New Jersey’s state parks, forests, and historic sites are wonderful places for school students, college students, summer campers, scout groups, homeschoolers and other groups to explore the state’s rich natural and historic resources. Environmental education programs immerse students in a variety of our state’s habitats and provide connections between the state’s natural wonders and the school curriculum. College students conduct authentic field research in our forests, streams, ponds and wetlands, while history comes alive at our many historic sites. Many of our programs meet scout badge requirements and some sites offer ideas for Eagle and Gold scout projects. Please inquire directly through the links below. In a few cases, if you cannot come to the park or historic site, an outreach program to your group might be available.
Please click here for a list of sites that are offering groups programs from now through the summer. Contact the site staff directly for more information on available programs, registration information and Covid-19 guidelines.
Not an organized group? Please click here for public programs offered for individuals, friends, and families.
Brendan T. Byrne State Park
Burlington County and Ocean County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 609-726-1191
Email: Nicole.Bendixen@dep.nj.gov
Cheesequake State Park
Middlesex County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 732-566-3208
Email: James.Faczak@dep.nj.gov
High Point State Park
Sussex County
Nature interpretive, environmental education, and history education programs.
Phone: 973-875-1471
Email: Kate.Foord@dep.nj.gov
Island Beach State Park
Ocean County
Nature interpretive, environmental education, and history education programs.
Phone: 732-793-1315
Email: Kelly.Scott@dep.nj.gov
Jenny Jump State Forest
Warren County
Astronomy Programs
Website
Liberty State Park
Hudson County
Nature interpretive, environmental education, and history education programs.
Phone: 201-915-3400 x202
Email: LSPNatureCenter@dep.nj.gov
Rockingham State Historic Site
Somerset County
History Education Programs
Phone: 609-683-7132
Email: Coming soon
Twin Lights Historic Site
Monmouth County
Nature interpretive, environmental education, and history education programs. Virtual tours also available.
Email: Nicholas.Wood@dep.nj.gov
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites
Somerset County
History Education Programs
Phone: 908-725-1015
Email: wallacedutch@dep.nj.gov
Walt Whitman House Historic Site
Camden County
History Education Programs
Phone: 856-964-5383
Website
Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center
Mercer County
Nature / environmental education programs
Phone: 609-737-0609
Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center Museum
Mercer County
History Education Programs
Phone: 609-737-0623
Email: clay.craighead@dep.nj.gov or mark.sirak@dep.nj.gov
Wawayanda State Park
Sussex County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 973-853-4462
Email: Holly.Leonard@dep.nj.gov (with “group programs’ in the subject line)
Worthington State Forest
Warren County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 908-841-9575