Editing Oakland, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Recreation is run by an all-volunteer nine-member Recreation Commission. All members are appointed by the mayor for a five-year term. There are a number of municipal recreational facilities in Oakland. The largest is a recreational area located off Oak Street, known to residents simply as the "Rec Field," but formally known as the Alexander Potash Recreation Complex, which is home to nine [[baseball]] and [[softball]] fields, six [[tennis]] courts, a [[roller hockey]] rink, [[basketball]] courts, and other facilities.<ref>[http://oaklandrec.org/about/ Map of Oakland Recreation Complex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031051108/http://oaklandrec.org/about/ |date=October 31, 2013 }}, Oakland recreation. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>

New Jersey's [[Ramapo Mountain State Forest]] is located in Oakland and can be accessed from [[Skyline Drive (New Jersey)|Skyline Drive]] just north of its interchange with I-287.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/ramapo.html Ramapo Mountain State Forest], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]], Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>

[[Camp Tamarack, New Jersey|Camp Tamarack]], which was a year round camp operated by the [[Boy Scouts of America]] from the late 1920s until the mid-1980s, sits abandoned off of Skyline Drive. The camp ceased all activities and was taken over by the Bergen County park system in 1998.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20021117150309/http://nynjctbotany.org/njhigh/tamarack.html Camp Tamarack]}}, NY-NJ-CT Botany Online. Accessed October 29, 2013. "1998 -- the camp was purchased from the boy scouts by Bergen County N.J. and by Oakland N.J. with the aid of state funds."</ref> Many of the structures in the camp have been torn down, but some remain standing. Oakland is the current location of the headquarters of the [[Northern New Jersey Council]].<ref>[http://www.nnjbsa.org/OpenRosters/ViewOrgPageLink.aspx?LinkKey=1371&orgkey=945 Service Center location], Boys Scouts of America, Northern New Jersey Council. Accessed October 29, 2013.</ref>

The Rec Field is home to the annual carnival and fireworks that take place during the summer.

Oakland offers a summer camp which runs for six weeks, as well as a "safety camp" for children entering kindergarten at Manito, Dogwood, or Heights.<ref>[http://www.oaklandrecsummercamp.com/ Oakland Recreation Summer Camp], Borough of Oakland. Accessed December 22, 2011.</ref>

Crystal Lake Beach Club is a private beach club open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day weekend; purchase of a membership is required to use the site's facilities.

Holiday Bowl, located on Spruce Street, provides a facility for the high school bowling team, hosts a local league, and rents lanes by the hour.