i've been going to Garrison Lake my entire 54 years. My father's parents had a home on the lake and…read moremy mother's parents had a house across the street from the lake. It's an amazing place to grow up as a kid during the summer. The pricing is beyond reasonable and there's so much to do there. It's just a great place to have fun with your family. field paddle . Swimming fishing. And who could forget pavilion. They sell candy and ice cream. And floats for the lake. The lake is drained every winter and it's tested every couple days. It's just an amazing place. I can't say enough about it. TracI Heaney.

went there when I was younger had a great time a fun place to be border clean mice tablesread more

Me and my friends had a amazing time here it was so much fun I totally recommend to come here with…read moreyour friends or kids

Took my son here to explore the new playground they have. He loved it, and I enjoyed it also along…read morewith the scenic view of the water. It was relatively clean and no other kids around at the time, so we had full rein of the place. There is a section for toddlers and a section for elementary age.

Lousy. AFTER I paid I was told my grands had to pass a swim test to go more than @ 10 feet into the…read morelake and that i couldn't get our $55 for 4 people back. The workers were all VERY nice but it was a huge waste of money. It's not a large swimming area anyhow and the area where one of my 3 could go was TINY. They had to be able to tread water 60 seconds which he had NEVER done. Very disappointing.

Color me unimpressed…read more First, the area is run down. OLD equipment, overgrown areas, rusted metals, etc. The basketball hoops are disintegrating, the grills are all pitted and gross. The lake itself LOOKS like toxic sludge; like the color of a backed up toilet. (I'm sure it's fine, but it LOOKS like something you wouldn't even want to dip your toe in.) There is a trail for walking, which allows dogs, so that's cool, but it is POORLY signed, and at multiple spots, requires that you walk across a downed tree over a gulch, jump an expanse, or wade through insanely muddy terrain. I've driven past and seen kids jumping off the floating dock, or swimming in the "lake," but I'll skip that experience every single time. The second star is for effort, as it's cool that the township even has an area like this for the residents to use. But....it's a no from me.

Great campground with lots to do for the kids. Pools, lake with sandy beach, trails and more…read more Sites are a nice size that accommodates all sizes of trailers. Good mix of seasonal and transients. Only thing they need to do is stick to their activity schedule. We were there following the app as directed and timing was way off in most cases. Even with that, we would definetly go back! Great staff, always smiling and willing to help!

$85 for two day passes. The new owners have sucked the life out of eveything hospitality creek once…read morewas. Yogi was the worst thing to ever happen to this place. Everyone knew eveyone, it was always PACKED with people music and activities. Now it's just cold and SO dead. They raise prices and take away food off menus and activity's. It's like they made sure to do everything they possibly can to suck the life out of it. No more full fun pavilion nights, miss hospitality's, anything. It would be crazy for them to even have a water ice stand now. Bikes for the day are an extra 35 per person. And the big bitch in the front needs to watch her attitude and stop vaping all around the grass by the lake blowing it directly next to children. So many ppl grew up here and made memories. Everyone left and the place is shit. Do not give these people ur money.

Beautiful nature spot for walking hiking biking bird watching, dog walking, year roundread more

I have never seen anyone in the water. However, it's a great place to walk your dog or take a…read morewalk. You just have to be careful not to trip on the exposed tree roots.

This is my second hike at this park. I believe I have hiked through all the trails at this point…read more It is very scenic and overall I give it a 2/10 in terms of difficulty. The red and purple trails were my favorite. On my second trip here I wanted to hike for about an hour but I ended up getting lost. Lost in terms of I want to get out but I don't know which way is the exit...I could definitely see the trail markers all throughout though! I recalled seeing a red color marker at the entrance so I followed that but ended up going deeper into the woods. I don't believe the white trail is fully finished as I had to double back a few times. I used google maps to get a sense of where I was but still couldn't make my way to the main road. Went in circles between the blue and green trails (the green trail said it was a 5K, not going to lie I got a bit worried there) but eventually I managed to make my way to Bortons road! and then it was another 30 min walk to my car along kettle run road. So what was supposed to be an hour nice weekend stroll ended up being 2 1/2 hours. Can't complain though, loved exploring!

I am truly NOT the outdoorsy type but I will agree to the occasional hike or bike ride and this was…read moreone of those days. We decided to explore Black Run Preserve for our first bike trail experience since moving to the area and it didn't disappoint. There are plenty of bike and hiking trails and doing a little research online prior to going I was able to map out which trails would be best for us, specifically since I'm a nervous beginner lol. The trails are color coded and tbe associated color markings are on trees along the trails so you know which trail you're on. There is so much beautiful scenery surrounding you whether you're on bike or foot and there's a real sense of peace and tranquility in the Preserve, Definitely spray yourself down with bug repellent and wear longer pants and tops if it isn't too hot because there are warning signs for ticks and such given it's truly a wooded area. We will be back in the fall for another ride among the beautiful foliage.

Great trails. Lake for boats, but no swimming this year, 2026. Peaceful and relaxing, beautiful…read morepark with campground.

This park is a great place to go camping. Very shady and scenic with lots of trails. They have…read morerestrooms with plumbing and showers, so you can't go wrong there. New Jersey has lots of wonderful places to go camping; this is just one.

Such a fun place. It's small but with a lot of character. There's a small bridge next to a curved…read morewaterfall. The fish bridge was clogged. Hope they will clean it. Parking right next to the bridge. On the other side there are picnic tables. Plenty of geese and ducks. It's a very peaceful place.

Big park, nice lake for fishing, there's also a water dam with lots of ducks and fish. Nice for…read morewalking trail and kid friendly as well

We were camping here at Parvin State Park over the weekend and got to spent couple hours on the…read morelake with the rental kayak. The checkin process was very quick and easy despite there only being one person there at the time @ 10AM. The prices are definitely very fair and everything was upfront and well explained, all the equipment were clean and very functional and our rental experience was quite phenomenal. The lake itself is quite nice and calm on a good weather day and definitely I think around 2-3 hours would be enough for you to explore the whole lake. Coming back in was very quick and easy as well as they helped us putting the vest and paddle away without any issues. Definitely would recommend the rental to anyone visiting Parvin to enjoy a great day outdoors.

Guys are friendly, helpful. Kayaks are well maintained. The lake is loaded with seaweed, but these…read moreguys are battling it to give their customers a great experience.

So happy we found this park. We initially parked at the southern part of the island. We've never…read moreseen so many geese. Need to watch for poop. We walked onto the island. They have benches under trees. Over the northern bridge is a giant playground. There are so many great equipment. It was all in good working condition. There's a real bathroom that was fairly clean. Next to the playground is a field with a track. It's a great place for all ages.

Lovely park area right near where I stayed in Pennsauken. There are several memorials, a lake, a…read moresmall set of chairs, plenty of parking, and it's a must see in my opinion, if you're in the area. This is also one place listed as a place to see the sunset. We were unable to see the sunset due to heavy clouds.