Whenever I go to Meadowlands Park, I walk a few laps around Duck Pond. There's something nice about this mini-lake in South Orange. There are two paths around the pond - one closer to the perimeter of the pond, and one on the outer edges. In between the paths, closer to the river, there are the bocce courts. Though, I have to admit that I've never seen anyone PLAY bocce, but then again, maybe I'm going there on the wrong days.
True to the name, there are ducks in the pond, as well as other water fowl (like mad aggressive geese - so watch out!). On a serious note, though, please don't feed the ducks and geese. I used to as a kid, but I didn't realize that it's A) not good for the animals and B) not good for the ecosystem. I won't go into details as to why here (it's Yelp), but look it up if you are interested (there's information about it online). Anyway, enjoy the Duck Pond and nature around you here. read more