Things to do & places to visit in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, United States

Franklin Lakes city in New Jersey, United States. Timezone: America/New_York, current date and time: Thursday, May 02, 2024, 20:35.

Top things to do

• Points of Interest & Landmarks
• Nature & Wildlife Areas
• Forests
• Religious Sites
• Parks

Top places to visit

1. 4.5 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve (34 reviews)
   - Great Summer Weekends
   Spent 1-2 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Forests
   
   
   Beautiful trails, picnic tables, and on summer weekends you can rent kayaks, canoes and standup paddle boards. Tranquil place for our beautiful town. See more..
   
2. 4.5 Lorrimer Sanctuary (7 reviews)
   - A quiet sanctuary teeming with natural surprises
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   This is a superb place to take children, especially when Pat Scheuer, the director, is around. He can make the mundane seem fascinating, the ordinary seem extraordinary. Under his tutelage, a child will learn to see the natural world with greater depth and intensity. But it isn't only intended for children. Adults can find an array of local fauna to absorb their attention, too. It is a wonderful resource for relaxation, for learning, for delving into the unassuming riches of the natural world just next door. See more..
   
3. 4.0 High Mountain Park (25 reviews)
   - Four miles of trails
   Nature & Wildlife Areas
   
   
   In the 17th century, Lenape Indians traveled the land we now call Franklin Lakes. They made winter camp in the “Clove” near Buttermilk Falls and fished in Micharagrape Pond ( now Franklin Lake). is about 100 yards along the yellow trail where it intersects with the orange trail. The name comes from the words for a cloven hoof, because of the steep sides of the ravine at that point. See more..
   
4. 4.0 Parson Pond Park (1 review)
   - 84 acre park with lots to do
   Spent 1-2 hours Parks
   
   
   The park features two ponds, two baseball fields, a lighted handball court, tennis courts, basketball courts, a recreation building and walking/hiking paths. The trail network winds through much of the park, and provides a good overlook from the top of a hill at the crest of a trail. The park itself is being developed further, although plans are to keep it as natural as possible. It is a very pleasant place to visit, and we had a great picnic there last month. See more..
   
5. Barnert Temple (0 review)
   Religious Sites
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