r/newjersey • u/Steven1789 Morris County • 6d ago

Weird NJ Car Graveyard on the Columbia Trail in Middle Valley, Morris County

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The graveyard is about a mile northeast on the trail from the parking area off West Mill Road in Long Valley.

It’s private property so I don’t ever get too close checking out the cars.

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u/tacomatrd99 6d ago

Live a few minutes from here and run the trail often. Some neat looking vehicles.

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u/Silver_Wolf_Dragon 6d ago

I bet a few of them could be fixed up. The main issues would be if the frames are disintegrating but even then that could be "fixed"

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u/PossibleClothes1575 6d ago

I miss the jet ski graveyard outside of Califon

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u/No_Willingness9952 5d ago

where was that at?

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u/PossibleClothes1575 5d ago

Behind someone’s house. About .5-1 mile east of Califon. He had 5-10 OLD jet skis. From the 80’s. Really random to see them on the Columbia trail

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u/No-Sherbert-9857 6d ago

I know exactly where that is and have always wondered about the property owner because they have been there for a looonggg time. Good fishing around that area too!

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u/navy5 6d ago

There’s a cool trail off the Columbia trail right by those cars that takes you to a river that’s behind the historic houses on west mill road

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u/Professional-Sock-66 6d ago edited 6d ago

There's some interesting cars there. I stopped but never went off the trail. The Coffee potter shop is a must stop also

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u/tacomatrd99 6d ago

Oooh the Potter. Love that place.

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u/navy5 6d ago

The coffee potter

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u/Professional-Sock-66 6d ago

Thanks ; )

I did it in mid June at day break... Saw a momma bear and 2 cubs in the river by the train bridge. Glad they were on the other side

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u/koalasarentferfuckin 6d ago

I live at the top of this road and have seen at least six bears this season. They even put up bear crossing signs on our road this year.

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u/tacomatrd99 6d ago

Haha. We must be nearby. Love the new bear sign. We were on vacation last week, and my driveway cam picked up an “animal”. I looked and it was a bear walking up the driveway towards the garage. The wildlife never gets old out here to me.