Spring Car Trek is a fun, family-oriented event. It is a scenic tour of the New Jersey Highlands featuring the Highlands forests and mining history.

• Registration at 10:30AM
• Car Trek begins at 11:30AM

We have put together a brand new route for the Highlands Spring Car Trek. This tour will take you into the Newark Watershed, showcasing the Highlands extensive forests and bringing to life the history that emerged from within them. Along the way are stops at Wawayanda State Park, the Edison Monument on Sparta Mountain, and a special stop at the Sterling Hill Mine Museum, which will be open just for our Highlands Trekkers and where you can enjoy a free tour of the Mine.

$20 per registration fee per car. A donation of $10 per additional person would be greatly appreciated.

The event will start at High Marques Motors, 169 Washington St, Morristown NJ 07960 and will end in Sparta at Krogh's and the Sparta Boardwalk. (23 White Deer Plaza, Sparta, NJ 07871). 

Proceeds from the Car Trek benefit the New Jersey Highlands Coalition to fund their work to protect, restore and enhance the water and other natural and cultural resources of the New Jersey Highlands for the benefit of all citizens and businesses in the State of New Jersey.

Car Trek is a friendly and fun described route through some of the most beautiful scenery in the New Jersey Highlands. No experience needed! All instructions are provided and the car trek is intended for novice drivers and more experienced drivers alike! Children age 9 or under can ride in the vehicle during the event. This event is organized and sanctioned by the Raritan Valley Sports Car Club Inc. and the North Jersey Sports Car Club of America.

The driver must be licensed to drive the vehicle. Both proof of insurance and a valid driver’s license must be presented during rally registration.

Rules for participation:

• The navigator must be at least 9 years old. The navigator must have a writing board (clipboard).

• All individuals in the vehicle must wear seat belts at all times.

• The vehicle must have a current registration, and be legal to drive on public roads in New Jersey and New York State.

• A set of General Instructions (GIs) and Route Instructions (RIs) will be distributed to after registration and prior to the start of the car trek

• The Car Trekmaster and Volunteers (wearing badges) will be available during registration and will be happy to answer questions and give advice.

• The Route Instructions will provide teams with detailed information on the route of the car trek.

• There will be Items of Interest along the route. Descriptions of the Items of Interest will be included in the instructions.