Lenape Park

Lenape Park is a 450-acre (180 ha)[1][2] wildlife reserve and park that is part of the Rahway River Parkway in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The park is located in four towns: Westfield, Springfield, Kenilworth, and Cranford.

It is linked by a crosswalk to Nomahegan Park. The park encompasses stretches of both the Rahway River and Nomahegan Brook, and comprises one of the largest undeveloped properties in the Rahway River watershed. Lenape refers to the Native Americans who occupied the region; the names "Rahway" and "Nomahegan" are derivative of their language.[3]

An approximately 4.5-mile off-road paved pedestrian path stretches eastbound from Mountainside Police Headquarters in Mountainside, through Echo Lake Park in Westfield, Lenape Park in Westfield and Cranford, Black Brook Park in Kenilworth, and ending near 505 North Michigan Avenue in Kenilworth.

The East Coast Greenway traverses the park.[4] The French-Richards Burying Ground, which was established in 1724, abuts the park.[5][6]

A small section of woodland trail exists behind Lenape Park pond.[7]

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  3. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Construction employee killed in work accident at Lenape Park in Union".
  5. ^ "DNA Group 1 Theories for surname French". www.frenchfamilyassoc.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ^ "The Westfield Record Press" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "OpenStreetMap".