Eagle Rock Reservation

Eagle Rock Reservation
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Site of Eagle Rock Reservation in Essex County. Inset: Location of Essex County in New Jersey.
Location	West Orange, Montclair and Verona, New Jersey
Nearest city	Newark
Coordinates	40°48′41″N 74°14′24″W / 40.81139°N 74.24000°W / 40.81139; -74.24000Coordinates: 40°48′41″N 74°14′24″W / 40.81139°N 74.24000°W / 40.81139; -74.24000
Area	408 acres (165 ha)
Governing body	Essex County

Eagle Rock Reservation is a 408.33-acre (165.25 ha) forest reserve and recreational park in the First Watchung Mountain of New Jersey (U.S.), primarily in the communities of West Orange, Montclair, and Verona. The land is owned and administered by the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.

Eagle Rock in 1907

9/11 memorial

The reservation is named after the Eagle Rock, a bare rock looking down from the mountain, which marks the boundary between the towns of Montclair and West Orange, New Jersey. The Lenape Trail passes through the reservation. There are many streams that flow throughout the reservation. The forests are home to abundant wildlife, including deer and bears.

9/11 memorial

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, residents of nearby communities gathered to view the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Because of this, on October 20, 2002, Essex County Executive James W. Treffinger, along with many local residents and dignitaries, dedicated a section of the reservation, which overlooks the Manhattan skyline, to a memorial built in honor of those killed during the attacks. The names of all who perished at the World Trade Center or on the two planes that crashed into the twin towers are permanently inscribed in a marble memorial.

A view of Midtown and Lower Manhattan from the 9/11 Memorial

External links

Essex County Park System

Parks	Anderson Park Becker Park Belleville Park Branch Brook Park Brookdale Park Glenfield Park Grover Cleveland Park Independence Park lrvington Park lvy Hill Park Kip's Castle Park Orange Park Riverbank Park Vailsburg Park Verona Park Watsessing Park Weequahic Park West Side Park Yanticaw Park

Reservations	Eagle Rock Reservation Hilltop Reservation Mills Reservation South Mountain Reservation West Essex Park

Other facilities	Francis A. Byrne Golf Course Hendricks Field Golf Course Riker Hill Complex South Mountain Recreation Complex Weequahic Golf Course West Essex Trail

Montclair parks

County parks	Anderson Park Brookdale Park Eagle Rock Reservation Glenfield Park Kip's Castle Park Mills Reservation

Town parks	Canterbury Park Edgemont Memorial Park Essex Park Graz Park Mountainside Park Nishuane Park Rand Park Tuers Park Watchung Park Yantacaw Brook Park

Reservations	Eagle Rock Reservation Mills Reservation Bonsal Nature Reserve

Other facilities	Montclair Golf Club Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Van Vleck House and Gardens Howard Van Vleck Arboretum Sprague Field Mt. Hebron Cemetery Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Protected areas of New Jersey

Federal

National Historical Parks	Morristown Paterson Great Falls Thomas Edison

National Monuments	Statue of Liberty

National Recreation Areas & Scenic Rivers	Delaware Water Gap NRA Gateway NRA Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River Middle Delaware NSR

Other Protected Areas	New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve

National Trails	Appalachian Trail

National Wildlife Refuges	Cape May National Wildlife Refuge Edwin B. Forsythe Great Swamp Supawna Meadows Wallkill River

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State Parks	Allaire Allamuchy Mountain Barnegat Lighthouse Cape May Point Cheesequake Corson's Inlet Delaware and Raritan Canal Double Trouble Edison State Park Farny Fort Mott Hacklebarney High Point Hopatcong Island Beach Kittatinny Valley Liberty Long Pond Ironworks Monmouth Battlefield Parvin Pigeon Swamp Princeton Battlefield Rancocas Ringwood Stephens Swartswood Voorhees Washington Crossing Washington Rock Wawayanda

State Forests	Abram S. Hewitt Bass River Belleplain Brendan T. Byrne Green Bank Jenny Jump Norvin Green Penn Ramapo Mountain Stokes Wharton Worthington

State Marinas	Senator Frank S. Farley Forked River Fortescue Leonardo Liberty Landing

Recreation Areas	Atsion Bull's Island Round Valley Spruce Run

Wildlife Management Areas	List of New Jersey wildlife management areas

County

Nature parks	Eagle Rock Reservation Garret Mountain Reservation South Mountain Reservation Watchung Reservation New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route

Other

Nature centers	List of nature centers in New Jersey

New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry

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