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Bear Mountain State Park
Check a
road map for your most direct route to meeting place.
Allamuchy Twp., Elementary School Parking Lot
Route 80W to Exit
19 (Hackettstown, Andover Exit 517). Bear right at stop sign, cross
over Rt. 517, go down hill to 667N. At 1/10 mile, bear left at
Allamuchy General Store; go down hill to Allamuchy Township Elementary
School Parking Lot.
Anthony Wayne Recreation Area, Harriman, NY
Exit 17 on the
Palisades Interstate Parkway - this IS Anthony Wayne Recreation Area.
(This is 15 miles North of NY Thruway Exit 13N (PIP North), and 1/2 mile
North of the Harriman Park Information Center in the center island of
PIP, and 4 miles South of Bear Mountain. ) Meet in the first parking
lot. From Bergen County allow 30 to 40 minutes.
Bear Mountain, NY
Parking Area Entrance
Take Palisades
Interstate Parkway North and follow signs to Bear Mountain. At the end
of the Parkway, enter the roundabout and take the first exit onto US-9W
South/US-202 South. Follow the signs to the Bear Mountain Lodge parking
area on your right. We will meet at the entrance of the parking area.
Blue
Mountain Lakes, NJ Parking Area
Rt. 80, Exit
12, Take Rt. 521 North through Blairstown. Turn left at “T” (Rt 94
junction);
Turn right
at first traffic light (leaving Rts. 94 and 521). Take County Road 602
which bends around and makes hairpin turn uphill. Bear left and
continue for about 7 miles to Millbrook (not Stillwater). Turn right at
Millbrook Village and go about 1.5 miles to the Crater Lake sign (large
general store, Delaware View House). Make right and watch for Blue Mt.
Lakes parking area.
Bull's
Island Section of Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, Rt. 29, NJ
(about 4 miles
North of Lambertville and 10 miles South of Frenchtown)
Meet in the first
parking lot on the right, immediately after turning into the park.
From the East:
take Rt. 202 South towards Lambertville. Take the last exit before the
toll, and turn North onto Rt. 29. Go about 3 miles north and you'll see
the sign for Bull's Island on the left.
From the
South:
take Rt. 31 North to Ringoes. Turn left onto Rt. 202 South towards
Lambertville. Take the last exit before the toll, and turn North onto
Rt. 29. Go about 3 miles North and you'll see the sign for Bull's Island
on the left.
From the North:
take Rt. 31 South or I-287 South to 202 South towards Lambertville. Take
the last exit before the toll, and turn North onto Rt. 29. Go about 3
miles North and you'll see the sign for Bull's Island on the left.
Cooper
Mill County Park, Chester, NJ Parking Lot
From I-287
Southbound: Exit 35. Turn right at the end of the ramp on to
Madison Avenue. Turn right at the light on to South Street and follow
the signs for Route 24 W (local Rt. 510.) --
From I-287
Northbound: Exit I-287 at Route 206N to Route 24W. --
From I-80:
Exit 27 Route 206S to Route 24W --
From I-78:
Exit I-287N to Route 206N to Route 24W --
-- From the
intersection of Routes 24 and 206, take Route 24W about 1 mile. Cooper
Mill Parking Area is on the left.
CVS Shopping
Center Parking Lot, Greenwood Lake, NY
I-287, Exit 57,
Skyline Drive, Ringwood, NJ either direction.
Southbound: bear right on ramp, you will be on Skyline Drive.
Northbound: make left at end of ramp. Go through stop light and under
overpass. You will then be on Skyline Drive. Go about 5 miles over
Ramapo Mountain to town of Ringwood. Go through stop sign to the "T"
intersection with Rt. 511. Turn right and take Rt. 511 North about 6.9
miles, then make right turn, following signs to Greenwood Lake (not to
Rt. 23). In about 1.3 miles, make right turn on Lakeside Rd. (at Exxon
station) following signs to Greenwood Lake. (This road becomes Rt. 210
when you cross the NJ/NY border.) Follow the shoreline of Greenwood
Lake about six miles -- there will be a bend in the road at a traffic
light. Make left turn here and continue another .3 mile to the CVS
parking lot on your left. Greenwood Lake Post Office is next door.
D&R
Canal, Griggstown Rentals, Griggstown, NJ - Dock
From the
South: Rt. 1 North. Turn left at New Rd. ***Cross over Rt. 27. (Turns
into Bunker Hill Rd. at Rt. 27 intersection). Follow Bunker Hill Rd. to
the end. Turn left. Approximately ½ mile on left hand side is
Griggstown Rentals. Look for the dock.
From the
North: Rt. 1 South. Turn right at New Rd. ***Same as above.
Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area, NJ Parking Lot
Take Rt. 80
West to the last exit before the toll to PA. (If you reach the toll,
you've gone too far). This is the Flatbrook/Millbrook exit. Follow the
yellow sign that directs you to the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area. Go down ramp and bear left and follow road to parking
lot.
Hacklebarney
State Park Parking Area, NJ
Route 206 to
Chester, NJ. Follow Route 24/513 west for one mile to State Park Road.
Turn on to State Park Road, follow for two miles. Turn right on to
Hacklebarney road for __ mile. The entrance is on the left. Meet in
the parking area.
Lake
Skannatati Parking Area, Seven Lakes Drive, Harriman, NY
Route 17:
Take Seven Lakes Drive just north of the town of Sloatsburg, NY to Lake
Skannatati parking area north of the Kanawauke Circle.
Palisades Interstate Parkway: Exit 14 West on Willow Grove which
becomes Gate Hill Road, which becomes Kanawauke Road. At the Kanawauke
Circle, go north on Seven Lakes Drive. Lake Skannatati parking area is
less than a mile on the left.
Long
Pond Ironworks Historic District Museum, West Milford,NJ
I-287, Exit
57, Skyline Drive, Ringwood, NJ either direction.
Southbound:
bear right on ramp, you will be on Skyline Drive.
Northbound:
make left at end of ramp. Go through stop light and under overpass.
You will then be on Skyline Drive. Go about 5 miles over Ramapo
Mountain to town of Ringwood. Go through stop sign to the “T”
intersection with Rt. 511, turn right and go 5 miles to the Long Pond
Ironworks Historic District museum on the right.
Rt. 17 N or
S: Take Ringwood/West Milford Exit—about 1 mile North of the Rt. 87
Exit 15A, and just South of the town of Sloatsburg. Stay on this road
(Sterling Mine/Sloatsburg Rd.) about 7 miles to the “T” intersection
with Rt 511. Turn right and go 3.3 miles to the Long Pond Ironworks
Historic District museum on the right.
Mahlon
Dickerson Reservation, Milton/Jefferson Twp, NJ
Picnic Area Meeting Place
Rt. 80 to
Exit 34B (15 North). Follow Rt. 15 North towards Sparta about 4.5 miles
to the Weldon Road exit. This exit occurs immediately after the “LK
Shawnee” exit. Exit on Weldon Road and look for your next turn after
another 4 miles. Within one mile, you will enter Mahlon Dickerson
Reservation. ***Look for a road that is your second left – the sign
says “Mahlon Dickerson Picnic Area” - and it occurs after the “trailer”
area. Turn left into picnic area and park in the lot at the end of the
road.
Manasquan
Reservoir, Visitors Center, Howell, NJ
Garden
State Parkway to Exit 98, Interstate 195 West. Proceed on I-195 west
to Exit 28B, Route 9 North-Freehold. Stay in right lane when entering
Route 9 North. At first traffic light, turn right on to Georgia Tavern
Road. Follow Georgia Tavern Road for 0.3 mile. Turn right onto
Windeler Rd. Continue 1.5 miles to the Reservoir Area on the left.
State Hwy. 9 South from Freehold to Georgia Tavern Rd. Use
jug handle to turn left onto Georgia Tavern Road. Proceed on Georgia
Tavern Road for 0.3 mile. Turn right onto Windeler Rd. Continue 1.5
miles to the Reservoir Area on left.
Minute Man Restaurant, Basking Ridge, NJ
Route 202
North of Route 287 Exit 30B-Bernardsville, Route 202. At end of exit in
either direction, follow sign for Route 202. At light, turn right
(North) on 202. In under one mile, Minute Man Restaurant is on the
right. Meet early inside for breakfast or outside at meeting time.
Montvale
Service Area, Garden State Parkway
Southbound: Left lane exit 2 miles south of NY Thruway/Spring
Valley, NY
Northbound: Left lane exit 5 miles north of Hillsdale toll.
Meet in commuter parking lot in far North end, north of the Dunkin'
donuts drive-through near Grand Ave., Montvale, NJ.
Norvin Green State Forest, Bloomingdale, NJ
Take exit 53 on
Interstate 287 from EITHER
direction. Turn left (west, north-west) onto Paterson Hamburg Tnpk.
Travel for 1.6 miles to Glenwild Ave (bear right at forks in road,
follow signs for West Milford and Glenwild Garden Center). Travel on
Glenwild Ave for 3.3 miles to parking area on right (look for oval
Bloomingdale sign facing in the other direction).
Palisades
Interstate Parkway Police Headquarters, Alpine, NJ Parking Lot
Exit 2 on the Palisades Parkway North or Southbound. Follows signs to
Police Headquarters located on the East side of the Parkway at the top
of the Palisades. Palisades Parkway South is accessible from NY
Thruway, Exit 13 (Nanuet).
Or from Rts. 80/95 (Fort Lee), take the last exit before the GW Bridge
and watch carefully for signs to the Palisades Interstate Parkway North.
Pyramid
Mountain Visitor’s Center, Montville, NJ
Visitor’s
Center is on Boonton Avenue opposite Mars Court.
I-287
Northbound: Exit 44, proceed along Main Street to Boonton Avenue (Rt.
511). Turn right on Boonton Avenue, and go 3.3 miles to the Visitor’s
Center on the left.
Rt. 23
Northbound: make U-turn for Boonton Avenue (Rt. 511 S). Turn right
onto Boonton Avenue for 3.3 miles to Visitor’s Center.
Rt. 23
Southbound: turn right onto Boonton Avenue (Rt. 511 S) for 3.3 miles to
Visitor’s Center.
Ramapo Mountain State
Forest, Skyline Drive, Oakland, NJ
Lower Parking Area
I-287
(either direction) Exit 57 Ringwood, NJ
Southbound:
bear right on ramp, you will be on Skyline Drive. Entrance to lower
parking lot of
Ramapo Mt. State Forest is 1/10 mile on your left. Note brown parking
sign.
Northbound:
make
left at end of ramp. Go through stop light and under overpass. You will
then be on Skyline Drive. Entrance to lower parking area is on left,
1/2 mile from the end of exit ramp.
Ramapo
Valley County Reservation, Mahwah, NJ
Parking Lot
I-287/208
North or Southbound, Exit 58. Follow Rt. 202 North (Ramapo Valley Road)
approximately 5 miles. Entrance to parking lot is on the left.
From Rt. 17
North or Southbound, Exit Rt. 202 South, (Ramapo Valley Road). Go
approximately 2 miles. Entrance to parking lot is on the right.
Red Apple
Restaurant Parking Lot, Southfields, NY
Route 87
North, Exit 15A, Sloatsburg, Route 17 -- Turn left at end of exit ramp.
You will be on Rt. 17 North. Take this road about 8.2 miles. The Red
Apple parking lot is on the right about 1 mile north of Route 17-A
turn-off.
Rockland Lake State Park, Nyack, NY South
Entrance
Eastbound NY
Thruway Exit 11 Nyack. This is the last exit before Tappan Zee Bridge
and leads onto Rt. 59 East. Turn left at the light at the end of exit –
Rt. 59 East. Get in left lane so that at the next traffic light you can
turn left onto Rt. 9 W North. In 2-3 miles as you descend Hook
Mountain, you’ll see the sign on the right for Rockland Lake. Turn
right into Rockland Lake State Park but do NOT enter the parking lots.
Take the first road to the right leading up the mountain. Stay on this
(about 1 mile) until you come to the firehouse on your right. Follow
road to the end, to a very small parking area.
Schunemunk Mountain
Take the New York
State Thruway to Exit 16 (Harriman). Proceed north on N.Y. Route 32 for
about 7 miles to the Village of Mountainville, and turn left onto
Pleasant Hill Road (County Route 79).
At the bottom of the hill, turn left again onto Taylor Road, and cross
the
bridge over the Thruway. The trailhead parking area is on the right side
of
the road, just beyond the junction with Shaw Road.
Sebago Lake Boat Ramp Parking Area, Harriman
Park, NY
Rt. 17 North
through Sloatsburg, NY. ***Turn right into Harriman Park on Seven Lakes
Drive. Continue for about 4 miles. Parking area for boat ramp is on the
left, (small sign) entrance is downhill.
From I-287 or
NY Thruway at Suffern, NY take Exit 15A Rt. 17 North. Continue as ***.
Seeley's Pond,
Watchung Reservation, Watchung, NJ
Note on
directions: There are two sets of directions for the Watchung
Reservation Hike because access ramps eastbound and westbound Route 78
are not in the same location.
Westbound: Route 78 to Exit 43 (Diamond Hill Road). At the end of the
exit, you need to turn left, but it may involve going right and making a
U-turn. Head East on Diamond Hill Road. Turn left at the traffic light
onto NJ Rt. 527 -- also known as Valley Road. Make your first right
into parking lot for Seeley's Pond Picnic Area just after the sign for
Watchung Reservation.
Eastbound: Route 78 to Exit 43 Berkeley Heights, Watchung. Drive to
traffic light and turn left on Valley Road/527 North. Straight through
next traffic light (Diamond Hill Road), then right at first opportunity
into parking lot for Seeley's Pond Picnic Area just after the sign for
Watchung Reservation.
Shepherd Lake, Ringwood, NJ
Parking Lot on Right by Boat Launch
Rt. 17
North or South: Take Ringwood/West Milford Exit—about 1 mile North of
the Rt. 87 Exit 15A, and just South of the town of Sloatsburg. Stay on
this road (Sterling Mine/Sloatsburg Rd.) . In about 4 miles you will
pass Ringwood State Park (Ringwood Manor) on your right. In about ½
mile, at the sign for Skylands Botanical Gardens/Skylands Manor/Shepherd
Lake, turn left onto Morris Road and **continue for about 1.2 miles to
entrance to Skylands Botanical Gardens (stone eagles). Turn left here,
following sign to Shepherd Lake for about ¾ mile to entrance. Meet by
small parking area near boat launch on right.
I-287, Exit
57, Skyline Drive, Ringwood, NJ either direction.
Southbound:
bear right on ramp, you will be on Skyline Drive. Northbound: make left
at end of ramp.
Go through
stop light and under overpass. You will then be on Skyline Drive. Go
about 5 miles over Ramapo Mountain to town of Ringwood. Go through stop
sign to the “T” intersection with Rt. 511 (Greenwood Lake Tpk), turn
right and continue to Sloatsburg Rd., make right, go 2 miles to Morris
Road, turn right. ** continue as above.
South Branch
Raritan River, Clinton, NJ
Route 76
Westbound, Exit 15-Clinton. Bear right at exit ramp before traffic
light. Go one block and turn left (Landmark to watch for: The Clinton
House will be on the corner.) Cross over the iron bridge and turn left
just past the Clinton Canoe and Kayak Shop. The parking lot is on the
right. Sign will read Private Parking - Boaters Only.
South Mountain
Reservation, West Orange, NJ, Locust Grove Meeting Place
Route 280 to
Exit 7-Pleasant Valley Way, Milburn/Verona. turn South onto Pleasant
Valley Way. (This is a left turn if you are traveling Westbound, a
right turn if headed Eastbound.) Go straight on Pleasant Valley Way
about 3 miles. When you cross Northfield Ave., you enter South Mountain
Reservation. Pleasant Valley Way becomes Cherry Lane. Pass Tulip
Springs Boy Scout area on left, continue straight on Cherry Lane, which
becomes Brookside Drive. Turn left at light onto Glen Ave. and make
another left into Locust Grove parking lot in about one long block. No
restroom facilities.
South Mountain Reservation, West
Orange, NJ, Tulip Springs Meeting Place
Rt. 280 to
Exit 7 “Pleasant Valley Way, Milburn/Verona”. Turn South onto Pleasant
Valley Way. (This is a left turn if you are traveling Westbound; a
right turn if headed Eastbound.) Go straight on Pleasant Valley Way
about 3 miles. When you cross Northfield Ave, you enter South Mountain
Reservation. Pleasant Valley Way becomes Cherry Lane. Turn left at the
Tulip Springs Boy Scout area, and bear immediately right down the hill.
Park in lot near picnic tables, bordered by large rocks.
Sterling Forest - Sterling Forest Visitors Center - Tuxedo, NY
Follow the signs for Sterling Forest® State Park Visitor Center,
116 Old Forge Road
Tuxedo, New York 10987
(845) 351-5907
FROM THE NORTH VIA THE N.Y.S. THRUWAY:
Take I-87 south to exit #16 (Harriman) and then take the first exit,
exit #131, just past the tollbooths. At traffic light at top of ramp
turn left onto Rt. 17 South. Proceed 7.25 miles and take a right ramp at
traffic light to Rt. 17A. At top of ramp and stop sign turn right.
Follow Rt. 17A west 1.4 miles and turn left onto Long Meadow Road
(County Rt. 84). Proceed 3.5 miles and turn right onto Old Forge Rd. The
Visitor Center will be on your right.
FROM THE SOUTH VIA THE N.Y.S. THRUWAY:
Take I-87 north to Exit 15A (Sloatsburg/Suffern). At traffic light (end
of ramp) turn left onto Rt. 17 north. Proceed 1 mile to ramp on right
for County Rt. 72, which is also labeled for Ringwood, Sterling Forest,
and W. Milford. Follow County Rt. 72 west 2.9 miles. At the first
traffic light turn right onto County Route 84 (Long Meadow Rd.) Go 3.4
miles and turn left onto Old Forge Rd. The Visitor Center will be on
your left..
NOTE: Not all large green and white highway signs that just say
“Sterling Forest” will point you here! However, you can follow all the
small green and white signs that say “Sterling Forest State Park Visitor
Center”.
Wading River,
Green Bank, NJ, Bellhaven Canoe and Kayaks
Garden State
Parkway Southbound, Exit 52-Tuckerton. Bear to the left off the exit.
Turn right onto Rt. 95 South. Approximately 2 miles, turn right onto
Route 542. Approximately 7.5 miles on the right hand side you will see
Bellhaven Canoe and Kayaks.
Watchung Reservation, Watchung, NJ
Westbound:
Rt. 78 to Exit 43 (Diamond Hill Road). At the end of the exit, you need
to turn left, but it may involve going right and turning around. Head
East on Diamond Hill Road. Turn left at the traffic light onto NJ Rt.
527, then turn right (on first road) at Sky Top Road. *** Sky Top Road
becomes Coles Ave. You will pass through a residential section but
continue straight to the “Trailside Science and Nature Museum” parking
lot. (Just at the parking lot, the road curves sharply right – this is
your signal to look ahead to the parking lot.) Eastbound: Rt. 78 to
Exit 44. Turn right at the end of the exit onto NJ 527. At stop sign
in 1/3 mile, turn left onto Sky Top and follow from *** above.
Weis Ecology
Center Parking Area, NJ
Route I-287
to Exit 55, Route 511. Go towards Wanaque, Route 511 North. After
about 4 miles turn left on West Brook Road (just past the Skyline
Diner). Keep left at junction with Stonetown Road after crossing the
reservoir. One half mile after junction, turn left onto Snake Den
Road. Drive uphill bearing left to the parking area on the right just
before the gate to the Weis Ecology Center.
William Paterson University Parking Lot,
Wayne, NJ
I-287 North
Exit 59 to Rt. 208 South to High Mountain Road.
Traveling
North on Rt. 208 take the Colonial Road/Franklin Lakes exit. Turn left
at the end of the ramp on Colonial Road then the next left onto High Mt.
Road. Continue along High Mt. Road through the stop sign and circle to
the fork (about 3 miles). Take the RIGHT fork onto Belmont. Stay on
Belmont to the first traffic light. Go right and through the WPU gate
(entry 6) a short distance up the road. At the “T“ intersection go
right and continue to Lot 6. Park close to the top near the road.
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