Summer: Things To Do in Passaic County / Near North Haledon

Summer: Things To Do in Passaic County /

Near North Haledon

Fishing: Children may fish without a fishing license. Inexpensive poles may be purchased as department stores, such as Kmart or Amazon (purchase through www.nhpto.org and a percentage is donated back to NH PTO!)
Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, High Mountain Road, North Haledon / Franklin Lakes
Oldham Pond, High Mountain Road, North Haledon
Indian Trail Pond, Indian Trail, North Haledon

Golf:
Gold 23
Preakness Valley Golf Course, 209 Totowa Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 | Phone: [phone]. The golf course, situated in Preakness Valley Park next to the historic Dey Mansion, is comprised of two eighteen-hole courses, practice greens, and a shag field. The golf course, open from dawn to dusk, is a year round facility and only closes on Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Historic Interests:

Please note a few of the historic landmarks are private homes.

Botto, Pietro, House
83 Norwood St. , Haledon
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Main and Grand Sts. , Paterson
Cooke, Frederick William, Residence
Also known as The Cooke Mansion
384 Broadway , Paterson n
Danforth Memorial Library
Also known as Paterson Free Public Library
250 Broadway , Paterson
Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District
Also known as See also: Botany Worstead Mills Industial Historic
District
George St., N along Dundee Canal, approx. 1.2 mi. to headgates opposite E. Clifton Ave. , Passaic
Thomas Edison, West Orange, NJ. Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory are a step back in time, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and misic was played on phonographs. Where to the passerby, the buildings betray little evidence of the industries they once started. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever!
Long Pond Ironworks
NE of West Milford on NJ 511, West Milford
Rea, John W., House
Also known as Doremus House
675 Goffle Rd. , Hawthorne
Schuyler-Colfax House
2343 Paterson Hamburg Tpke. , Wayne
Speer, Reynier, House
612 Upper Mountain Ave. , Little Falls
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Also known as St. John Lutheran Church
140 Lexington Ave. , Passaic

Libraries:
Free live webinars through New Jersey State Library.
North Haledon Free Public Library

Parks:
Apshawa Preserve, West Milford, NJ
Apshawa Preserve is a 576-acre park with a 43-acre reservoir and miles of hiking trails, including a 68-acre tract owned by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, as well as a 7-acre parcel containing the parking lot, kiosk, and trail heads.
John J. Crowley Nature Center & Observatory
The Nature Center & Observatory at Rifle Camp Park offers many programs and activities for all ages and interests.


Dey Mansion
The Dey Mansion, a superb example of Georgian architecture, achieved national recognition as General George Washington’s revolutionary war headquarters in the Preakness Valley and is considered to be the “Jewel of the Passaic County Park’s Department".

Friendship Park, Bloomingdale, NJ
Friendship Park is an approximately 45-acre park with hiking trails in natural woodland setting. A small parking lot is located adjacent to the park.

Garret Mountain Reservation, Woodland Park, NJ
Garret Mountain Reservation is a 568-acre recreational area, situated more than 500 feet above sea level. It has views of northern New Jersey and the New York City skyline. Lambert Castle and its Observation Tower, and the Equestrian Center are also located in Garret Mountain Reservation.

Equestrian Center
The Garret Mountain Equestrian Center is located in Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park. The county-owned and privately operated facility offers a wealth of equestrian programs, instruction, and services.

Goffle Brook Park, Hawthorne, NJ
Goffle Brook Park is a 103-acre park is adjacent to the Goffle Brook. It contains a pond, athletic fields, a playground, and a contained dog park.

Lambert Castle
Constructed in 1892 as the home and showplace of silk manufacturer Catholina Lambert, the 53-acre estate originally included the mansion, gatehouse, carriage-green house complex, and formal Italianate gardens.
Laurelwood Arboretum
725 Pines Lake Drive West
Wayne, NJ 07470
[phone]
James A. McFaul Environmental Center
150 Crescent Avenue
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
[phone]
New Jersy Botanical Garden
Ringwood State Park
Morris Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
[phone]
 
Pompton Aquatic Park, Pompton Lakes 
Pompton Aquatic Park in Pompton Lakes is a wildlife sanctuary perfect for birdwatching and fishing, adjacent to the Pompton River, with hiking and river trails.

Pompton Aquatic Park, Wayne
Pompton Aquatic Park in Wayne Township is a historic park along the historic Morris Canal Pompton Feeder, adjacent to the Passaic County Farm and Ramapo River, with hiking and biking trails.
Rifle Camp Park, Woodland Park, NJ
Rifle Camp Park has a wide variety of recreational activities, an amphitheater for concerts and events, the John Crowley Nature Center and Astronomical Observatory.

Ringwood Manor (added 1966 - - #66000471)
Also known as Ringwood Manor State Park
3 mi. E of Hewitt, Ringwood Manor State Park , Ringwood Borough

James Rose Center for Landscape Architectural Research and Design
506 East Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
[phone]
SanCap Park, West Milford, NJ
SanCap Park is mostly undeveloped except for a small portion that contains athletic fields. Hiking trails are in the A. Abram S. Hewitt State Forest.

Thielke Arboretum of Glen Rock
412 Doremus Avenue
Glen Rock, NJ 07452-0034

Tranquility Ridge Park, Ringwood & West Milford, NJ
Tranquility Ridge is a 2,110-acre woodland that was originally part of the Sterling Forest tract . Hikers enjoy the getting back to nature and a deep forest.
 
Weasel Brook Park, Clifton, NJ
Weasel Brook Park is a neighborhood park with a brook, two softball fields and basketball courts and playgrounds and regulation Horseshoe Pits.

Playgrounds:
Indian Trail Playground, Indian Trail, North Haledon


North Haledon Playground, North Haledon Rec Field, North Haledon

Railway Club:

Garden State Model Railway Club, 575 High Mountain Road North Haledon New Jersey
Haledon, NJ 07508 www.gsmrrclub.org

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, North Haledon (near William Paterson University)
Chickahokie Falls, Bloomingdale, in Norvin Green State Forest
Clinton Falls, Newfoundland, West Milford Township
Great Falls of the Passaic, Paterson, Great Falls of Paterson/S.U.M. Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000391)
Also known as Great Falls of the Passaic/Society for Useful Manufacturers
At Passaic River , Paterson
Hewitt (Mine Hole) Falls, Hewitt, West Milford Township 
Wynochie Falls, Bloomingdale, in Norvin Green State Forest