Washington Rock State Park

This article is about the state park in Somerset County, New Jersey. For Washington Rock in Essex County, see South Mountain Reservation.

Washington Rock State Park vista

Washington Rock State Park is a 52-acre (210,000 m²) scenic state park on top the first Watchung Mountain in Green Brook Township, New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.

It is famous for the scenic overlook which was already taken advantage of by General George Washington in 1777 to monitor British troop movements when the Continental Army was stationed at the Middlebrook encampment. The 30-mile (48 km) panoramic vista covers the eastern plains of New Jersey up to New York City.

The land was bought in 1913 to establish the park. Most of it is woodland but at the outlook there are walking trails and a picnic area.

Gallery

Park sign
Another view
Another view
Commemorative plaque

External links

Web site by Park Service

Protected areas of New Jersey

Federal

National Historical Parks	Morristown Paterson Great Falls Thomas Edison

National Monuments	Statue of Liberty

National Recreation Areas & Scenic Rivers	Delaware Water Gap NRA Gateway NRA Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River Middle Delaware NSR

Other Protected Areas	New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve

National Trails	Appalachian Trail

National Wildlife Refuges	Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Edwin B. Forsythe Great Swamp Supawna Meadows Wallkill River

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State Parks	Allaire Allamuchy Mountain Barnegat Lighthouse Cape May Point Cheesequake Corson's Inlet Delaware and Raritan Canal Double Trouble Edison State Park Farny Fort Mott Hacklebarney High Point Hopatcong Island Beach Kittatinny Valley Liberty Long Pond Ironworks Monmouth Battlefield Parvin Pigeon Swamp Princeton Battlefield Rancocas Ringwood Stephens Swartswood Voorhees Washington Crossing Washington Rock Wawayanda

State Forests	Abram S. Hewitt Bass River Belleplain Brendan T. Byrne Green Bank Jenny Jump Norvin Green Penn Ramapo Mountain Stokes Wharton Worthington

State Marinas	Senator Frank S. Farley Forked River Fortescue Leonardo Liberty Landing

Recreation Areas	Atsion Bull's Island Round Valley Spruce Run

Wildlife Management Areas	List of New Jersey wildlife management areas

County

Nature parks	Eagle Rock Reservation Garret Mountain Reservation South Mountain Reservation Watchung Reservation New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route

Other

Nature centers	List of nature centers in New Jersey

New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry

Coordinates: 40°36′46″N 74°28′20″W / 40.61282°N 74.47235°W / 40.61282; -74.47235

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Washington Rock State Park

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