Education and Interpretive Programs for Organized Groups
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. Contact the site staff directly for more information on available programs and registration information.
Not an organized group? Please click here for public programs offered for individuals, friends, and families.
Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
Burlington County and Ocean County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 609-726-1191
Cape May Point State Park
Cape May County
Nature Interpretive Programs
Phone: 609-884-2159
Email: matthew.pelligrine@dep.nj.gov
Cheesequake State Park
Middlesex County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 732-566-3208
Email: Nicole.Bendixen@dep.nj.gov
Double Trouble State Park
Ocean County
History and Nature Interpretive Programs
Phone: 732-341-4098
Email: DoubleTrouble@dep.nj.gov
Fort Mott State Park
Salem County
History Interpretive Programs
Phone: 856-935-3218
Email: FortMott@dep.nj.gov
Hancock House State Historic Site
Salem County
History Interpretive Programs
Phone: 856-935-4373
Email: William.michel@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
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Sussex County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 973-786-6445
Email:
Lynn.Groves@dep.nj.gov
Liberty State Park
Hudson County
Nature interpretive, environmental education, and history education programs.
Phone: 201-915-3400 x501
Email: LSPNatureCenter@dep.nj.gov
Princeton Battlefield State Park
Mercer County
History Interpretive Programs
Phone: 609-921-0074
Email: princetonbattlefield@dep.nj.gov
Ringwood Manor
Passaic County
History Programs
Phone: 973-962-2240
Email: ringwoodmanoreducation@gmail.com or Susan.Shutte@dep.nj.gov
Rockingham State Historic Site
Somerset County
History Education Programs
Phone: 609-683-7132
Email: rockingham1783@dep.nj.gov
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)
Wharton State Forest
Atlantic, Burlington and Camden county
History and Nature Interpretive Programs
Phone: (609) 561-0024
Email: John.Hebble@dep.nj.gov or Alexandria.Horan@dep.nj.gov
Worthington State Forest
Warren County
Nature Interpretive and Environmental Education Programs
Phone: 908-841-9575
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