Skylands Region
The Skylands Region (or simply known as Skylands) is a region and marketing area of the State of New Jersey located in the Northern and Central part of the state. It is one of six tourism regions established by the New Jersey State Department of Tourism, the others being the Gateway Region, Greater Atlantic City Region, the Southern Shore Region, the Delaware River Region and the Shore Region.[1] The area officially encompasses Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties; the northwestern part of the Passaic County fits in with the Skylands Region, but it is part of the Gateway Region and not the Skylands Region. One could also say that the westernmost part of Bergen (in the ramapo mountains) is also part of the skylands. The area features uplifted land, rolling hills and mountains characteristic of North Jersey. The region contains 60,000 acres (240 km²) of state parkland, and a diverse geography filled with lakes, rivers and picturesque hills.
Climate
This region is considered by Köppen to be Humid Continental (Dfb). This area gets the most snowfall with often two or more feet of snow during a Nor'easter.
Places and Events
- Red Mill
- Delaware Water Gap and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on New Jersey side
- High Point State Park
- Stokes State Forest
- Wallkill River
- Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
- Kittatinny Mountain
- New Jersey State Fair
- Space Farms Zoo and Museum
- Swartswood State Park
- Columbia Trail
- Waterloo Village, New Jersey
- Hacklebarney State Park
- Allamuchy Mountain State Park
- Allamuchy Freight House
- Kittatinny Valley State Park
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
- The Sourlands
- Duke Farms
- Jenny Jump State Forest
- Land of Make Believe
- Round Valley Reservoir
- Spruce Run Recreation Area
- Lake Hopatcong
- Hopatcong State Park
- Musconetcong River
- Musconetcong Mountain
- Musconetcong Tunnel (or Pattenburg Tunnel)
- Lake Musconetcong
- Wild West City
- Schooley's Mountain
- Ringwood State Park
- Somerset Patriots/TD Bank Ballpark
- Sussex County Miners/Skylands Stadium
- Lehigh Line
- Lackawanna Cut-Off
- Central Railroad of New Jersey main line
- Voorhees State Park between Califon and High Bridge.
See also
- Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
- New York-New Jersey Highlands
- Piedmont
References
External links
- The High Point of New Jersey: The Skylands Region
- New Jersey Skylands
- Skylands Tourism Council
- New Jersey Highlands Coalition