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Here's a population density map of NJ by census tract, from the US Census:
Any of the green-tinged areas are going to have some wilderness/uninhabited stretches of land.
Cool map! Just an add-on for the OP: most of those green areas are preserved land, for example the land areas of the Delaware Water Gap, Brendan Byrne, Wharton and Belleplain State Forest are clearly evident there.
I'm talking the type of remote areas that run counter to the NYC urban like stereotype many outsiders have of the state. Places where mobile homes, wide open fields and other small town USA characteristics can be found- Basically the type of place most people wouldn't guess are in NJ.
All most people(myself included) have seen of NJ is the urban/industrial areas surrounding the turnpike. If
in new jersey, most of sussex and warren counties, and some of hunterdon and passaic. in sussex county, check out montague and vernon. also stillwater. in warren, look at hope township and blairstown, and columbia.
This is about as off the beaten path as you can get in NJ-some of these paths are more beaten than others, but it's been a while. These pictures were taken a few days ago:
West Milford. Drive up route 23 and once you cross into West Milford every billboard and store / shop on the highway stops. It's just trees and winding roads.
This is about as off the beaten path as you can get in NJ-some of these paths are more beaten than others, but it's been a while. These pictures were taken a few days ago:
Salem County is mostly all farmland. You drive south west towards the Delaware river, and you will not believe you're in NJ. Old abandoned farmhouses, trailers, farms for miles, etc. It definitely has more of a rural feel.
Cumberland County has more of a mix of farmland and woodlands...so you get that rural/piney feel.
Atlantic County also has some pretty extensive farmland and woodlands.
Actually, that whole crescent along the inner delaware river/bay that runs through Salem, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties will be mostly rural.
Most of South Jersey has some very rural/woodland pockets, but I think Salem and Cumberland Counties will offer the most expansive rural atmosphere.
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