Any real rural areas with an off the beaten path feel? (Bridgeton: real estate, mobile home)
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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
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
Drive along the Delaware, for starters.
Most of NJ is suburban towns of varying degrees of affluence. The industrial areas along the Turnpike are the exception of what NJ looks like, not the rule.
We don't have tons of mobile home parks, although there are some here and there. You'll find more space in South Jersey and western Jersey, obviously, since they are further from New York City. Also, look at Sussex County.
Where I live (Monmouth County), I can drive fifteen minutes and be at the ocean, or I can go west ten minutes and be in the midst of horse farms. I can also find points along the ocean where I have a clear view of Manhattan. If I drive further west in my county I will come upon farms with signs that say Preserved Farmland--land that cannot be developed. You don't have to go too far to find what you are looking for. You just have to get off the Turnpike.
Take Route 80 past the intersection of 287 and Denville, things start to get rural. Once you pass the Rockaway Mall at exit 35, it is all countrty... less than one hour from NYC.
When I was a kid my parents chose between Sussex Cty (I believe it was Sleepy Hollow Rd or something- I would've gone to Sleepy Hollow School) and Florida, where they could buy more real estate for the same money. It was rural then, and so beautiful. I often wonder what happened to that area. I think it was Vernon?
They chose Florida. I remember the lot in Sussex, and how sad I was at their choice.
Well, that didn't help the OP much. Good luck to you.
JUst looked it up for nostalgia's sake. Sleepy Hollow Rd, Vernon Township. So lovely.
Salem County had plenty of mobile homes and open farmland;the same with Cumberland County,esp. Bridgeton area.
Driving through there,I couldn't tell too much of a difference between NC and Salem/Cumberland County.
I was kicking myself for not thinking of going down there first!
I think Browns Mills had that small town feel to it(at least when I went) but its also a military town.
Why would you want to see areas where mobile homes predominate?
When you live in a rural area, you can both take a whiz and shoot something from the deck. It's country living at its finest. Maybe the OP wants to make some 'shine.
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