Island Beach State Park is an awesome place. If you want to go there, get there early. Parking is limited and once it reaches capacity, you cannot get into the park. There is hiking in the Pine Barrens on the Batona Trail. Its flat, sandy with lots of scrubby pine. North of Atlantic City is the Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge. There are some short trails there with the opportunity to do some bird watching. South of AC, there is Belleplain State Park in Woodbine NJ. You can also consider Parvin State Park in Vineland NJ. I can get more info when I get home today. If you are interested, I can probably scan and email you some information out of a guidebook. you can pick up trail maps for Parvin and Belleplain at the park offices. There is a website for the BATONA trail but I am not sure of you can download maps. You can also see if the Outdoor Club of South Jersey has any activities planned when you are on your trip.
