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4 reviews for Ramapo Valley County Reservation
As a native New Yorker I hate to say it but, Jersey can be beautiful. OMG that kinda hurts!
After spending most of her life in Fort Lee, my friend Beth relocated to Rockland with her husband. They are now the proud parents of Samantha and Chase, two of the cutest and sweetest Black Labs you could ever meet.
I came here with Beth and the dogs for a hike. I don't know if you can really call it a hike since it isn't all that steep. But, whatever.
This park is dog friendly and if you own a dog and live in anywhere near here and have not taken your dog here you should be arrested. Particularly if you have a dog that likes to swim.
The park has two lakes connected by a river. The walk up to the upper lake is pretty easy and takes about 15-20 minutes. The park is very pretty and most of the walk is very well shaded. And you get to walk past the river and a waterfall.
There are dogs everywhere which makes it all that much more fun. Samantha is a swimmer and Chase just likes to take a dip. And both were as happy as could be to be here on a perfect June day. Samantha enjoyed her time swimming out into the lake to fetch the sticks we would throw for her. The upper lake is surrounded by hills and is really pretty.
However, the park must be in Newark Airport's flight path. It is in Jersey after all so something must be flawed.
Yeah, I'm still a New Yorker at heart.
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This place is great for a run/hike/walk. Great scenery and a challenging uphill hike at the beginning of the trail. I would have given the reservation 5 stars, if it wasn't for all the slow people who can't stay to the right, and all the friggin' dogs in the way. Also a lot of young teenagers go there to "hang out" and trash the place, and just get in the way, and it's a pain in the ass when you're trying to run or hike.
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Beautiful place, but overrun by inconsiderate dog owners who insist on letting their dogs run unleashed and don't clean up after them, or leave nasty plastic bags of waste all over the trails.
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Great park with a great lake. This is right around the corner from my house so I've been here a lot and it is amazing during the summer time. There's a short hike to a beautiful lake you or your dog can swim in. It's nice to have some nature aspect in the suburb of NYC. Watch out for snakes though!
