Surround yourself with trees in these on-the-market properties.
While some thrive on the flurry of activity that surrounds life in the city, others may seek a more tranquil atmosphere with fewer neighbors and more trees.
For those in the latter group, a move outside New Jersey -- or far away from a major city -- isn't necessary. You can tap into your inner-Henry David Thoreau at a number of wooded retreats available throughout the state, including a cedar log cabin set on nine acres of land about an hour outside of Center City Philadelphia and a two-bedroom home in a private lake community about an hour outside downtown Manhattan.
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Want to be closer to the Jersey Shore while still getting the privacy a wooded lot affords? There are properties that fit that bill too.
Check out a nearly 2,000-square-foot cabin that's surrounded by a large swath of state-owned land in Monmouth County and a one-bedroom home on a five acre lot in Atlantic County.
Take a look inside those homes, as well as several others that offer a more rural lifestyle, in the gallery posted above. All of the homes are on the market and looking for a buyer.
Erin O'Neill may be reached at eoneill@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @LedgerErin. Find NJ.com on Facebook.