The nature trail at Lafayette Park in Cape May is brand new for the 2025 season. It officially opened on June 13th, 2025. You'll find it located near the elementary school (officially it runs behind the school) and is open year-round from dawn to dusk. There's free parking in a designated parking lot right past the elementary school.
When visiting the Cape May Nature Trails you want to dress appropriately for the current weather conditions. Wear comfortable walking shoes, apply bug spray and sunscreen before you head out. You can bring along a water bottle, binnoculars and a camera. No dogs, skateboards or rollerskates are permitted on the trail.
At the beginning you'll come to a "Y" section. You'll want to hang to the left and start walking. It's an EASY trail and those with disabilities should be able to handle it just find. We saw a couple while we were there pushing a wheelchair. It's an easy, level walk.
You'll be walking on a platform-like boardwalk that takes you out over the marsh areas. Along the way you'll find a few park benches that you can sit for sightseeing or to rest. There are FREE binnoculars that you can use too! There are handrails on both sides...even so, please watch young children if you have them along for your walk.
We took our time walking this new trail and from start to finish...we were only out on it for about 30 minutes. We stopped a few brief times to look out over the marsh as some of the birds that were hanging out there that day. We did see 2 turtles, 1 rabbit and tons of small crabs down in the water.
This is a brand new for 2025 Cape May Walking Trail and it's really nice! We enjoyed it and will definitely be walking it again when we're down in the Cape May, New Jersey area. A nice family-friendly, FREE activity that you can do while you're there.
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