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Anderson Park 4.20 miles
The park is unstructured and is generally used for strolling, Frisbee playing, and informal picnics. The passive sc...
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Location
Bellevue Ave. & N. Mountain Ave.
Montclair, New Jersey -
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Picnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Bergen County Zoo 14.90 miles
The Bergen County Zoo exhibits wildlife from North and South America. You have the unique opportunity to view such ...
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Location
216 Forest Avenue,
Paramus, New Jersey 07652 -
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BathroomsPetting Zoo/Regular Zoo/AnimalsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Branch Brook Park 4.97 miles
Branch Brook Park, the nation's first county park, is located in the North Ward of Newark, between the neighborhood...
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Location
Park Ave. & Lake St.
Newark, New Jersey 07102 -
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BirdwatchingFishingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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County ParksGardens / ArboretumPark (General)Scenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyGardensPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Brookdale Park 4.67 miles
Brookdale Park offers the public access to both passive and active recreational activities as well as picturesque v...
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Location
Watchung Avenue,
Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003 -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsShooting / Archery rangeParking Lot(s)
Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 5.91 miles
The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum is a historic woodlands garden and educational institution. We promote an understandin...
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Location
324 Forest Drive South,
Short Hills, NJ 07078 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningWalking -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Eagle Rock Reservation 1.74 miles
Eagle Rock Reservation is a 408.33-acre tract of wooded land located in the central section of Essex County on the ...
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Location
Prospect Ave & Eagle Rock Ave,
West Orange, NJ 07052, USA -
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TrailsMonument
Echo Lake Park (Mountainside, NJ) 9.13 miles
Mountainside, Union County, NJ
Dog Park, Fishing, Fitness Trail, Ice Skating, Pedal Boats, Picnic Area (Reservable), Playground, Restrooms, Sleddi...
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Location
Park Drive,
Mountainside, NJ 07101 -
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BirdwatchingFishingJogging / RunningPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)Stage / Amphitheater
Frelinghuysen Arboretum 9.80 miles
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, a lovely 127 acre tract now surrounded by busy highways and office parks was once Whip...
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Location
353 East Hanover Avenue,
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Garret Mountain Reservation 8.48 miles
Woodland Park, Passaic County, NJ
Garret Mountain Reservation, a 568-acre recreational area, situated more than 500 feet above sea level provides swe...
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Location
8 Mountain Ave,
Woodland Park, NJ 07424 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Equestrian Center -
Parks & Gardens
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Sports Plus
Sports Plus
Equestrian Center -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsCar Top Boat Launch OnlyPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Goffle Brook Park 12.28 miles
Goffle Brook Park, located in Hawthorne, NJ, is a picturesque 103-acre park perfect for a family day out. It fea...
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Location
675 Goffle Road,
Hawthorne, NJ 07506 -
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BirdwatchingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsDog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Grace Lord Park 11.11 miles
A steep wooded gorge in the middle of Boonton, with waterfalls on the Rockaway River, a footbridge, and a trail tha...
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Location
Essex Ave and Plane St.
Boonton, New Jersey 07005 -
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BirdwatchingHikingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Picnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 11.85 miles
A twelve square mile wetland refuge twenty-six miles from Times Square, with close to eleven and a half miles of fo...
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Location
Helen C Fenske Visitor Center
32 Pleasant Plains Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterTrails
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 9.13 miles
The Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center (GSOEC), situated on 45 acres on the eastern end of the Great Swamp Nation...
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Location
247 Southern Blvd,
Chatham Township, NJ 07928 -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Greenwood Gardens 4.14 miles
Greenwood Gardens is preserving the gardens, architecture and landscape of Greenwood for the education and delight ...
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Location
274 Old Short Hills Road,
Short Hills, NJ 07078 -
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BathroomsGardensPicnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center 14.66 miles
The Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center is located at 32 Pleasant Plains Rd., Harding Township, NJ. It is open on Thursd...
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Location
Great Swamp WMR
32 Pleasant Plains Rd.
Harding Township, NJ -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Jockey Hollow 14.70 miles
The Morristown encampment ground, where the Continental Army wintered in 1777 and again through the brutal winter o...
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Location
586 Tempe Wick Road
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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BathroomsTrailsParking Lot(s)
Laurelwood Arboretum 13.27 miles
Laurelwood Arboretum is a 30-acre botanically diverse property located in Wayne Township in northern New Jersey. La...
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Location
725 Pines Lake Drive West
Wayne, NJ 07470 -
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BirdwatchingHikingWalking -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Lewis Morris County Park 14.55 miles
Lewis Morris CP includes a lake recreation area, Parcourse Exercise Circuit, three ballfields, a group camping area...
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Location
270 Mendham Road,
Morristown, NJ 07960 -
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BirdwatchingEquestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningMountain BikingPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalkingSwimming -
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County ParksDog ParksPark (General) -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsBeachBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyDog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Liberty State Park 13.00 miles
Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Liberty State Park is a green oasis in the middle of Metropolitan northern New Jersey. With the Manhattan skyline, ...
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Location
Freedom Way,
Jersey City, NJ 07305 -
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State ParkHistoric AreaPark (General) -
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BathroomsNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Lincoln Park, Jersey City 10.39 miles
Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
As the oldest and largest of the County Parks, Lincoln Park is truly the jewel of the Hudson County Park System!
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Location
West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304 -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsMonumentParking Lot(s)Wifi
Memorial Park And Pool 11.33 miles
City park offering multiple ball fields, sports courts, an inline skating rink & a seasonal pool.
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Location
1st St. & Lambert Road,
Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410 -
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BirdwatchingFishingJogging / RunningPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
Municiple / City ParkPark (General) -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsWater Rides / AttractionsBathroomsBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsPoolParking Lot(s)
Mills Reservation County Park 4.90 miles
Mills Reservation is a 157.15-acre reservation located in Cedar Grove and Montclair. It is bordered by Reservoir Dr...
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Location
Mills Reservation County Park
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 -
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Trails
Morristown National Historical Park 10.58 miles
Four separate sites around Morristown commemorating the Continental Army's winter encampment of December 1779 to Ju...
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Location
30 Washington Place
Morristown, New Jersey 07960 -
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BathroomsGardensTrailsMonumentParking Lot(s)
Overpeck County Park 14.41 miles
Land that once contained brownfields and landfills has been transformed into a multi-use recreational venue.
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Location
50 Fort Lee Road,
Leonia, New Jersey 07605 -
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Equestrian / HorsebackFishingJogging / RunningPaddling - Kayak/Canoe/Row boatPlaying in the playgroundWalking -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsVolleyball CourtsBathroomsBoat LaunchCar Top Boat Launch OnlyNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens 4.93 miles
Located at the base of the 7 1/2 acre Mountainside Park, the iris gardens contain over 14,000 irises of approximate...
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Location
474 Upper Mountain Ave
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 -
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GardensPicnic / Sitting AreaTrails
Reeves-Reed Arboretum 6.45 miles
A 13.5 acre National Historic Landmark featuring award-winning gardens and woodland trails, and offering horticultu...
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Location
165 Hobart Avenue,
Summit, New Jersey 07901 -
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BathroomsGardensTrailsParking Lot(s)
Richard W. DeKorte Park 8.36 miles
Featuring 3.5 miles of walking paths, panoramic views and birds galore, this one-square-mile park is the center of ...
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Location
1 DeKorte Park,
Lyndhurst, NJ 07032 -
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Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
Park (General)Land PreserveVeterans / MemorialWildlife Management AreasScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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BathroomsGardensNature / Environmental CenterPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsObservatoryParking Lot(s)
Riker Hill 3.43 miles
Riker Hill is a 204.68-acre complex in the western section of Essex County and is composed of three parts: 1) The ...
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Location
288 Beaufort Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039 -
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TrailsShade/Cover: Wooded -
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TrailsParking Lot(s)
Soldiers Memorial Field 8.04 miles
The Soldiers Memorial Field complex sits on twenty-five acres of land. Amenities Ashland and Middle Softball Fie...
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Location
5 Myrtle Avenue,
Summit, New Jersey 07901 -
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Municiple / City ParkPark (General) -
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Sports / Athletic FieldsBathroomsPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsParking Lot(s)
South Mountain Reservation 3.60 miles
The largest park in the Essex County system at 2,110 acres, between the first and second Watchung ridges, with an O...
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Location
South Orange Avenue and Cherry Lane,
West Orange, New Jersey 07052 -
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Equestrian / HorsebackFishingHikingJogging / RunningWalkingSkiing / Snowboarding -
Parks & Gardens
Parks & Gardens
County ParksDog ParksPark (General)Recreation AreasScenic Overlook / Waterfalls -
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Dog Park / Dog AreaPicnic / Sitting AreaTrailsMonument