km from centre)

Greenwich Audubon Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Came here on a weekday, barely any people around. I did get confused by the entrance and had to drive all the way around to get in besides that it was a beautiful hike. There’s a good amount of trails you can take. The boardwalk was closed. Very peaceful and calm.

4.80 (233 reviews) (~93.53 km from centre)

Environmental Education Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 My sister and I were setting up our tree first the festival of trees Such a beautiful event. Monica the naturalist at the EEC is so nice . She is the reason why we returned this year to do our tree in honor of our mother who passed in 2022.

4.80 (227 reviews) (~23.96 km from centre)

McKaig Nature Education Center

Hiking area

89-acre natural preserve featuring undeveloped woods & 2 creeks, offering several hiking trails.

4.80 (216 reviews) (~91.44 km from centre)

The Pond at Central Park

Nature preserve

👍👍 It is very great and beautiful and plunges a person into the depths of peace. The Pond in Central Park is a good sized body of water with natural areas and great wildlife around it. The pond is relatively clean and very natural in appearance. Not only is this great for human visitors, but it also he...

4.80 (168 reviews) (~50.93 km from centre)

Marshlands Conservancy

Nature preserve

Large wildlife sanctuary bordering the harbor with a visitor center & 3 miles of hiking paths.

4.80 (165 reviews) (~81.9 km from centre)

Marine Nature Study Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 A little hidden gem in Oceanside to go to if you want to walk and bird watch. It’s peaceful and the scenery is beautiful. It’s never busy when I visit but there’s always photographers trying to capture the best pictures of the wildlife. They’re usually very knowledgeable and friendly so don’t mind t...

4.80 (162 reviews) (~71.54 km from centre)

ForEvergreen Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍 Lovely, quiet, peaceful and easy to walk. There are gravel paved trails through the trees but also broad, mowed paths through the areas of grass and bush, which give a feeling of true immersion among the plants and fauna. Lots of little interesting things to stumble upon too. Going in early autum...

4.80 (156 reviews) (~90.69 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in New Brunswick, United States