Skip to content
Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, Jefferson Township, NJ

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

Sports & Outdoors

Mahlon Dickerson Reservation

A large Morris County wilderness reservation in the hills of Jefferson Township, known for trails, camping, and wildlife viewing.

955 Weldon Road, Jefferson Township, NJ 07849 · Jefferson Township, NJ

About Mahlon Dickerson Reservation

This Morris County Park Commission reservation spans thousands of acres of hills in Jefferson Township. Visitors come for off-road cycling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and wildlife watching. About 27 miles of multi-use trails suit a range of hiking abilities, including a route to Headley Overlook, one of the highest points in Morris County. Campers can choose RV sites with paved pads or tent sites with raised platforms and Adirondack shelters. Picnic areas, a shelter, a softball field, and a quiet pond area round out the offerings. The park was first acquired in 1960 and is named for an early New Jersey governor and state supreme court justice.

  • #hiking
  • #camping
  • #RV camping
  • #mountain biking
  • #horseback riding

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums

    Sterling Hill Mining Museum

    Under $25

    A former zinc mine in Ogdensburg, now a museum where guided underground tours reveal fluorescent minerals and mining history.

    6.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Shopping
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Rockaway Townsquare

    No admission fee

    Shop more than 140 stores along Interstate 80 in Morris County, from Macy's and JCPenney to The Cheesecake Factory.

    6.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Museums

    Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum

    Check prices

    Local history museum focused on Lake Hopatcong, located on the grounds of Hopatcong State Park in Landing, New Jersey.

    6.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Tourne County Park

    Check prices

    A Morris County park in Denville with more than 550 acres of woods, wetlands, and trails leading to summit lookouts.

    9.7 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Frelinghuysen Arboretum

    No admission fee

    A 124-acre public arboretum with formal gardens, woodlands, meadows, trails, and a historic Colonial Revival mansion.

    15 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Wawayanda State Park

    Check prices

    Hike 20 miles of the Appalachian Trail and dozens more through hemlock ravines and cedar swamps, then swim or paddle on spring-fed Wawayanda Lake.

    17 mi awayMore like this

Near Mahlon Dickerson Reservation

More of the same kind

Keep exploring