Dog Hikes & Events

June 8 - Earth Fair 10-4
Buy Best Hikes with Dogs - New Jersey signed by the author at Earth Fair. Great day of family fun at historic Smithville Industrial Village on Rancocas Creek. Makes a great Father's Day gift! Plus lots of fun - entertainment, environmental displays, demonstrations, workshops, great food, activities for kids, nature walks, animals, canoeing and lots more! Free. Rain or shine.
Historic Smithville Park
Smithville Road
Easthampton, NJ
609-265-5068
Directions: http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/departments/resource_conservation/directions/smithville.htm

October 5 - Cattus Island Dog Walk at Nature Festival Walk Time: TBA Fest: 7-4
Dogs! Take your humans for a walk. We're back by popular demand! Free guided walk with lots of dogs, humans, and fun! Come meet and walk with Mary Jasch, author of Best Hikes with Dogs - New Jersey, on a gentle, flat, wide path to Silver Bay. Book-signing follows. Check our photo gallery for some views of last fall's hike at Cattus Island.Sponsored by Ocean County Parks & Recreation. Meet at Cooper Environmental Center.
Cattus Island County Park
Toms River
Info: 732-270-6960, http://www.oceancountyparks.org
Directions: From the Garden State Parkway, take exit 82 to State Route 37 East. Drive about 5 miles and take the jughandle, heading north, onto Fischer Boulevard. At the fourth traffic light, turn right onto Cattus Island Boulevard. Turn left into the park entrance. Parking is on the right.

Check out Backpacker Magazine: http://bp2.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=54038
Here's a great hike with Spike from "Best Hikes with Dogs - New Jersey"