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A Guide to Maple Sugaring in New Jersey

Maple Sugaring In New Jersey During the Winter 2025

Who doesn't love the sweet, golden goodness of maple syrup? In New Jersey, maple sugaring is not only a delicious tradition but also a time-honored practice that dates back centuries. Let's dive into the world of maple sugaring in the Garden State, from the best places to experience it to the environmental impact of this sweet process.

Maple sugaring in New Jersey has deep roots, with Native Americans and early settlers tapping maple trees to make syrup long before it became a beloved breakfast staple. The process of maple sugaring involves collecting sap from maple trees, boiling it down, and turning it into the sweet syrup we all know and love.

The Best Places in New Jersey to Experience Maple Sugaring

If you're looking to experience maple sugaring firsthand, New Jersey has a variety of farms and sugarhouses that offer tours and demonstrations during the sugaring season. From South Jersey to the northern regions, there's a sweet experience waiting for you.

Maple Sugaring in Northern Jersey

Maple Sugaring at the Environmental Education Center
Saturdays & Sundays, February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 2025
190 Lord Stirling Road
Basking Ridge
Cost: $6 per student/senior $7 per adult (Walk-in ticket sales only. Tickets for Maple Sugaring will be sold the day of the program inside the EEC building)
Visitors will learn how trees are tapped, view sap-collecting methods past and present, and see the boiling process that produces delicious New Jersey maple syrup. This 60-minute, outdoor program is conducted at our Sugar Shack, a ½-mile hike from the EEC. Please arrive at the EEC 30-40 minutes before the program start time to purchase tickets and hike to the Sugar Shack to meet your Naturalist. Please dress appropriately for the weather conditions. Boots are recommended as the trails can be wet, muddy, and/or covered by snow.

Maple Sugaring at The New Weis Center
The New Weis Center for Education
Weekends February 8 ,9, 15, 16, 22, 2025
150 Snake Den Rd.
Ringwood, NJ
Cost: $18/person
Participate in their 90-minute program as attendees will learn about the process, history, and ecology of maple sap & syrup. There will be a short hike to learn about winter tree ID, sap ecology, and tree biology, with a discussion on the history of tree tapping and some of the many things sap is used for. Attendees will visit tapped trees where they will learn how to tap, collect and taste the sap, then see how the evaporator works. Finish the 90 minutes with a blind syrup taste test in the covered pavilion (with heaters).

Maple Sugaring in Central Jersey

Maple Sap Collection
Sundays, January 19, February 9, 23, 2025
42 Lilac Drive
Flemington, NJ
Ages: 4 through 8 recommended (children must be accompanied by an adult)
Cost: $8/family
Collecting the sap is a crucial step of the maple sugaring process! You will visit the Sugar Bush to see sap collection in action. Get hands-on experience with sap buckets and learn about modern sap collection system.

Maple Sugaring
Saturday, February 8, 15, 2025; 10 am - 11 am & 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
The Watershed Center
31 Titus Mill Road
Pennington, NJ .
Discover the history, folklore, and science of maple sugaring. Visit their maple trees, find out how they 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. The operation of our outdoor evaporator is dependent on the amount of sap the trees produce and the weather. It may not be running during all program sessions.

Maple Sugar Fest
Sunday, March 2, 2025; 11am until 3pm
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
165 Hobart Avenue
Summit, NJ
Cost: Member Price: $10.00, Non-Member Price: $20.00 (The cost is per child. Registration is required
Families learn the hows and whys behind tapping trees. Dive into the fascinating process of turning tree sap into delicious maple syrup! This family-friendly event is the perfect way to enjoy the outdoors while learning something new and indulging in some sweet treats.

Sugar Shack Demonstration
mid-March, 2025
Happy Day Farm
106 Iron Ore Rd
Manalapan, NJ
Cost: $18 per person. Children 1 and under Free. Cash only!
Tours will take place at select times (10am, 11:15am, 12:30pm, 1:45pm & 3pm). Last tour at 3pm. Tickets will be sold at the door only, no reservations are required
This is a great outdoor winter experience where attendees will take a tractor ride of their 130-acre farm. Pancakes and maple syrup will be available to purchase. Visitors will then see their 'sugar bush', find out what equipment is needed to collect sap, learn first hand how to identify maple trees, and lend Farmer Tim a hand in the tapping process. 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 a wood-fired evaporator. They have over 700 maple trees and it takes about 80 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup. Goats and chickens will be available to feed?

Maple Sugaring in South Jersey

Maple Sugaring in Rancocas Nature Center
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025: Start times are staggered
Rancocas Nature Center
794 Rancocas Rd.
Westampton, NJ
For Scout and accompanying adult
Cost: $15
What a tasty way to spend a winter afternoon! Bring the whole family and enjoy a program about maple sugaring, the oldest continuous industry in North America. On this self-guided hike, you'll follow a map and visit multiple interactive stations along the Rancocas trails. Learn about the Sugar Maple tree and the history of maple sugaring, observe a tapping demonstration, and enjoy a maple syrup tasting.