Recreation in Hunterdon County

Whether it's canoeing, kayaking or fishing Hunterdon County's rivers and lakes, bicycling its beautiful back roads, shopping its upscale outlet stores, or browsing its quaint river towns, Hunterdon County has something for everyone.

Visit the Hunterdon County Parks and Recreation Department staffed by 20 full-time employees. It implements hundreds of recreational activities, environmental education programs, and special events annually, including Basketry workshops, canoe clinics and trips on Hunterdon's waterways, birding trips and programs, hand-on forestry programs, a "Music Under the Stars" program which is considered to be one of the best outdoor music series in New Jersey, and slide shows on the planets of the solar system and mammals found within the County.

There are over 6,400 acres of County Parks. The first Hunterdon County Fair was held on February 11, 1865, sponsored by the Hunterdon County Agriculture Society.

There are 24 County Parks with approximately 20 additional preserves, areas, trails and other properties owned by the County and opened to the public for use.

There are 5 State owned parks & areas (D&R Canal State Park, Bull's Island Recreation Area; Round Valley Recreation Area; Spruce Run Recreation Area and Voorhees State Park) and there are approximately 7 areas owned by the State Fish & Wildlife Management Authority.

Hunterdon County Medical Facilities

The Hunterdon Medical Center, located in Raritan Township, is a 200-bed non-profit community hospital providing comprehensive medical and health care. It also offers a broad spectrum of counseling, therapy and mental health services to the community. Also known as a teaching institution, it is affiliated with Rutgers Medical School, one of the leading colleges of medicine and dentistry in New Jersey. The county contains three family health centers, which offer comprehensive health services to the elderly and residents who live in the rural areas. The State of NJ operates two mental health facilities within Hunterdon County, one that provides 647 beds for intermediate care of the developmentally disabled and the other that provides 181 beds for psychiatric care to the geriatric population.