What a beautiful place to spend time. It's great for families, friends and romantics. Beautiful grounds, good restaurant, boat ride ,miniature golf and for the children the Turtleback Zoo.the scenery is beautiful.
We walked around the lake there. Paddle boats were available. Beautiful views of the surrounding trees on the water. Right next to Turtleback Zoo and South Mountain Skating Arena. Very nice day out in the sun with my family! McCloons Resturant is right there if you want to book a fancy dinner out. Go do it!
Perfect for every season and every age! The perfect complement to the reservation, the playground, the zoo and the adventure area.
There are so many things you can do in this park. There are plenty of hiking trails, some leading to waterfalls. Fishing. Lots of picnic areas with open fields and baseball diamonds. A dog park, enclosed wild flowers area, a jogging/walking/biking path closed off to cars. Then of course there is the Turtle Back Zoo, Codey Skating Arena, Mini golf, paddle boats and treetop adventure (probably all have their own reviews). In winter there is also some good sledding.
Amazing nature reserve designed by the Olmsted Brothers sandwiched in between the Watchung Mountains in Essex County, NJ that provides breathtaking views of NYC and Jersey City and endless outdoor fun. It spans a little over 2,000 acres and has 19 miles of hiking paths, picnic areas, biking routes, waterfalls, ponds, dog parks, seasonal sledding, and a boathouse. The Turtle Back Zoo and the Richard J. Cody Arena are included too. Check out their website for the picnic areas and trail maps at: http://www.essex-countynj.org/p/index.php?section=parks/sites/soThe pictures are from a Blues Festival on the mountain near the Safari and Turtle Back Zoo in Millburn.
South Mountain reservation is a hidden gem in the middle of dense suburbia. It has well marked hiking trails and well appointed picnic areas. Rahway river runs through it, there is a waterfall and a vintage point at Washington Rock. It is great for hiking, trail running, picnicking, nature gazing, bird watching and wildlife viewing.
We had to pick up our friends from Newark airport and we had few hours to spare....so I looked around for things to do in the area. We drove to this park right away. The whole neighborhood looked very pretty with nice old houses and well maintained yards. There are a bunch of things to do around the park I am sure kids would love to spend a few hours here! We opted just to walk and sit around the water. Beautiful and peaceful setting.... loved it!
Just had a walk around here on 26th December. Really sunny day, lovely conditions. Great views of Manhattan, fully intend to return on our next cvisit to the inlaws.....
Hiking, biking and running trails. Dog Park in the South Orange section of the park. 911 Memorial at Eagle Rock; fabulous dinner and views at Highlawn Pavilion
My family and I had a few hours before we had to arrive to Newark airport so I found this park on Tripadvisor. Read several reviews about the beautiful view of NYC from the park so we went. The park is very nice. We didn't find the view though- closest we found was by the dog park but it was obstructed by foliage. Nice park though. Wish we had found the main entrance which had a treetops park with rope climbing etc. A west orange resident suggested we go to the Highlawn Pavilion for a beautiful view of the city.We went and they were right!