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The Skylands Region is a marketing area of the State of New Jersey located in the Northern and Central part of the state. It is one of six tourism regions established by the New Jersey State Department of Tourism, the others being the Gateway Region, Greater Atlantic City Region, the Southern Shore Region, the Delaware River Region and the Shore Region.[1]. The area officially encompasses Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex], [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic] and Warren counties. The area features uplifted land, rolling hills and mountains characteristic of North Jersey. The region contains two national parks at its edges, 60,000 acres (240 km²) of state parkland, and a diverse geography filled with lakes, rivers and picturesque hills.
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- The High Point of New Jersey: The Skylands Region
- New Jersey Skylands
- Skylands Tourism Council
- New Jersey Highlands Coalition
State of New JerseyTopics Regions - Atlantic Coastal Plain
- Central Jersey
- Delaware River Region
- Delaware Valley
- Gateway Region
- Gold Coast
- Highlands
- Jersey Shore
- Meadowlands
- New York metro area
- North Hudson
- North Jersey
- Pascack Valley
- Piedmont
- Pine Barrens
- Raritan Bayshore
- Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
- Southern Shore Region
- Skylands Region
- South Jersey
- Tri‑State Region
- West Hudson
Counties Major cities Categories:- Tourism in New Jersey
- Regions of New Jersey
- Tourism regions of New Jersey
- New Jersey geography stubs
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