Essex County Park System

The Essex County Park System comprises the county-run parks of Essex County, New Jersey.^[1] The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is in charge of the upkeep and preservation of the parks, reservations and a number of other facilities, including golf courses and trails. In 1905 a book about the park system was authored by Frederick W. Kelsey: The First County Park System: A Complete History of the Inception and Development of the Essex County Parks of New Jersey on Open Library at the Internet Archive

South Mountain Reservation of the Essex County Park System

Administration Building

Parks

• Anderson Park
• Becker Park
• Belleville Park
• Branch Brook Park
• Brookdale Park
• Glenfield Park
• Grover Cleveland Park
• Independence Park
• Irvington Park
• Ivy Hill Park
• Kip's Castle Park
• Orange Park
• Riverbank Park
• RiverFront Park
• Vailsburg Park
• Verona Park
• Veterans Memorial Park
• Watsessing Park
• Weequahic Park
• West Side Park
• Yanticaw Park

Reservations

• Eagle Rock Reservation
• Hilltop Reservation
• Mills Reservation
• South Mountain Reservation
• West Essex Park

Other facilities

• Francis A. Byrne Golf Course
• Hendricks Field Golf Course
• Lenape Trail
• Riker Hill Complex
• South Mountain Recreation Complex
• Weequahic Golf Course
• West Essex Trail

See also

• Essex County Park Commission Administration Building
• Hudson County Park System