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Fort Lee Historic Park
3 reviews for Fort Lee Historic Park
I'm almost afraid to review this place, because it's one of my hidden favorites.
With the absolutely most gorgeous free view of the city at night, this place is quiet, serene, and beautiful. It's not exactly the easiest place to park near when the drive-up section of the park is closed, but it's definitely worth it.
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I thought it would be bigger.
I thought there would be more open spaces.
I thought it would be more historic.
I thought it would be quiet.
It's a little slice of ridge that has some amazing views of the GWB and Hudson River. There are parking lots, and walking trails, and a few areas with benches so you can enjoy the view, and a handful of picnic tables scattered about. There are a few small buildings which are recreations of what the originals would have looked like and also several reproduction gun batteries, again to mimic the originals.
I'm sorry, but if I'm going to a "historic" site, I expect to see and experience some truly historic artifacts, buildings, etc. Not recreations. Having been to many historic sites along the East Coast that date back to pre-Revolutionary War times, nothing about this park felt the slightest bit historic. It was disappointing in that aspect.
I walked all of the trails in about a half hour. They are all well-paved trails through the woods, so it's a nice walk, but a bit of a short one. It took about a half hour to do a full circle of the park. The entire park is pretty much just these trails through the trees.
One of the biggest things that stood out about this park was the noise level of the nearby traffic. Between the traffic on the GWB and the traffic on the surround roads, it was not very quiet or peaceful at all. It was kind of annoying.
I love this park. It is like an old fort. There are some good trails to walk on.. The view is incredible. You can really see the nyc skyline and the George Washington bridge. I spent so much time here-even wrote a screenplay here. I did a lot of photo shoots here. It is just a nice place to go and bring a gf too because there are a lot things you can do **wink wink*** and.ain't nobody going to know.
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