Hopatcong State Park

Hopatcong State Park
A woman walks to the beach at Lake Hopatcong State Park in New Jersey.
Hopatcong State Park is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Hopatcong State Park
Hopatcong State Park is located in New Jersey
Hopatcong State Park
Hopatcong State Park is located in the United States
Hopatcong State Park
LocationRoxbury Township
Coordinates40°54′52″N 74°39′55″W / 40.91444°N 74.66528°W / 40.91444; -74.66528
Area163-acre (0.66 km2)
Opened1922
Operated byNew Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry

Hopatcong State Park is a state park in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey, United States. Operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, the park consists of two parcels of land: one that encompasses Lake Hopatcong and some of its southwestern shore, and another that encompasses Lake Musconetcong about one mile to the west-southwest.[1]

The park contains remnants of Morris Canal, which operated from the 1830s to the 1920s and was largely fed by the lake. The park is also home to the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, housed in the former home of the lock tender and his family.

  1. ^ "Hopatcong State Park". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.