RV Rental Gillette, NJ

South Mountain Reservation is a cultivated outdoor recreation area open to the public. Guests can explore the hiking trails or check out the carriage roads that are suitable for jogging and horseback riding. There are several scenic lookout areas, a dog park, and a wildlife refuge. Guests arriving in the winter can use the park to go cross-country skiing. It is a good area for enjoying picnics.

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is a network of land and water resources that provides a habitat for numerous endangered plant and wildlife species. The park was established in 1960 and in 1966, was designated a National Natural Landmark for symbolically representing the country's natural history. The park has an extended boardwalk system and a number of blinds where visitors can observe the resident wildlife without disturbing it. There is also an auto-tour route and miles of hiking trails that visitors can enjoy. Keep your Gillette RV rental nearby, and enjoy a hot lunch in comfortable surroundings between your outdoor adventures.

Great Piece Meadows is an open meadow wetland that serves as a habitat for great blue heron, salamanders, muskrat, and many other creatures. Efforts to relieve local flooding have turned some wet meadow habitat areas into red maple and sweetgum forest stands. The park is open to the public for hiking, birding and nature study, and photography. Deer hunting is allowed at specific times of the year and with the appropriate licenses.

There are a number of RV parks and campgrounds in the area surrounding Gillette, and many of them have mobile homes. Your Gillette camper rental is all you will need to guarantee a relaxing and interesting vacation.

Liberty Harbor RV Park is ideally located close to a light rail station and a PATH train station that allow guests to wander into New Jersey and New York City for day trips should they choose. The park has restrooms with showers, laundry facilities, and a dump station. Individual sites have electrical and water hookups and are 45 feet deep to allow bigger RV models. There is overflow parking if needed, a restaurant and bar, and guests have a clear view of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.

There is a lot to see and do in and around Gillette. There are urban parks and museums; one of the museums focuses on Thomas Edison. It is a small venue but is packed with exhibits and wall plaques, and has a caretaker/guide who provides many anecdotes about Edison's life. There is an arboretum and also a zoo that has a wide variety of animals, a train ride, and a petting zoo for the kids. There are temples and a theater dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare. Don't forget while you are here to take your Gillette motorhome rental for a spin around the countryside. This is the kind of vacation experience that everyone should have.

When dinnertime rolls around, Gillette is where you will want to be. One local Italian restaurant is BYOB (you can bring your own wine to enjoy) and has a great menu with a nice variety of meat, fish, and pasta items. One of the local brewery restaurants offers dine-in or takeout service as you prefer, but guests should take advantage of the pleasant ambiance. The menu offers everything from a delicious hamburger to very creative seafood dishes and has a good selection of beers on hand. If solitude and open air are more to your liking, ask for takeout and head back to your luxury RV rental near Gillette for an evening meal in your favorite lawn chair. Vacations are one of the few times you can do what you want when you want, which is as it should be.