Lunch break

July is National Picnic Month, aka the perfect excuse to pack up a delicious fresh lunch and spend your mealtime outdoors.

July is National Picnic Month, aka the perfect excuse to pack up a delicious fresh lunch and spend your mealtime outdoors. Lucky for us, Morris and Essex counties have plenty of scenic spots to lay down that blanket and enjoy a little one- on-one time with nature.

Here are a few places to picnic:

Hopatcong State Park 260
Lakeside Blvd.
Landing

Lewis Morris Park
270 Mendham Rd.
Morristown

Silas Condict County Park
100 Kinnelon Rd.
Kinnelon

Tourne County Park
83 Old Denville Rd.
Boonton

Turtle Back Rock Picnic Area
Walker Rd.
West Orange