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Phelps Park, Teaneck

Phelps Park, Teaneck, NJ

near intersection of Wilson Avenue and Cumberland Avenue, Teaneck, NJ.  We park right on Wilson Avenue and walk over to the park.

We always love visiting our friend in Teaneck, and found out that it is one of the few towns we know of that have a sprinkler fountain  in most of

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Hacklebarney State Park, Long Valley, NJ

A BIG THANK YOU to Sara Rall for this guest post, truly a unique place to visit, and to enjoy nature

Hacklebarney State Park, 119 Hacklebarney Rd in the Long Valley section of Washington Township (Morris Co.) is one of my kids’ favorite places in the summer. (For all pictures check out the bottom of this

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Memorial Park, Scotch Plains

1255 Hetfield Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ. Quiet place, but a good amount of ramps, winding around for kids to run around and various slides in this playground. See pics below. 2 sets of swings in the lower area, and ball field is on the other side. You can also grill here

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Hillside Park, Andover, NJ

I’m closely working with Amy Lamperti of the Playground Guide, a comprehensive guide to all the playgrounds in Sussex County. This is an excerpt from her fantastic listing about Hillside Park in Andover, NJ. Over 40 of Sussex County parks are featured with color pictures in this guide + helpful information on every park in

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Round Valley State Park, Lebanon, NJ

Note:  Thanks Sara Rall for this excellent post!  From Sara Rall

Round Valley State Park in Lebanon, Hunterdon Co. is just east of where US  Route 22 leaves I-78 at exit 18.

Directions from NJ State Park Website:

“Take I-78 west to exit 20 A to Route 22 west, follow signs to the park.

Take I-78 east to
exit 18

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Johnson Park, Piscataway, NJ

River Rd. and Rose Dr., Piscataway, NJ.  Welcome back to Middlesex County!  Great spacious parks, and animals to see.  The main attraction for kids at Johnson Park is feeding the animals (ducks, goats, etc.). There is a concession stand for both people and animals, make sure you save enough animal feed for the end of

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Thompson Park, Jamesburg, NJ

2009 Thompson Park Calendar Sign

Perrineville Road, Jamesburg, NJ.

I visited Monroe with my parents when they contemplated living in an adult community.  They seem to contemplate things alot. Anyway, on with the review!

The big attraction here is feeding the deer and ducks while being shielded from teeth/beaks/bills by a fence. Much safer that way.  There

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Allaire State Park, Wall

4265 Atlantic Avenue, Wall Township, NJ.  This address is actually for the Pine Creek Railroad.  this was the attraction we were interested in.  The playground isn’t in the best shape, and it was pretty muddy to get to due to the weather. I’d love to see NJ State parks get some playground renovations,  they could

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Liberty State Park, Jersey City

Exit 14 B on the turnpike, and follow the directions on Liberty State Park It was a very cloudy day, and a bit wet since we had rain just before. Busy huge park, with lots of playground. There are also plenty of picnic tables, a view of the Statue of Liberty and grills available.

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Hopatcong State Park, Landing

1 Lakeside Blvd, Landing, NJ.  What a great NJ Park!  Very expansive, and on the southern tip of Lake Hopatcong is a great beach where you can bathe and relax, and there are also 2 playground in the area, plus plenty of shady places to grill (some are very steep though)  Well unfortunately my computer

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