Ringwood State Park
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Ringwood State Park | |
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Location in New Jersey Location in United States | |
Location | Ringwood |
Coordinates | 41°8′10.52″N 74°15′21.99″W / 41.1362556°N 74.2561083°W[1] |
Area | 4,444-acre (17.98 km2) |
Created | 1966 |
Operated by | New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry |
Website | Official website |
Ringwood State Park is a 4,444 acres (17.98 km2) state park in Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey, USA. The Park is located in the heart of the Ramapo Mountains in Ringwood. Its forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[2]
It contains the
Skylands Manor and Botanical Gardens
A forty-four-room English Jacobean mansion, the building was designed in the 1920s by
Ringwood Manor
Was home to a number of well-known ironmasters from the 1740s to the late 19th century. During the American Revolution,
Shepherd Lake Recreation Area
Centered on 74-acre (300,000 m2), spring-fed Shepherd Lake. Swimming, boating (electric motors only) and fishing are permitted, and boat rentals are available. A network of trails maintained by the
Shepherd Lake also operated as a ski area during the 1960s and included a rope tow and double chairlift. Hiking to the top of the hill will reveal the top station and bullwheel of the chairlift. The old ski slope is now mostly overgrown. Sledding used to be permitted on the lower half but is no longer allowed due to the safety hazard of sledding into Shepherd Lake. Sledding is still available in the park on two hills in the Ringwood Manor section.
Gallery
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A former pumphouse at Skylands Manor
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The State Botanical Garden at Skylands
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Ringwood Manor showing aGreat Chain
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Shepherd Lake Recreation Area
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Skylands Manor
See also
References
- ^ Official website
- doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2. Archived from the originalon October 14, 2011.