The Best Places to Go Maple Sugaring In New Jersey 2024

The Best Places to Go Maple Sugaring In New Jersey

With this list of the best places to go maple sugaring in New Jersey, we’re sharing where and when you can go maple sugaring in New Jersey with your kids. Keep reading.

Maple Sugaring in North Jersey

Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center Maple Sugaring in Chatham Township NJ 2024

Experience the fascinating process of how maple sugaring is made from start to finish. Identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make syrup over a wood-fired evaporator. Taste-test different, delicious syrups, including syrup made at the Great Swamp OEC.

• The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center offers the most maple sugar-making events in New Jersey at 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, New Jersey.
• Great Swamp offers New Jersey maple sugaring events on weekends from January through March 2024. Additionally, there is a separate maple sugaring program for toddlers and preschoolers. Please check the Morris County Parks calendar for days and times.
• There are fees to attend these maple sugar-making events.
• Registration is required and events are rain or shine.
• For more information visit our Calendar of Events listings below or their website at Morris County Parks or call (973) 635-6629.
  • Maple Sugaring Demonstrations – Great Swamp in Chatham
  • Toddler Trek: Maple Sugaring for Seedlings

Trailside Nature Center Maple Sugaring in Mountainside NJ 2024

During The Journey of Sap to Syrup, see how 100% real maple syrup is made from the sap of a sugar maple tree. Find out what equipment is needed to collect sap and take part in a taste test to see if you can identify the real thing. Dress for the weather, there will be a short walk to the tree.

• This North Jersey maple sugaring event is at 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, New Jersey.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is Saturday, February 17, 2024 as part of their February Festivities.
• This opportunity to learn about maple sugaring in North Jersey requires registration. Admission is $8-$10. Learn more on their flyer.
• For more information visit their website at ucnj.org or call (908) 789-3670 

Reeves-Reed Arboretum Maple Sugaring Fest in Summit NJ 2024

Learn how early settlers tapped maple trees and turned the sap into delicious maple syrup! Or join a Maple Sugaring Fest with some hot chocolate, maple vendors, hiking on trails, and partaking in a Maple Sugaring Challenge!

• The Maple Sugaring Fest and other Reeves-Reeds maple sugaring events are at 165 Hobart Avenue, Summit, New Jersey.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is Sunday, March 3, 2024 but there are other maple sugaring events happening in February and March as well.
• The admission prices range from free (members) to $5 per person ages 3 and older.
• For more information visit our Maple Sugaring Fest at Reeves Reed Arboretum event listing or their website at Reeves Reed Arboretum or call (908) 273-8787.

Lorrimer Sanctuary Maple Sugaring in Franklin Lakes NJ 2024

Join Lorrimer Sanctuary Naturalists to discover how maple syrup is made! Using the maple trees found on the Lorrimer Sanctuary property, participants will move through all of the steps necessary for making homemade maple syrup. Get ready to drill a spile in the tree, collect the sap, boil it down, and taste the sweet syrup!

• This maple sugaring event is at 790 Ewing Avenue, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is some Fridays and Saturdays in February 2024. Check their calendar for exact dates and times.
• The fee to attend this event is $8 for NJA members, $10 for non members.
• For more information visit their website at New Jersey Audubon or call (908) 396-6568.

Tenafly Nature Center Maple Sugaring in Tenafly NJ 2024

Learn how to identify a maple tree. Discover the history of syrup making and how technology has changed the way we gather sap over the centuries. The group will check Tenafly Nature Center’s tapped tree and boil down sap to make fresh, warm maple syrup, a sweet treat for all to taste.

• This maple sugaring event is at 313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly, New Jersey.
• These New Jersey maple sugaring events run on Sundays from early February 2024 and run through mid March 2024 at varying times. Please see their calendar for more detailed information.
• The fee to attend this maple sugar-making event is $8/member, $12/non member, $40 member family.
• For more information visit their website at Tenafly Nature Center or call (201) 568-6093.

Miller-Cory Museum Maple Sugar Sunday in Westfield NJ

The Miller-Cory Museum will not be holding a Maple Sugaring event for 2024 but may host one again in the future.

One of the seasonal tasks of farm life in colonial days was sugar-making in the maple woods. Learn about the colonial techniques of maple sugaring, how the maple sap rises and flows, how it is collected using wooden buckets and handmade spiles, and how sugar and syrup are made from the sap.

• Maple Sugar Sunday is at the Miller-Cory Museum, 614 Mountain Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey. 
• Museum tours and demonstrations of open hearth cooking included.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is in March.
• No fee is listed, but their website makes reference to there being an admission fee.
• For more information visit our Maple Sugar Sunday at Miller-Cory House Museum Events listing or their website at Miller-Cory Museum or call (908) 232-1776.

Maple Syrup Season program in Independence Township NJ at Northeast Branch Library

• As of January 28, 2024 their website does not list any Maple Sugaring events.
• This Warren County maple sugaring event is at 40 US 46 West, Independence Township, New Jersey
• February in New Jersey brings cold winter nights and warm sunny days, perfect for collecting maple sap to make maple syrup. Join Lynne and Kevin Moore, local sugar makers, to learn about the process from the tree to the table. We will have a taste test, storytime, tapping tree demo, and of course a pancake celebration.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is held February 22 at 11 AM.
• There is no fee to attend.
• Please register in advance through this link.
• For more information visit their website at Warren County Public Library or call (908) 475-6322

Schiff Nature Center Maple Sugaring Open House in Mendham NJ 2024

Experience a hands-on demonstration of maple sugar production with members of Schiff’s educational staff and board. The tradition of maple sugaring began centuries ago with the Native Americans and early settlers and continues today as homeowners learn to identify, tap, and process the sap of Maple trees.

• Maple sugaring at the Schiff Nature Center is at 339 Pleasant Valley Road, Mendham, New Jersey.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is on Saturday, March 2nd, and Sunday, March 3rd, 2024. Multiple sessions are being offered each day.
• This program is FREE to Schiff members. Non-member fee is $8 per person.
• For more information visit our Maple Sugaring Open House at Schiff Nature Center Events listing or their website at Schiff Nature Preserve or call (973) 543-6004.

The Hermitage Maple Sugaring in Ho Ho Kus NJ 2024

Learn how to tap maple trees for syrup, like the indigenous Leni Lenape tribes may have done on this land.

• The Hermitage offers maple sugaring at 335 Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.
• This Northern New Jersey maple sugar event includes one kit per family of tap and tube and instructions for you to do this in your own backyard.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is February 17th, 2024, tap times at 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM.
• The fee to attend is $35 per family.
• For more information visit their website at The Hermitage or call (201) 445-8311 X102.

Van Vleck House Maple Sugaring in Montclair NJ 2024

Families are invited to learn how to identify a sugar maple tree and discover the steps for turning sap into syrup, focusing on a tapped sugar maple tree in the Van Vleck Gardens. The program includes a tour and demonstration, and wouldn’t be complete without a maple syrup tasting!

• Maple Sugaring at Van Vleck House is at 21 Van Vleck Street, Montclair, New Jersey
• The tour is primarily outdoors and will take you through several learning stations which include activity sheets, informative displays and educators along the way.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is March 2, 2024 at 10 am, 11:15 am. 12:45 pm and 2:00 pm.
• The fee to attend this maple sugar making event is $25/family for member and $35/family for nonmembers. Registration is required.
• For more information visit their website at Van Vleck or call (973) 744-4752.

Lusscroft Maple Sugaring in Wantage NJ

The annual Maple Sugaring Open House is scheduled to return for 2024. As of January 28, 2024, there are not many details available.

• Maple Sugaring at Lusscroft Farm is at High Point State Park at 50 Neilson Road, Wantage, New Jersey
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is Saturday, March 23, 2024.
• For more information visit our Maple Sugaring Open House in Wantage at Lusscroft Farm event listing or their website at Lusscroft Farm or call (973) 288-2760.

Duke Farms Sugar Maple Celebration in Hillsborough Township NJ

• As of January 28, 2024, their website did list any Maple Sugaring events.
• This sugar maple event happens at 1112 Dukes Parkway W, Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. 
• Celebrate the Sugar Maple and the magic it brings to your table. Learn about the entire maple sugaring process with Duke Farms Executive Director Michael Catania.Participate in activities and nature hikes focused on wildlife, tree identification, best forestry practices, and climate change as it relates to the Sugar Maple and our native forests. Experience the flavor of New Jersey maple syrup, visit live demonstrations, and have fun! 
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is February 15, 2020 from 10 AM – 3 PM.
• This maple sugaring class is FREE.
• For more information visit our Sugar Maple Celebration at Duke Farms event listing or their website at Duke Farms or call (908) 722-3700.

Echo Hill Maple Tree Tapping, Collection, and More in Flemington NJ 2024

Learn first-hand the tradition of tapping maple trees and the history of maple sugaring. You’ll learn the art of the sugaring process. During this program, you will participate in learning how to identify a maple tree, how to tap the tree, and learn what a sugar shack is and how to use an evaporator.

• Maple Tree Tapping is back for 2024. These Central Jersey maple sugar programs are at Echo Hill at 42 Lilac Drive in Flemington.
• These New Jersey maple sugaring events are all happening for 2024. There is one event each month (Jan/Feb/Mar).
• There are some admission fees.
• For more information visit our Calendar of Events listings below or their website at Hunterdon County Parks or call (908) 782-1158.
  • Maple Tree Tapping in Clinton Township at Echo Hill
  • Visit their website for more information on the maple tree tapping event.
  • Maple Sap Collection in Clinton Township at Echo Hill
  • Maple sap collection will take place on Sunday, February 4th and Sunday, February 18th, 2024
  • Maple Sugaring Living History Program
  • Visit their website for more information on the living history program.

Poricy Park Nature Center Maple Tree Tapping Hike in Red Bank NJ 2024

In the dead of winter, trees begin to prepare for spring. Join the fun at Poricy Park to drill holes, hammer in tappers, and hang buckets – the first steps of making maple syrup!

• This Monmouth County maple sugaring event is at Poricy Park Nature Center at 345 Oak Hill Road in Red Bank, New Jersey.
• This Central New Jersey maple sugaring event is a one time event on February 7, 2024.
• There is a fee to attend this maple sugar-making event.
• For more information visit our Maple Tree Tapping in Red Bank at Poricy Park Nature Center event listing or their website or call (732) 615-2260.

Maple Sugaring in Basking Ridge NJ at the Environmental Education Center 2024

Maple sugaring is a tradition in the Northeast that began centuries ago with the Native Americans and colonists. People of all ages are invited to see this tradition brought to life. You will see how trees are tapped, view sap-collecting methods past and present, and observe the boiling process that produces delicious New Jersey maple syrup.

• This Somerset County maple sugaring event is at the Environmental Education Center at 190 Lord Stirling Rd, Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is held on Saturdays and Sundays in February 2024.
• There is a fee of $6 for students/seniors and $7 for adults to attend this maple sugar making event.
• For more information visit our Maple Sugaring in Basking Ridge listing or their website at Somerset County Parks or call (908) 722-1200 ext. 5002

The Watershed Institute Maple Sugaring in Pennington NJ 2024

Join Pat Heaney, Assistant Director of Education, and discover the history, folklore, and science of maple sugaring. Visit maple trees, find out how to tap them using drills and spiles, and try a sample of sweet maple sugar. Learn about the evaporation process and how sticky sap transforms into sweet maple syrup.

• This maple sugaring event in Central Jersey is at the Watershed Institute at 31 Titus Mill Road in Pennington, New Jersey.
• In 2024, this New Jersey maple sugaring event is in February on the 10th and the 24th.
• The operation of an outdoor evaporator is dependent on the amount of sap the trees produce and the weather. It may not be running during all sessions.
• There is a fee of $10 per person to attend this maple sugar making event.
• For more information visit the Watershed Insitute website or call (609) 737-3735.

Happy Day Farm Maple Sugaring in Manalapan NJ 2024

Visitors will take a tractor ride out to the ‘sugar bush’, find out what equipment is needed to collect sap, learn firsthand how to identify maple trees, and lend Farmer Tim a hand in the tapping process.

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In Olivia’s Sugar Shack, visitors can see how sap is finally produced into our delicious maple syrup. The sap is boiled and evaporated in our wood-fired evaporator. Farm animals will be available to feed.

• This Central Jersey maple sugaring event is at the Happy Day Farm at 106 Iron Ore Road, Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
• This New Jersey maple sugaring event is held on March 2024.
• There is an $18 fee to attend this maple sugar making event. Only cash will be accepted for payment.
• For more information visit the Happy Day Farm website or call (732) 977-3607.

Howell Living History Farm Maple Sugaring in Lambertville NJ 2024

Hundreds of sugar maple trees line the banks of Moore’s Creek and the nearby woods at the foot of Baldpate Mountain…and in February farmers begin the annual work of sap collection and maple syrup production.

• The Howell Living History Farm maple sugaring programs are at 70 Woodens Lane in Lambertville.
• These New Jersey maple sugaring events all happen during February 2024.
• We consider this a cheap way to enjoy maple sugaring since admission is free.
• For more information visit our Calendar of Events listings below or Howell Living History Farm or call (609) 737-3299.
  • Tap the Sugar Maples at Howell Living History Farm
  • Maple Sugaring at Howell Living History Farm