One of the best parks in the northern NJ area for a family friendly walk. No through traffic while…read morein the park. The park has a basketball court, baseball field, bathrooms, and picnic tables. One of the best features is that there's a stream that runs through the park with a small waterfall at the end. Plenty of restaurants within a 5 minute walk of the park

We passed by this park by accident when we were grabbing desserts. It was so pretty with the fall…read moreleaves I had to stop real quick to take a photo. It is a big park we drove around it to get to a different location we were going to. I saw teenagers playing around the park and people walking their dogs. A great place for a chill, relaxing day to walk around or spend time in.

I came to the playground and splash area with my two daughters this summer. The playground is…read moreamazing. It is gated and is connected to the splash area which opens at 10. The only downfall is that it is all in the open sun so the playground does get pretty hot if its a hot summer day. But then you can cool off in the water. It was right by the water so I enjoyed the scenery.

It is park of the athletic fields facility. Lovely walks…read morealong the water. Beautiful views of the sunset. You can walk to the area with the turnpike over you. Overall pleasant. Usually not very crowded off season. Easy to get parking.

Visited to check it out as we were interested in a day visit but they don't offer weekend visitor…read morevisits even if paying. Non members are only able to visit on a weekday. I can respect that. If I lived in the area I would totally become a member. Perfect for swimmers because they have a large lap pool. They also have a slide and splash pad as well as a small pool for kids. Not large by any means but intimate with Gorg views of the city skyline and river. Located near tennis courts, soccer fields, track etc.

The workers in the recreation department are so nice and with their amazing support to try to…read moreaccommodate all the people. I like to acknowledge Hanice Dennis and Katie. Thank you for your extreme professionalism and assistance.

This is definitely one of my favorite parks. It has a dog park and so many places to sit, walk,…read morejog and basically enjoy. It's quiet and not overcrowded. My husband and I had a picnic there this weekend and we spent it well. Found a nice shaded area right alone the stream and laid down a blanket and set up our two chairs and watched a documentary. while sharing a meal, snacks and drinks. It was definitely a well spent afternoon.

Nice long walk along the river. We didn't make it to the waterfall. It was too windy. Paved walk so…read morevery easy to follow. The park has a playground. Good for kids to run around. Many different kinds of swings. I will try to come and visit in summer. I think it will be better.

Great park with huge playground area with areas for various age ranges. Plenty of parking and…read morewalking options. This park also has pickleball courts. The only downside is that the park has minimal trees so hardly any natural shade from the sun.

Forth of July celebration awesome music awesome food awesome people-crowd is amazing-police are…read morefantastic will go again next year for sure

This park is geared towards toddlers Completely fenced in…read more(although it is attached to a tennis court and the door to that was open one of the days we went. I noticed some of the kids would run into the court area... luckily no one was playing tennis) Swings - two baby swings (the bushes nearby provided some shade in this area) and two of the swings that have a regular seat and a baby seat attached to the same thing. Gazebo - there's a gazebo in the center that was on an elevated cement platform. Baby play House - there was a little play house that looked like it was for babies, like new walker age... Two play structures for kids - lots of slides Plenty of benches around the park A giant pig statue and cow statue to play on Dinosaur, airplane, and police car ride up Pretend nature themed house with a little bench in it A splash pad that was dirty and not open yet. I assume it will be cleaned first. Looks like it'll be like a couple inches of water with a giant flower shooting water down onto the kids. We have been to this park 3 times now and def will return Street parking Has restrooms Basketball courts An ice cream truck pulled up one of the times

Lots of shade from all the trees in this park. It's in the middle of the woods…read moreParking lot nearby and there is street parking also Big covered picnic area where someone was having a birthday party. My kids got bored of this park pretty quickly though. Tire swing A small rope climbing structure A random egg thing that you sit in but I think it was broken. A hexagon structure that kind of reminded me of something you'd have for cats to play in

We were at River Barge Park to take a boat ride on the Hackensack river. It's a great place to…read morejust sit on the water, and watch all the birds. We saw eagles, kestrels, ospreys - and enjoyed a sunny, unseasonably warm day. We decided we need to come back in the spring/summer and rent kayaks to have our own adventure on the river.

This is not really a review of River Barge Park.It is from here you take the pontoon boat for the…read moreMeadowlands Boat tour sponsored by the NJ Sports and Exposition Authority. This is a a fascinating tour of approximately 2 hours for $15.The boat is comfortable and you'll learn a lot and see alot. Ever ride through on the train and notice those egrets and cormorants?They are there waiting for you .Interestingly right now there is an osprey nest on one of the train bridges and the osprey is there making high pitched noises at us and the train.Bring mosquito repellent and sun protection .The boat is open.Fortunately it's not very loud.I twill not go out in rain.You'll go from Carlstadt down to , I think Kearney. You get pretty close to Snake Hill which used to have those creepy buildings visible from the highway when i was a kid. This is a well worthwhile experience that you should take advantage of.Go to NJSEA website if interested.