141 photo locations in New Jersey — 32 lighthouses, 30 state parks, 20 botanical gardens, 12 waterfalls and more — plus 11 National Park Service sites and golden hour times for 105 cities. Milky Way core season runs March–September (best in June). Aurora needs about Kp 6.5+ in central New Jersey. Wildflowers peak around May.
Photo locations
141
NPS sites
11
Milky Way season
Mar–Sep
Peak bloom
May
Aurora
Kp 6.5+
Top photo locations in New Jersey
WaterfallButtermilk Falls
LighthouseSandy Hook Light
Botanical GardenDrew University
Mountain PeakHigh Point
LakeLake Neepaulin
LighthouseRobbins Reef Light
LighthouseAbsecon Light
LighthouseBarnegat Lighthouse
LighthouseCape May Lighthouse
State ParkLiberty State Park
LighthouseRomer Shoal Light
Botanical GardenWillowwood Arboretum
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National Park Service sites in New Jersey
NJ/PADelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
NY/NJGateway National Recreation Area
CT/GAAppalachian National Scenic Trail
NJMorristown National Historical Park
NJPaterson Great Falls National Historical Park
NJThomas Edison National Historical Park
NJ/NYEllis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
NJGreat Egg Harbor River
PA/NJLower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
NJNew Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
MA/RIWashington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Golden hour in New Jersey cities
NENewark, NJ
JCJersey City, NJ
Paterson, NJ
ELElizabeth, NJ
EDEdison, NJ
Trenton, NJ
TRToms River, NJ
CLClifton, NJ
Camden, NJ
BRBrick, NJ
Passaic, NJ
CHCherry Hill, NJ