25 Great Walks in Morris County, No. Or approach the park by driving south on Western Avenue from the Morris County Courthouse in Morristown.
Any comfortable footwear is good.
Expect a little mud near the streams. General George Washington selected Jockey Hollow for its ample woods and good water supply. The area was wooded then as it is now, but soldiers quickly stripped the woods to build 1,000 soldier huts and to warm the huts during winter. After the war, the area was farmed but the soil proved quite rocky, so gradually the forests returned. Nowadays Jockey Hollow is a hikers' paradise.