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===Parks=== The township has several municipal parks:<ref>[http://byramtwp.org/index.php/parks_rec/parks/ Parks & Recreation Β» Parks], Byram Township. Accessed July 2, 2011.</ref> *C.O. Johnson Park, named after former Byram mayor, Carl O. Johnson (Democrat). Carl was the mayor of Byram for 25 years. This park has a football field, baseball field, tennis court, skateboard park, and a track for walking. It has restrooms, a refreshment/snack area, and a picnic area with five tables with attached benches and two handicapped-accessible tables.<ref name=Parks>[http://byramtwp.org/index.php/parks_rec/parks/ Parks], Byram Township. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> *Riverside Park is at the intersection of River Road and Waterloo Road in Byram Township. Opened in late summer 2001, it is Byram's newest park. The park has the [[Musconetcong River]] running right behind it and features walking paths, fishing and canoeing. The park has a playground, picnic tables, a gazebo and basketball courts.<ref name=Parks/> *Tomahawk Park is a small park located on Tomahawk Trail in Byram Township. It is across from Tomahawk Lake. *Parts of [[Allamuchy Mountain State Park]] are in the township, with the park accessible via state trails.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/allamuch.html Allamuchy Mountain State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> *Neil Gylling Memorial Park has two softball fields. A soccer field is also set up between the softball fields during the fall season. There are also two tennis courts. This is the traditional location for Byram Day (the celebration was hosted by Waterloo Village before being moved to Neil Gylling Memorial Park) which is celebrated the 2nd Saturday in September of every year.<ref name=Parks/> *Brookwood Park is a small park that contains a basketball court in East Brookwood.<ref name=Parks/> [[Wild West City]] is a [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]-styled theme park located on [[List of county routes in Sussex County, New Jersey|County Route 607]] (Lackawanna Drive) ====Waterloo Village==== [[Waterloo Village, New Jersey|Waterloo Village]] used to exhibit many time periods from a 400-year-old [[Lenape]] (Delaware) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] village to a bustling port along the once prosperous [[Morris Canal]]. The early 19th-century village contained a working mill with gristmills and sawmills, a general store, a blacksmith shop and restored houses. Classical and popular music programs are available to the public during the summer months. Waterloo Village was shut down to preserve the artifacts inside, though plans have been made to restore the buildings on the site.<ref>Bouchal, Lyndsay Cayetana. [http://www.njherald.com/story/news/12WATERLOO "Supporters plan rebirth for Waterloo Village"], ''[[New Jersey Herald]]'', April 11, 2010. Accessed July 2, 2011.</ref> ==== Cranberry Lake ==== Cranberry Lake is a man-made lake, originally created in 1830 as a reservoir for the Morris Canal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOME|url=https://www.cranberrylakecc.org/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Cranberry Lake CC|language=en}}</ref> Cranberry Lake is bordered on the east by [[U.S. Route 206]] and the [[Sussex Branch Trail]]. The local community is bordered on the north and south by [[Allamuchy Mountain State Park]]. The Cranberry Lake footbridge, one of the oldest pedestrian [[c:Category:Footbridges in New Jersey|footbridges in NJ]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.saveourbridge.net/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=saveourbridge|language=en}}</ref> transverses the lake from east to west and connects the west shore of the community with the Sussex Branch Trail.
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