This is a PRIVATE LAKE. Unless you live here you are NOT ALLOWED ON THE PREMISES…read more I live here and we don't allow the pubic access. We pay a lot in Lake Dues to keep the Lake Beautiful. There are other places you can go, right up the road to Monksville Reservoir in Ringwood.

This is one of several beaches in this beautiful Erskine Lake community. Parking is available but…read morecan be rather limited when the lake is "in-season" for swimming. The clubhouse probably fits about 50, possibly a bit more comfortably. There is a full kitchen for any prep work. Upper lake has a much larger venue if you need it.

We were at River Barge Park to take a boat ride on the Hackensack river. It's a great place to…read morejust sit on the water, and watch all the birds. We saw eagles, kestrels, ospreys - and enjoyed a sunny, unseasonably warm day. We decided we need to come back in the spring/summer and rent kayaks to have our own adventure on the river.

This is not really a review of River Barge Park.It is from here you take the pontoon boat for the…read moreMeadowlands Boat tour sponsored by the NJ Sports and Exposition Authority. This is a a fascinating tour of approximately 2 hours for $15.The boat is comfortable and you'll learn a lot and see alot. Ever ride through on the train and notice those egrets and cormorants?They are there waiting for you .Interestingly right now there is an osprey nest on one of the train bridges and the osprey is there making high pitched noises at us and the train.Bring mosquito repellent and sun protection .The boat is open.Fortunately it's not very loud.I twill not go out in rain.You'll go from Carlstadt down to , I think Kearney. You get pretty close to Snake Hill which used to have those creepy buildings visible from the highway when i was a kid. This is a well worthwhile experience that you should take advantage of.Go to NJSEA website if interested.

This is a hidden gem! We live in Wayne, a couple of miles away, and recently discovered Woodland…read moreLake as a great place to take walks with our dog. She loves walking around the lake and exploring the trails. We're avid sailors, and discovered what a great place this would be to hold SEAS Bergen's basic sailing instruction, since it has such great facilities for boating.

One of America's most glamorous spots. The Kardashian sisters are frequent visitors, spotted…read moreNatalia Vodianova in a canoe here this evening, Brigitte Bardot used to hang out, the port-a-potty has an 18 karat gold seat. to experience all this exquisite voluptiousness vicariously you can hike the 1 mile loop trail around this lake for free but to fish or boat you have to be a resident of Pequannock Township and pay a membership fee. picnic area with a campfire pit - campfire by permit only... next to a busy road and some light industrial areas not a particularly attractive vicinity..

This is a decent little park right along the Passaic River In Paterson. I'm pretty sure you need a…read morepermit to use the baseball, football or soccer field, but there's plenty of grass for you to picnic or play games. You can rent out or use the pavilion and their website tells you what other events there are, like Zumba. There a paved path for walking or jogging and areas for fishing or feeding the ducks. They have 2 full basketball courts. You'll probably find a kids and an adult game going if the weather is nice.

I joined one of the beginner paddle board classes with a friend on Sunday a week or two ago. I…read morethink the class had about 7 participants total, with two teachers. I came in from Manhattan, and took the PATH to get back home. The walk from the station to Pier 13 isn't short, so I can see why Google Maps suggests the bus to get to Pier 13. Personally I plan to snag a ride share from the station to Pier 13 in the future since I run late to most things and the walk took a while. Although I've been paddle boarding before, this class highlighted that I had never been taught some paddle boarding basics during my prior adventures. We hung out pretty close to the docks most of the time because the water was so choppy that day, but I believe the instructors said under better conditions the class sometimes ventured further out. For those of you wondering about how clean the water is - I personally did not mind falling in and was splashing my hair with the water to cool down as needed. The water felt fairly clean, and was "brackish," as the instructors liked to say. The instructors for this class were great, namely Ben (I believe that was his name anyway). He was fun, easy to talk to, and 100% willing to jump into the water to demonstrate re-mounting the board for people that had fallen. They cover how to get onto your board from the dock, how to hold your paddle, which parts of your body you should be engaging to paddle, paddling while kneeling, paddling while standing, tips on steadying yourself, and re-mounting the board. By the end of the hour I felt way more confident, and was interested in signing up for their other classes where you get a guided tour of the nearby areas. There was mention of paddling to an island nearby for one of those classes. Would highly recommend this as a weekend activity. There's plenty to eat and drink on the piers/walkways around there after you get done.

What an amazing time! A safe new and enjoyable adventure. We learned a new skill, the people in…read morecharge made sure we had an amazing experience.

This is a wonderful place to bring the whole family. They have about 12 different trails, all…read moreseparated in different levels of difficulty. The trails are free to enter but they do request for volunteer donation for non members. Different tiers of annul membership available to purchase at main office that comes with some wonderful perks, such as free access to trails and special events. The main office also has some of the exhibition items like insect box and turtle box. Outside the office there's also bird and butterfly cages. We went to the center for our daughter to participate in butterfly feeding event. Upon arrival we found out we had to buy the tickets for one of the two scheduled events. Luckily there were slots available to the second event on the day. The ticket was reasonably cheap, only $8. It also came with an additional bird's exhibition that took place right in front of office deck. All the stuff members were very friendly, informative and interactive. We spent wonderful couple of hours here on beautiful warm summer day.

This place is huge!!!! Visit and buy a membership and go often! The staff is kind, dedicated and…read moreknowledgeable! Sign up for a program or hike today!

The setup: Mother's Day was coming up and I always try to find something unique and different for…read morethe momma of my kids as well as the mother-in-law. And I stumbled upon Urban Paddle and booked it for a 9am adventure. We lucked out that every variable and condition was ideal: weather, tide, calm water, almost no other boat-related traffic. We're a party of 7. The 'Urban Crew' numbered at 5. We were spoiled from start to finish with a group of really cool and helpful workers that were informative, fun, professional and made sure we were always safe and engaged the entire hour. (Make sure to watch their 6-minute YouTube video ahead of time so you know all about the proper paddling/rowing techniques when it comes time to hit the water.) The 'Urban Crew' were also invaluable because the owner was constantly taking pictures and videos and at the end airdropped them to us which was a nice 'cherry on top' since you can't really snap pictures for big chunks of the time when you're on the water. Is it expensive for an hour? No doubt. Did everyone absolutely love kayaking and getting to see everything from the Colgate clock to the back of the Statue of Liberty's head to the NYC skyline, not to mention all of the stunning yachts all docked and looking completely out of my price-range? Of course. Was it the funniest thing to see my mother-in-law somehow leaning back in her kayak like she was on a hammock while the father-in-law did all the hard work? Yup. (Did a cranky security guard try her best to be a stick in the mud regarding confusion over some parking-related issues when we were about to leave? Oh yeah.) I'd suggest clothing/footwear that you don't mind getting wet as well as sunglasses and sunblock (that sun is no joke bouncing off the water). Highly recommended. (The Mrs. is already plotting when to go back and I think she's even pricing kayaks to buy with that stimulus check that's burning a hole in her wallet.)

Overall this place is solid. My boyfriend and I went for the LED kayaking. The view was beautiful!…read moreThe difficulty was a 2/10 but honestly it does depend who you are and where your skill level is now. Our guide was perfect and he talked to us all night! Only bummed I never received the photos taken from that night. The entire trip takes a little over an hour. Parking is a little confusing but you have to find the parking authority and tell them you are there to kayak and pay $5 for a pass to put on your car. Overall great experience. I strongly advise not to put your hand into the water (who really knows what is in the Hudson River)

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.