Great place for a stroll, jog or hike w friends and family. Awesome learning center and wild life…read moreexhibits to explore.

Part of the Bergen County Park System, the J.A. Mcfaul Envirinmental Center is an education and…read morewildlife oasis in an otherwise suburban community. The center features both an indoor and outdoor experience. The outdoor experience offers well maintained nature trails which circumvent a large duck pond where you wild find swans, turtles, waterlillies and other wildlife. A beautiful gazebo overlooks the pond and is surrounded by flowerbeds. Hiking along the lake trail will take you to a two story observation deck. Many people use the paved entrance road to walk or jog. It is a one mile go-around with many joggers the day I visited. For those interested in an up close look at a red-tailed hawk, owls, pigeons and a red fox, the center has caged environments especially for that purpose. The indoor environmental center is a good sized facility designed to educate visitors about native fauna and flora. There are two main rooms. The room off the looby has a variety of fis tanks displaying turtles, snakes, frogs, etc.. Educational displays feature charts, photos, taxidermy and artifacts. I particularly liked the bear display. Adjacent to this room is the observatory room. Large windows give you an opportunity to view the duck pond and wildlife. This room has displays ranging from bats, bees, trees, etc.. Well maintained restrooms are available. In summary. While this is not comparable to a large zoo. it has many things to look at and experience for a well spent morning or afternoon. The facility is free of charge.

I really liked the Glen Rock area of Saddle River County Park. On the day we went, we encountered a…read moregiant turtle, a family of deer, and various water fowl. This was the most luck we've had seeing animals up close at SRCP. Plus, I enjoyed walking the paths there and walking around the pond at this part of the park.

There's plenty of free parking, benches and picnic tables. There's "duck pond", public bathrooms, a…read moreplayground and a dog park. I came to the park for the trail and got a great workout! The trail is paved and next to the stream, parallel with Paramus Ave. It goes through Glen Rock, Paramus, Fair Lawn and Rochelle Park. It splits in a few areas and there's a few different entry points and parks along the way. The path could be busy. I think most the walkers are annoyed at the bike riders for passing them by quickly, but the riders are annoyed at the walkers for taking up space and not staying to the right. In the map, you can see where the trails splits and can take the alternate path. It was great for a bike ride, except I walked it in a few areas and hopefully I don't get poison ivy. There were baseball fields, basketball courts, pavilions and an abandoned tennis court. There was a waterfall, a lookout tower and a building from the 1800's. The underpasses/bridges were nicely boarded and the trail is very clean. This park is very basic. There was nothing extraordinary about it. I think if your in the area and it's convenient to walk or ride through, it's nice, but it's not worth going out of your way.

We love this park. It's got parking all around a one way loop around the center pond. Two beautiful…read morefountains shoot water up in the middle. There are benches throughout, a reasonable amount of geese (not too much poop throughout), picnic tables, a pavilion, a dog park if you desire, turtles, fish and it's all simple to walk. It's flat with everything centered around the pond. There are trees for shade, plus plenty of sun. It's always been a great time here. Take a couple loops around the pond, sit, relax, you'll go home refreshed. There's a small walkout deck that could be ideal for fishing. I've seen sunnies, but imagine other fish dwell here too. Joggers, walkers, dog walkers, thinkers...many come here and take it all in, yet it never feels crowded. Enjoy and...just watch out for the patches of poison ivy!

Chill af, toke up with the boys and name all the geese. Our favorite goose is Crip, he has a Crip…read morewalk. Also people have cool dogs you can look at.

This is a charming park with lush greenery tucked away on a busy street. I didn't expect there to…read morebe a tank sitting in the middle of it but that seems like a fun thing for kids. There's a huge pond with some animals and even people fishing in it, tennis courts, and a playground suitable for family. It was a lovely park to visit on a day the weather was good.

To much liter and barely fish to go fishing yip yap yipper and when I walk I can't bc there is…read moregoose everywhere

If you need a break and want to retreat to nature, Dunkerhook is a good place to visit. Very…read morepeaceful and serene. Lots of passive green and giant trees. Nice walking paths also.

Got stuck in accident traffic and pulled off 208 to find another way to the gym. Found this park in…read morea serendipitous way. It was warm and I'd much rather skip a spinning class to take in nature instead. There were families, dog walkers, joggers and bikers all enjoying spring. Quite a few deer were wondering around. Plenty of birds, most notably very large redheaded woodpecker making a terrible racket. Just kidding, I really enjoyed watching him poke for bugs. This park is a long stretch of greenway following both sides of a creek. There are mile markers that take you through different towns. I think I only did about a mile and a half of it, but I'm looking forward to coming back now that it's warmer, and exploring the different bridges and trails.

I think this place is a hidden gem. There's not a lot of natural lakes that you can swim in. Of…read morecourse when I went, they were closed for swimming and they even have a dock with boat rentals, which was also closed. I'll be sure to come back to swim in the lake and maybe take a boat around. I don't think the boat is quite big ending for a boat ride that will get my adrenaline flowing, but a canoe or paddle board would be cool. But even closed, this is a great place to go for picnicking or hiking with free parking. There's picnic tables, a jungle gym, bathrooms and I'm sorry I didn't check to see if the showers were working if you wanted to use them. Now, this is important. I started walking around the lake, around the lake wound be going to the left, but the trail went right. I went left, there was a rock wall and I figured I'd follow it and it would bring me back to around the lake. It didn't, I ended up crossing into New York and wandering around Sterling Forest until I eventually found my self on the main road. After walking about 3 more miles, I was actually able to find a trail that lead back to the lake, of course when that trail reached the road for the lake, I walked a mile in the wrong direction, my point is FOLLOW THE TRAIL! The lake is in Ringwood state park and right by the NJ Botanical Gardens and also Skyland Manor.

The lake itself was beautiful and the kayak, row boat and peddle boat rentals were reasonably…read morepriced. It was a nice excursion on the water except for the constant gun shots from skeet shooting taking place nearby. If you can drown out the noise from that it is a very serene experience. The staff at the boathouse was friendly and helpful.

A gorgeous Spring Day for exploring! Ridgewood has a beautiful Main Street by the train station…read morewith just as lovely side streets. Today I was using the bus for transit and a main hub is off Van Neste Square. Babies, dogs and folks are picnicking and enjoying this sunshine. The park has a veterans memorial tower with an eagle on top. Lots of restaurants and shops are within walking distance so I'll be back.

Lived in Bergenfield NJ for the last 25 years and I have passed this park a million times-today I…read moretold my hubby let's go explore it's such a beautiful 80 degrees breezy day. It's small the walking paths but sooo much beauty I was engulfed in nature-these unique big trees-I wanted to clime one but saw a spotted bug (lol) kept on walking. Then we saw a gazebo with benches a place where weddings can take place and very nice pictures. Next to this was a gated entrance to a gorgeous rose garden and benches to sit, perhaps read a book or just enjoy the butterflies fly around. I also found a space dedicated to Tenefly residents who were lost during COVIDE, very thoughtful I must say. I am very happy we finally took the time to walk this park.