I'm a lifelong Oregonian who was very familiar with the willamette valley nature around Lane mostly where everyday if I had the time I'd drive an hour or less to some woods and walk trails and whatnot. Recently for reasons I moved to New Jersey (north) and I'm looking for ideal nature spots, I'm aware upstate NY has a ton but before I drive for 3-4 hours I'm looking for places within 90 minutes ideally. Any recommendations? Please no east west nature war I think most of the US has amazing places to see

>>2824801 (OP)
I like how you spent 2/3 of your post hyping your out cred like any of that mattered. Oh shit nigger this dude lived near Willamette he's hardcore.

>>2824801 (OP)
>Recently for reasons I moved to New Jersey (north)

Just head to the beach or some state park in eastern PA or catskills in NY

>>2824801 (OP)
>Please no east west nature war I think most of the US has amazing places to see
Based and true but
It always has been and always will be Colorado

>>2824807
(You)

Fellow Oregonon here. Just move back, it's ao nice here in southern Oregon.
Picrel, view of Rabbit Ears from Grasshopper Mountain. Umpqua National Forest

>>2824808
I'm actually being serious

>>2824815
>I'm being serious guys that's why I posted a sopranos meme

>>2824809
I've seen plenty of Umpqua national forest I wanted to see something new, I'm in my new england chapter

>>2824803
not my intention in no way am I hardcore nature guy I was just making a point that I had been all over my previous home and was looking for opportunities in my new region

>>2824816
I've never seen that movie and don't know the meme. Sorry that it made you think of something I guess

>>2824807
Colorado is overrated and filled with some of the worst people all year around, actually it's worse in winter thanks to the ski town cestpools. OP would be much better off going back to Oregon.

>>2824826
Such a kneejerk response and an exaggeration every time someone mentions Colorado. It's the result of a dumb meme that you think people there are any worse than people in Oregon, Washington etc.

>>2824842
Look, i'm sorry you live in Colorado but your populous is insufferable faggots. Nobody likes you guys, get over it.

>>2824843
You know what? Please tell this isn't just banter and the PNW is actually better than this kek

>>2824848
Yes, the PNW is better than Colorado. Period.
>b-b-but Portland
ONE CITY
ONE FUCKING CITY
The entirety of Colorado's population is garbage and faggots. All of the hippies from the west coast went there for a reason.

>>2824801 (OP)
>but before I drive for 3-4 hours
just do it you dumb nigger
sand run falls (west) on alltrails

what part of north jersey?

>>2824849
you're giving me too much hope anon..

>>2824854
I'm close to the northern border kinda dead center

>>2824853
thankyou for rec, will go there eventually, part of my reason I'm weary to go far is my car needs a little work cause whenever I get gas it has trouble turning back over to come back on, I have a job but I need a few months before I can afford work

>>2824849
don't forget Seattle, also plenty of hippies in PNW and much more homeless than CO

>>2824859
>my car needs a little work
fine, raymondskill falls, bushkill falls ($$), george w childs park (waterfall loop)
and across the street from raymondskill falls you can hike up to nice views either on a singletrack trail along the edge of the ridge, or a doubletrack fire road, but beware the ledges with actual views are tiny and dangerous.

>>2824859
sparta? i left phillipsburg in 2016 so my knowledge for hiking is more confined to the areas around the delaware river. how far can you reliably drive?

>>2824801 (OP)
if you're not completely in urban hell pit, nj has some nice little pockets of nature. lots of little brooks and forest patches, especially if you're willing to drive an hour or so south. often they're accessible from some random township's public park trails, if you're willing to skulk around a bit and get your ankles wet. many of these brooks are trout stocked if you get lucky. also sourland preserve is pleasant but no national park

Delaware Water Gap

https://www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/maps.htm

>>2824801 (OP)
Mount Tammany red dot trail
Mount Minsi across the river in Penn.

>>2825211
those seem hard
and the view is a fucking highway