Editing Hudson County, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and points of interest==
The [[Hudson County Park System]] includes [[Bayonne, New Jersey#Hackensack RiverWalk|Hudson County Park]], [[Curries Woods|Mercer Park]], [[Lincoln Park (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Lincoln Park]], Washington Park, [[Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey|Columbus Park]], and North Hudson Park, West Hudson Park and the newest, [[Snake Hill|Laurel Hill]].<ref>[https://www.hcnj.us/hcparks/ Hudson County Parks], Hudson County, New Jersey. Accessed January 31, 2025.</ref> Some of the city's municipal parks and plazas, were developed as "city squares" during the 19th century, such as [[Hamilton Park, Jersey City|Hamilton Park]], [[Landmarks of Hoboken, New Jersey|Church Square Park]] and Ellsworth (locally known as Pigeon) Park.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

The German-American Volksfest has taken place annually since 1874 at [[Schuetzen Park (New Jersey)|Schuetzen Park]]<ref>[http://germanyinnyc.org/index.php?section=catlocation&cat_loc_id=351&cat_id=6 Germany in NYC: Schuetzen Park in North Bergen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123001636/http://germanyinnyc.org/index.php?section=catlocation&cat_loc_id=351&cat_id=6 |date=November 23, 2010 }}</ref> This private park and the many nearby cemeteries-[[Flower Hill Cemetery, North Bergen|Flower Hill Cemetery]], [[Grove Church Cemetery]], [[Hoboken Cemetery, North Bergen|Hoboken Cemetery]], Macphelah Cemetery and [[Weehawken Cemetery]] that characterize the western slope create the "green lung" of [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson County]].

[[File:Jcres.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jersey City Reservoir No. 3]]]]

[[Jersey City Reservoir No. 3]] and Pershing Field constitute one of the largest "green spaces" in the county. The reservoir, no longer in use, is site of a passive recreation area/nature preserve. Hackensack Number Two, the other remaining reservoir in Weehawken Heights, is not accessible to the public. Extensive athletic fields opened in 2009 in Weehawken and Union City, the latter on the site of the former [[Roosevelt Stadium (Union City)|Roosevelt Stadium]].

Promenades are being developed along the rivers. The [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway]] and [[Hackensack RiverWalk]]. Sections of the Secaucus [[Greenway (landscape)|Greenway]] are in place and eventually will connect different districts of the town including the North End, site Schmidts Woods (which contains an original hard wood forest) and Mill Creek Point Park, and [[Harmon Meadow Plaza]]. [[Kearny Riverbank Park]] runs along the [[Passaic River]]. The future of the [[Harsimus Stem Embankment]] is uncertain, though many community groups hope the landmark will be opened to the public as elevated greenway, possibly as part of [[East Coast Greenway]].

[[Liberty State Park]], the county's largest, is sited on land that had once been part of a vast oyster bed, was filled in for industrial, rail, and maritime uses, and was reclaimed in the 1970s. [[Ellis Island]] and [[Liberty Island]], a [[protected area|national protected area]] and home to the [[Statue of Liberty National Monument]], lie entirely within Hudson's waters across from Liberty State Park, from which ferry service is available.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty.html Liberty State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. Accessed August 31, 2014.</ref>

The [[New Jersey Meadowlands Commission]] has designated several areas within its jurisdiction as [[wetlands]] preservation zones including the [[Riverbend, Hudson County|Riverbend Wetlands Preserve]], Eastern Brackish Marsh, and Kearny Marsh, an extension of De Korte Park, home of the [[Meadowlands Environment Center]].<ref>[http://www.njmeadowlands.gov/njmc/nature/parks-trails.html Parks and Trails] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415144411/http://www.njmeadowlands.gov/njmc/nature/parks-trails.html |date=April 15, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Meadowlands Commission]]. Accessed August 31, 2014.</ref>

Hudson County is home to Skyway Golf Course, the 8th ranked 9 hole golf course in the country (Golf Advisor 2019), Bayonne Golf Club and [[Liberty National Golf Club]], ball located on [[Upper New York Bay]].<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/26njCOVER.html "The Greening of the Gold Coast"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 26, 2006. Accessed August 31, 2014.</ref>

* See [[Historic districts in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
* See [[Odonyms in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
* See [[List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
* See [[List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey]]
* See [[List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey]]