From wild trails through dense, majestic trees to a fascinating, historical-cultural triangle, the Herrontown Woods has something for the nature lover in all of us.
FOHW FEATURES
Stephanie Liao is a young filmmaker, writer, and YouTuber based in Princeton, New Jersey, whose work centers on environmental storytelling and community engagement. She began making films in middle school, creating projects such as Pandemic Plastic (2021), A Day in 2050 (2022), Compassionless Fashion (2023), and E.coli.gy (2024), with the latter two screened at the AMC Empire 25 for the All American High School Film Festival and at the Princeton Public Library. A 2025 Montclair Emerging Filmmaker Competition Grand Prize Winner and Montclair Film Festival Junior Juror, Stephanie has gained valuable behind-the-scenes and judging experience. She also founded the Princeton High School Filmmaking Club, teaching screenwriting and video production and hosting a successful Fall Short Film Festival, which led to a collaboration with Friends of Herrontown Woods on Herrontown Woods: The People’s Park of Princeton, a film exploring the interconnected impacts of nature, community, and education in Princeton and beyond.
NATURE STEWARDSHIP
“See it - Know it - Love it - Protect it” - Inge, FOHW Board Member
The Veblen House and Cottage
A gift from Oswald and Elizabeth Veblen. Oswald Veblen was a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University and helped organize the Institute for Advanced Studies. And, after Elizabeth Veblen's death in 1974, the house was donated to Mercer County with the expressed desire that it become a “nature museum and library.” Get involved with the restoration.
The Barden
Our Botanical Art Garden. A blossoming example of what happens when creative people of all ages collaborate with nature to make art. We invite you to create with us.
The Trails
The Yellow Trail traces Harry’s Brook. The Red Trail brings you all around the woods. Take the Orange Trail to the Veblen House. Explore until you know them all.
Salamanders
The Princeton Salamander Brigade is helping amphibians cross the road on “Big Nights” (mass migration nights).
The Trees
Learn about our diverse community of 57 different tree species, around the Barden, the Veblen House, the Cottage, and the trails.
Visit Us
Hours
Monday–Friday
10 AM – Sundown
Location
600 Snowden Lane
Princeton, NJ 08540
Trail Map
Explore over 200 acres of public access trails.
Click to download a hi-res PDF map.
Thank you for being a Friend of Herrontown Woods.
Your donations and volunteer work, large or small, builds momentum for our historical preservation, education, trail maintenance, and ecological stewardship initiatives.