New Jersey · 5 roads · 123.7 catalog miles
Best Driving Roads in New Jersey
New Jersey's catalog stretches from the Delaware River and northwest highlands to wooded interior roads. These mapped routes offer a different view of the state beyond its busiest corridors.
These 5 editorial picks come from the RevRoutes Explore catalog. Each orange line is the exact saved itinerary, and its listed mileage follows that route rather than the full length of a named highway or byway. The list is a starting point for choosing a drive, not a live road-conditions report.
Exact catalog lines. Every orange route below is a real RevRoutes itinerary—not a pin, shortcut or newly calculated alternative.
NJ-29 River Road
22.39 miles in the New Jersey catalog region
- 22.39 mi
- New Jersey
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NJ-29 follows the Delaware River corridor in this selection. Allow room in your schedule for river-town stops while checking parking and visitor access separately from the road itinerary.
Official travel information: New Jersey traffic and road closure resources
CR-519 Sussex / Warren
28.3 miles in the New Jersey catalog region
- 28.3 mi
- New Jersey
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
County Route 519 connects Sussex and Warren county country in this catalog entry. It is a regional two-lane alternative to the river and High Point routes, with the saved line defining the exact section.
Official travel information: New Jersey traffic and road closure resources
NJ-23 High Point
16.64 miles in the New Jersey catalog region
- 16.64 mi
- New Jersey
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
The NJ-23 selection brings the High Point area into a short catalog drive. A stop inside a park has separate access arrangements, so verify those before making it the centerpiece of the outing.
Official travel information: New Jersey traffic and road closure resources
CR-521 — Stillwater / Montague
22.6 miles in the New Jersey catalog region
- 22.6 mi
- New Jersey
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
CR-521 adds northwestern New Jersey's rural road network to the guide. The catalog line sets the selected section, making it a separate outing from neighboring CR-519 rather than a combined loop.
Official travel information: New Jersey traffic and road closure resources
Old Mine Road
33.78 miles in the New Jersey catalog region
- 33.78 mi
- New Jersey
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Old Mine Road gives the guide a Delaware Water Gap-area itinerary. Check current park and road alerts before traveling, because a mapped road does not establish that every section or roadside facility is accessible.
Official travel information: New Jersey traffic and road closure resources
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Planning your New Jersey drive
The shortest saved route in this guide is 16.64 miles; the longest is 33.78 miles. Choose one itinerary first and account for travel to its start and back from its finish. These are separate route picks, not an automatically connected road trip, and some can share road sections.
Check official New Jersey traffic and road closure resources before leaving. Park entry, timed reservations, vehicle restrictions and visitor-site permissions can be separate from whether the public highway is open. Follow current local instructions over an old map or article.
How we chose these New Jersey roads
This is a focused selection from the curated RevRoutes Explore catalog, ordered editorially for driving character and reputation, not mileage. We do not pad every state to the same number of picks; more roads remain available in the app. It is not an objective ranking or a claim that the editorial team has personally driven every itinerary. Distances describe the exact saved catalog lines and can differ from official byway lengths. The maps are planning aids—not live navigation or road-condition reports.
Check official New Jersey traffic and closure resources before traveling. The label-free satellite imagery is supplied by USGS The National Map; map providers receive ordinary browser requests when a map loads.
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