This image depicts the original version of the Wawayanda Lean-to (shelter) in New Jersey in 1955. This original version of the shelter is a typical example of the three sided log and beam lean-to design that was typical of the early trail shelters. The current version of the shelter was built in 1990.

The Mashipacong Shelter, located near the southern boundary ofHigh Point State Park (New Jersey), was built in 1936 and is one of the historic stone walled shelters that can be found along the Trail. It is maintained by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference.

The Rutherford Shelter in New Jersey, May 27, 2005. The Rutherford Shelter was built in 1967, and is maintained by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. The shelter currently sports a (non-functional, for obvious reasons) satellite dish on its roof, and is a short walk from Lake Rutherford.