State Forest

Ramapo Mountain State Forest

Bergen & Passaic Counties County, New JerseyAbout 4,093 acres

Status: Open (per official listing)Daily sunrise – sunset
Entrance fee: Not posted
Day-use reservations: None mentioned
Dogs: Not stated — check with park
Camping: None listed
Official site: dep.nj.gov(973) 962-7031

Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current

Overview

In Bergen & Passaic Counties County, in Oakland, Ramapo Mountain State Forest covers about 4,093 acres.

The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, biking, and hiking.

Hours

Park, gate, office and facility hours are listed separately because they often differ. Alerts above override normal hours.

Facility	Days	Hours	Season
Park	Daily	sunrise – sunset	—

Official wording

Open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Source: official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Times are local to the park (America/New York).

Things to do

HuntingHikingBikingHorseback ridingHistoric sites and tours

Trails

Trail	Length	Difficulty	Notes
Cannonball Trail	4.79 mi	Difficult	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Castle Loop Trail	3.09 mi	Easy / Moderate / Difficult	Blaze: WhiteHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Wanaque Ridge Trail	2.97 mi	Moderate	Blaze: OrangeHikingNatural surface
Ringwood-Ramapo Trail	2.83 mi	Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Hoeferlin Memorial Trail	2.69 mi	Moderate	Blaze: YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Ramapo Lake Loop Trail	2.51 mi	Moderate / Difficult	Blaze: BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural, Aggregate, Paved surface
LeGrande Hill Loop Trail	1.87 mi	Easy to Moderate / Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Mountain Bike Trail	1.51 mi	Moderate	Blaze: BrownHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
South Ridge Trail	1.46 mi	Moderate / Difficult	Blaze: WhiteHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Pool Hollow Trail	1.4 mi	Moderate / Difficult	Blaze: YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Tamarack Loop Trail	0.99 mi	Easy / Easy to Moderate	Blaze: PurpleHikingNatural surface
Halifax Trail	0.88 mi	Difficult	Blaze: GreenHikingNatural surface
LeGrande-Lake Connector Trail	0.8 mi	Moderate	Blaze: Blue/RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural, Loose Aggregate surface
Indian Rock Trail	0.8 mi	Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingNatural surface
Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail	0.65 mi	Moderate	Blaze: Black/OrangeHikingNatural surface
Ramapo Lake Spur Trail	0.59 mi	Moderate	Blaze: Black/BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Todd Loop Trail	0.58 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingNatural surface
Erskine Connector Trail	0.41 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Matapan Rock Trail	0.31 mi	Easy	Blaze: RedHikingNatural surface
Ramapo Lake Loop Spur Trail	0.11 mi	Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingLoose Aggregate surface
Old Guard Trail	0.1 mi	Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingNatural surface

Trail descriptions from the park

Cannonball Trail – 4.79 mi – Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Castle Loop Trail – 3.09 mi – Easy / Moderate / Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Wanaque Ridge Trail – 2.97 mi – Moderate – hiking

Ringwood-Ramapo Trail – 2.83 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Hoeferlin Memorial Trail – 2.69 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Ramapo Lake Loop Trail – 2.51 mi – Moderate / Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

LeGrande Hill Loop Trail – 1.87 mi – Easy to Moderate / Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Mountain Bike Trail – 1.51 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

South Ridge Trail – 1.46 mi – Moderate / Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Pool Hollow Trail – 1.4 mi – Moderate / Difficult – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Tamarack Loop Trail – 0.99 mi – Easy / Easy to Moderate – hiking

Halifax Trail – 0.88 mi – Difficult – hiking

LeGrande-Lake Connector Trail – 0.8 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Indian Rock Trail – 0.8 mi – Moderate – hiking

Wanaque Ridge Spur Trail – 0.65 mi – Moderate – hiking

Ramapo Lake Spur Trail – 0.59 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Todd Loop Trail – 0.58 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking

Erskine Connector Trail – 0.41 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Matapan Rock Trail – 0.31 mi – Easy – hiking

Ramapo Lake Loop Spur Trail – 0.11 mi – Moderate – hiking

Old Guard Trail – 0.1 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking

Amenities

Facilities

Parking

Recreation

Horse trails

✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.

Getting there

Address: c/o Ringwood State Park, 1304 Sloatsburg Road
Ringwood, NJ 07456
Nearest town: Oakland
Coordinates: 41.0475, -74.2513
Phone: (973) 962-7031

Entrances

Park Entrance

Google Maps directions Apple Maps Official park map (PDF)

Nearby state parks

Norvin Green State Forest

4.7 mi northwest (straight line)

Ringwood State Park

6.4 mi north (straight line)

Long Pond Ironworks State Park

7.1 mi northwest (straight line)

Hermitage House Historic Site

7.5 mi east (straight line)

Abram S. Hewitt State Forest

9.5 mi northwest (straight line)

Farny State Park

11.2 mi west (straight line)

Sterling Forest State Park

11.4 mi north (straight line) · New York

Wawayanda State Park

12.9 mi northwest (straight line)

Sources and freshness

New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026; page says updated Feb 25, 2026
NJDEP Open Space (State Owned) Facility layer, filtered to LAND_MANAGER 'State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites' with a FACILITY_URL park page
USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)

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