Relatively flat and easy to navigate. Several places to enter. We saw deer along with different... read more
Relatively flat and easy to navigate. Several places to enter. We saw deer along with different... read more
A most spectacular small nature preserve. A place of biodiversity for plants and animals. It is an... read more
This is a nice little park full of easy walking trails. The volunteers do their best to maintain it but it is a BIG job. There was a butterfly garden and some nice native trees and plants once with informative signs. I personally like the "wilderness" type of feel of it all but some may not find it so quaint.
I visit this reclaimed Nature Space all year round and as varied as the wildlife and scenery are each season brings a new perspective. Peaceful, Calming and Meditative with unexpected visitors all around (Deer, Rabbits and Too many Birds to mention). It's a great escape any time.
The labyrinth, the painted (super highway) pipes, the generous and informative tree labels (with the plates also reversed so people can do color burnishings on paper), the heartfelt sculptures that surround the Puffin Center, the benches, the bird houses, the painted rocks, the elegant bird migration stone plates. The marsh, the enormous matriarchal willow, the paths, and bridges. The rustle, the bejeweled berries, the "NJ Rubblestone"...
My kids (ages 6, 11, 13 yo) love coming here in all seasons. They run along the paths, explore the woods, and skip stones in the creek. My 13 yo and I like bird watching. Orioles, Nuthatches, Chickadees, Cardinals, Jays, and Eastern Towhees. Saw a pair of Fox Sparrows last winter.
I've been visiting the Teaneck Creek Conservancy for years. There's a very nice trail to talk on, a stream, picnic tables, benches if one wants to sit and relax or meditate. The park has an interesting history (it was founded by environmentalists, artists, and teachers), so it is also very educational. There are many works of art in various places of the park, and there are often special programs. I highly recommend this place.
Since this small park is on the way back from Northern New Jersey to New York City, I have now taken several tourists to visit this little park.
All of them, adults, enjoyed the art very much. Half a dozen of the pieces are very clever and a couple of them have a social edge.
The walks are fairly pleasant but the name of this park is Art.