Editing Bergen County, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and recreation==

===State parks===
* [[Ramapo Mountain State Forest]], Mahwah
* [[Palisades Interstate Park]], Fort Lee, Englewood Cliffs, Tenafly, Alpine

===State-owned historical sites===
* [[New Bridge Landing]], River Edge, Teaneck and New Milford<ref>[http://www.newbridgelanding.org/ Welcome] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427223541/http://www.newbridgelanding.org/ |date=April 27, 2016 }}, [[New Bridge Landing]]. Accessed May 29, 2016. "New Bridge Landing was the site of a pivotal bridge crossing the Hackensack River, where General George Washington led his troops in retreat from British forces. Thearea is now a New Jersey historic site in portions of New Milford, River Edge and Teaneck in Bergen County, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[The Hermitage (New Jersey)|The Hermitage]], Ho-Ho-Kus<ref>[http://www.thehermitage.org/history/history_brief.html A Brief History of The Hermitage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517022203/http://www.thehermitage.org/history/history_brief.html |date=May 17, 2016 }}, The Hermitage Museum. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>
* [[Steuben House]], River Edge (at New Bridge Landing)<ref>Wright, Kevin W. [http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/steubenhsehistory.html Steuben House History], Bergen County Historical Society. Accessed May 29, 2016.</ref>

===County parks===
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 | caption2  = [[Van Saun County Park]] in Paramus features attractions including a train ride, a [[carousel]], and a playground, as well as a [[zoological park]].<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/parks-recreation-areas/van-saun-county-park Van Saun County Park], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>
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* Bergen Equestrian Center, Leonia<ref>[https://bergenequestrian.com Home Page], Bergen Equestrian Center. Accessed July 28, 2022. "The Bergen Equestrian Center established in 1974 is a multi service horse facility on 22 acres of landscaped grounds providing a home for over 75 horses at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, New Jersey, (minutes away from the GWB.)"</ref>
* [[Belmont Hill County Park]], Garfield<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/parks-recreation-areas/belmont-hill-county-park Belmont Hill County Park], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed July 28, 2022.</ref>
* [[Campgaw Mountain Reservation]], Mahwah, offers activities including skiing, snowboarding and hiking in an area covering {{convert|1373|acres}}<ref>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/parks-recreation-areas/campgaw-mountain-reservation Campgaw Mountain Reservation], Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed July 28, 2022. "Campgaw Mountain Reservation offers unique opportunities such as archery, disc golf, skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in a wooded setting. Hiking is available along the marked trails in this 1,373-acre wooded park."</ref>
* [[Dahnert's Lake County Park]], Garfield
* [[Darlington County Park]], Mahwah
* [[McFaul Environmental Center]], Wyckoff
* [[Ramapo Valley County Reservation]], Mahwah
* [[Overpeck County Park]], Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park
* [[Riverside County Park]], Lyndhurst, North Arlington
* [[Pascack Brook County Park]], Westwood
* [[Saddle Ridge Riding Area]], Franklin Lakes
* [[Saddle River County Park]], Paramus, Glen Rock, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, Ridgewood
* [[Samuel Nelkin County Park]], Wallington
* [[Van Saun County Park]], Paramus, including the Bergen County [[Zoological park|Zoological Park]], the county's only zoo. The zoo was slated for an expansion as of 2016 which would nearly double its size from 12 to 23 acres and significantly diversify its population of animal [[species]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/plan-would-double-size-of-bergen-county-zoo-over-next-15-years-1.1612519|title=Plan would double size of Bergen County Zoo over next 15 years|author=Todd South|work=northjersey.com|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Wood Dale County Park]], Woodcliff Lake

===County-owned historical sites===
* [[Baylor Massacre]] site, River Vale – location of a surprise attack on September 27, 1778, against the 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons under the command of [[George Baylor|Colonel George Baylor]] during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Baylor-Massacre-Burial-Site-6 Baylor Massacre Burial Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160406/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Baylor-Massacre-Burial-Site-6 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "On September 28, 1778 during America's Revolutionary War, there was a brutal surprise attack by British forces on the Third Continental Light Dragoons. It is known today as the Baylor Massacre. Now a County-owned historic park and burial ground, the Baylor Massacre Site is located in River Vale in northern Bergen County."</ref>
* [[Camp Merritt (New Jersey)|Camp Merritt]], Cresskill<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Camp-Merritt-Memorial-Monument-8 Camp Merritt Memorial Monument] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160254/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Camp-Merritt-Memorial-Monument-8 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Camp Merritt Memorial Monument marks the center of an important World War I embarkation camp, where more than one million U.S. soldiers passed through on their way to and from the battlefields of Europe. In August 1919, Bergen County purchased land for the monument at the intersection of Madison Ave. and Knickerbocker Road in Cresskill."</ref>
* [[Campbell-Christie House]], River Edge – a historic Dutch sandstone home that was moved from [[New Milford, New Jersey|New Milford]] to preserve the home from destruction.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/CampbellChristie-House-7 Campbell-Christie House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160252/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/CampbellChristie-House-7 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "The Campbell-Christie House, an 18th century sandstone structure, is located in Historic New Bridge Landing Park, River Edge. This historic building originally stood at the intersection of Henley Ave. & River Rd. in New Milford. In 1977 in order to save it from demolition Bergen County purchased and financed its move and restoration."</ref>
* [[Easton Tower]], Paramus<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Easton-Tower-9 Easton Tower] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828062643/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Easton-Tower-9 |date=August 28, 2017 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Easton Tower is a unique site in Bergen County. This picturesque stone and wood frame structure was built along the Saddle River in 1900 as part of a landscaped park in the Arcola area of Paramus."</ref>
* [[Garretson Farm]], Fair Lawn – a stone home dating to the 1720s that is one of the county's oldest surviving structures.<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Garretson-Farm-10 Garretson Farm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160256/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Garretson-Farm-10 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Garretson Farm, near the Passaic River in Fair Lawn, is one of the oldest homesteads in Bergen County. The stone house and farm were occupied by six generations of the Garretson family, from 1720 through the middle of the 20th century. The house is one of the oldest buildings in Bergen County reflecting approximately 300 years of architectural changes."</ref>
* [[Gethsemane Cemetery]], Little Ferry<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Gethsamene-Cemetery-12 Gethsamene Cemetery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160401/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Facilities/Facility/Details/Gethsamene-Cemetery-12 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Gethsemane Cemetery, located west of the Hackensack River in southwest Bergen County, NJ, was founded in 1860 as a 'burial ground for the colored population of the Village of Hackensack.'"</ref>
* Washington Spring Garden, located in [[Van Saun Park]], Paramus<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/index.aspx?NID=1341 Washington Spring] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108222111/http://co.bergen.nj.us/index.aspx?nid=1341 |date=January 8, 2017 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. " Washington Spring, located in Van Saun County Park, is associated with General George Washington and the movement of his Continental Army through Bergen County during the Revolutionary War."</ref>
* [[Wortendyke Barn]], Park Ridge<ref>[http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/facilities/facility/details/Wortendyke-Barn-17 Wortendyke Barn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160404/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/facilities/facility/details/Wortendyke-Barn-17 |date=December 30, 2016 }}, Bergen County. Accessed December 29, 2016. "Resting like a jewel is suburban New Jersey is the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a National Register landmark that is all that remains of the original 460-acre Wortendyke Farm."</ref>