Shop Morris County is your local guide to Morris County, NJ

Shop Morris County is the go-to guide for Morris County. We cover local updates, things to do, food and drink features, and everything going on in Morris County for all 39 municipalities. Reach more than 140,000 readers a month at ShopMorrisCounty.com. We are a publisher, not a directory or a chamber of commerce, and local businesses reach our audience through advertising.

Morris County has 39 municipalities. They are Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Long Hill, Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown, Mountain Lakes, Mount Arlington, Mount Olive, Netcong, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township, Roxbury, Victory Gardens, Washington Township, and Wharton. Morristown is the county seat.

Morris County mixes history, walkable downtowns, and a deep park system. You can walk the Morristown Green and the encampment grounds at Morristown National Historical Park, catch a show at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, hike Hacklebarney State Park in Chester or Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in Jefferson, browse the downtowns of Denville, Madison, Chatham, and Boonton, pick apples in the fall at farms in Morristown and Chester, or spend a summer day on Lake Hopatcong. Our Morris County Guide covers it town by town.

Morristown has the county's largest concentration of restaurants, bars, and nightlife, most of it within a few blocks of the Morristown Green. Denville, known as the Hub of Morris County, has a compact and highly walkable Broadway strip. Madison and Chatham both sit on the NJ Transit Morristown Line and are full of independent shops and cafes. Boonton's Main Street leans toward makers and small owner-run restaurants, and Chester's Main Street is known for antiques, boutiques, and farm stands. See our Food and Drink coverage for more.

Morris County has one of the strongest park systems in New Jersey. Popular spots include Hacklebarney State Park in Chester, Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in Jefferson, which contains the highest elevation in the county, Lewis Morris County Park near Morristown, the Jockey Hollow encampment area of Morristown National Historical Park, Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area in Montville, the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge along the county's southern edge, and the Patriots' Path trail network that connects many of them.

Family standbys include Fosterfields Living Historical Farm in Morris Township, the Cooper Gristmill in Chester, and Historic Speedwell in Morristown, all tied to the county's living history sites. Add the Morris Museum in Morristown, ice skating at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morris Township, pick-your-own farms in Morristown and Chester, and the playgrounds, splash pads, and trails across the Morris County park system. Seasonal street fairs in Denville, Chester, and Madison are also reliable family days out.

Shop Morris County publishes a Things to Do in Morris County guide every week covering that weekend's festivals, fairs, concerts, markets, and family events, plus a running events calendar for the whole county. Our free weekly email sends the highlights straight to your inbox.

Yes, particularly if you like history and the outdoors. Morristown was the site of the Continental Army's winter encampments, and Morristown National Historical Park was the first national historical park established in the United States. The county also has a large public park system, several walkable downtowns with strong restaurant scenes, and it sits roughly 30 miles west of New York City with direct NJ Transit train service from Morristown, Madison, Chatham, and Denville.

Morris County is one of the most historically dense counties in New Jersey. Key sites include Morristown National Historical Park, which takes in Washington's Headquarters at the Ford Mansion and the Jockey Hollow encampment grounds; Historic Speedwell in Morristown, where the telegraph was publicly demonstrated in 1838; Fosterfields Living Historical Farm; the Cooper Gristmill in Chester; Craftsman Farms in Parsippany, the home of Gustav Stickley; and surviving traces of the Morris Canal across the county.

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