Posted in New Jersey Claim March 24, 2022 by Kim Magaraci
New Jersey’s forests hide all kinds of secrets. Many of us are familiar with the abandoned villages of the Pine Barrens, including Batsto and Estelle Manor, but did you know that North Jersey has its own share of abandoned places? Feltville is a quaint, deserted village you can hike through in the New Jersey Highlands off I-78.
In these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your bucket list at a later date.
The Watchung Reservation is nestled in Union County, New Jersey. It is home to miles of trails, wildlife, and an abandoned, deserted village.
As you walk through Feltville, you’ll come across eight homes, a church, a general store, and even an old carriage house. This village was originally a town of mills, but it turned into a small farming town and eventually attracted summer visitors to its mountain.
Although it is called the “Desert Village” on official Watchung maps, three families still live there. Their houses are privately owned, but the rest of the village is open to visitors who wish to wander around.
The forest itself is beautiful and you can see how the landscape was used for milling and farming. There are remnants of the past scattered around.
There are many urban legends about the ghosts of Feltville. Whether the village itself is haunted or not… you will have to decide for yourself.
There’s even a graveyard here, which helps fuel the rumors of ghosts and spirits that still hang around their old mills and summer residences.
For more information on the coolest and spookiest abandoned places in the Garden State, read 12 Staggering Photos of Abandoned Places Hiding in New Jersey.
Address: Watchung Reserve, Historic Trail, Mountainside, NJ 07092, USA
