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.

PROS: This place was very clean and had nice landscape. Lake is big and you can kayak on it. The…read morepaths are very clear and easy to hike through CONS: There's no parking available as they closed the car bridge that leads to the parking lot for no reason. There's also no out house OVERALL: It's an easy hike and the lake is a nice area to kayak on, just plan where you're going to hike cause the lot is closed

Absolutely love this spot! Such a great place to come for a small hike when you wanna enjoy a nice…read moreday. I got here nice and early on a Thursday morning and it was pretty empty. Parking is plenty. I can imagine weekends it gets crowded but there's overflow parking on your way in. Gorgeous selection of two trails, I usually do both to get some extra steps in. Altogether doing both trails is about 2.5 miles. Tons of beautiful views all around. Very very dog friendly as well. I always see a few dogs on the trail. They also do kayak rentals during the summer which seems super fun. Great spot!

Many people don't know this but New Jersey has alot of parks. Some are real good finds. Flat Rock…read moreBrook is a hidden gem. It is tucked away in a residential neighborhood. We went on Friday afternoon and we were lucky to get a parking space. The parking lot is small with only about 15 spots. Hiking was very easy even though it was not marked. It was nice to be able to enjoy the great outdoors without having to drive a long distance. The highlight of the visit was the aviary. The aviary housed 1 falcon and 2 owls. It was really cool to see these birds close up!

Flat Rock is more rustic than I expected given the location and relative lack of hype. It offers…read moremore varied terrain than some other suburban spots like Emerson Woods Preserve. The sign mentioning NYC being 4.3 miles away is a clever comment on the unexpected location, unclear if that's a "crow files" metric or an actual journey involving walking over the GWB. (click here for my "Fear of Heights" podcast on Audacy). At least one of the wooden bridges across the water wasn't in good shape. If it fails you won't drown but you might get muddy. And in one major advantage over other quirky NJ nature spots is the existence of a bathroom (depending on the hours of the nature center building, which are shorter than those of the overall preserve). Geography notes: you won't want to walk all the way to/from downtown Englewood as I did, the 166 bus gets relatively close but is a relatively slow ride.

We come here often to walk our dogs. One of the big things we worry about here are people not…read morefollowing the leash rules and people not cleaning up after their pets. There are huge signs all over the park that tell park goers that leashes are required and to clean up after pets. They even provide the bags ! Otherwise this is a well maintained and fairly quiet park.

Fitness trail is a total joke. Stations in disrepair. Dogs off leash everywhere, especially on…read moreweekends. Cars parked where they are not supposed to be when there are soccer games, even when there are plenty of open legit spots. Whoever is supposed to monitor this does absolutely nothing. Bathrooms are usually disgusting. Compared to town and state parks nearby, this is definitely worth passing by.

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.

Wanted to take a walk after dinner and Foschini Park was closest…read more It's tucked away right behind a main road where you wouldn't expect a park to be, but as soon as you drive in you forget you were just on a main road which is nice. I hoped to like the park more than I did though. There was a lot of unfinished construction going on and sadly every single bench either had a load of dirt on it or weird unidentifiable growths .... The walking path was nice as a portion of it is right next to the river and there were plenty of different trees, plants and flowering bushes. We were able to catch a nice sunset which made up for the yucky benches and construction too. Probably won't come back but it served its purpose.

It's obviously expanded quite a bit since I played ball etc there in the late 50's/60's. Definitely…read moreremember the Italian bakery also. Delicious cakes and Italian cookies. My parents went there and Hackensack pastry shop all the time for Italian baked goods.

Located in the Village of Piermont on the west shore this small park offers a great vantage point…read moreto take in the grandness of the "Mighty Hudson River". Its a nicely groomed area with a small boardwalk covering the hundred plus feet of northeast facing riverfront. The park is planted with a few shade trees, a nice garden and outfitted with benches to sit and relax. From the Villages web site: "Frank Parelli Park - This park is located at the site of the former Mill beach and is named after a long time resident and 1st President of the Piermont Lions Club Frank Parelli. This park facing the Hudson River has a small boardwalk with benches and is used by both Village residents and our visitors." Parking is right across the street, the park is free for all to use and open till 9pm. BSE23

We went to Whitey Lang Memorial Park earlier in the late afternoon. It's a small park you may have…read moredriven or passed by. Once we thought about going there, it was a good small setting for our toddler.

A small park you'd miss if you just drove by. I used to have summer camp here 10 years ago. The…read morefield lights are on until after 9pm. There's a playground and a dog park near by.