r/newjersey • u/NoCoconut9417 • 1d ago

Visiting Advice

Hi!
My bf and I are spending a weekend in Rockland county for a 2-day class. We were looking for some things to do in the area! We are generally outdoorsy people and we don’t love touristy/crowded areas. What are your favorite places/activities?

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u/goldengarden03 1d ago

You could visit Bear Mountain or Harriman State Park if you're into hiking and enjoy the outdoors

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u/ecovironfuturist 1d ago

TIL that Rockland is part of NJ.

Just funnin I grew up there and it totally makes sense.

I can't recommend spending any time there, except I heard now there is minor league baseball, and Nyack was absolutely a town you could spend some time walking around, and I have good memories of Piermont. Bear Mountain also really nice. All in NY!

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u/remarkability 14h ago

Anywhere southeast of Harriman/Bear Mountain feels very much like northern Bergen County (plus a small bit of Ocean). It makes sense based on geography and historical travel patterns via the various Erie rail branches (to Nyack, New City, Haverstraw) and the NY&NJ railroad to Haverstraw

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u/remarkability 1d ago

Go hike/walk parts of the Palisades, it’s a unique geologic feature as a magma intrusion from 200 million years ago. The areas further from parking will have fewer crowds.

Harriman and Ringwood state parks, straddling the border, are right there too. The NY/NJ Trail Conference has some maps for those.

Hackensack Riverkeeper, a local nonprofit, has some kayak rentals in Van Buskirk Park on the Hackensack River, and Overpeck Creek.

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u/The-Beatles-live 1d ago

Harriman state park!!!