Garret Mountain Reservation

Garret Mountain Reservation
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Barbour Pond
Map showing the location of Garret Mountain Reservation
Map showing the location of Garret Mountain Reservation
LocationPaterson and Woodland Park, New Jersey
Coordinates40°54′02″N 74°10′40″W / 40.90056°N 74.17778°W / 40.90056; -74.17778
Area568 acres (2.30 km2)
Governing bodyPassaic County, New Jersey
Designated1967

Garret Mountain Reservation (also spelled Garrett) is a 568-acre (230 ha) park located on First Watchung Mountain (Garret Mountain) in Paterson and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) in southern Passaic County, New Jersey.[1][2] In 1967, it was designated a National Natural Landmark as part of the Great Falls of Paterson-Garret Mountain listing.[3] The park extends into Clifton.[1] Garret Mountain is Passaic County's major recreational area, providing the visitors with grass fields, several miles of walking/running trails, basketball courts, picnic areas, Barbour's Pond is state stocked with fish for anglers, as well as an Equestrian Center with horseback riding lessons.

The Passaic County Parks Department operates the park while the Passaic County Sheriff is responsible for law enforcement in the reservation. For the past several decades, the reservation has been the site of hundreds of high school and college cross country meets in the fall, including the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) High School State Sectional Championships at the end of every October.

  1. ^ a b "Garret Mountain Reservation". Passaic County, New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. ^ "Garrett Mountain Reservation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Great Falls of Paterson-Garret Mountain". National Park Service.