State Park

Wawayanda State Park

Passaic & Sussex Counties County, New JerseyAbout 15,099 acresEstablished 1960

Status: Open (per official listing)Daily 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Entrance fee: Not posted
Day-use reservations: None mentioned
Dogs: Not stated — check with park
Camping: Yes
Official site: dep.nj.gov(973) 853-4462

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

Overview

Covering about 15,099 acres, Wawayanda State Park lies in Passaic & Sussex Counties County, about 5 miles southwest of Warwick.

Visitors come for horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and biking. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites, group camping, and showers).

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	8 a.m. – 6 p.m.	—

Official wording

8am-6pm

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

Camping

Campground or site type	Sites	Hookups / features	Price
Group Campground April 1 to Oct 31	—		—

Camping details from the park

Group Campground

From the official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Site counts and prices can change; confirm when booking.

Cabins and lodging

Shelter: 1 unit
Count of mapped points in the State Park Service points-of-interest inventory

Shelter: Appalachian Trail Shelter

Things to do

BoatingCampingPicnickingHuntingHikingBikingHorseback ridingHistoric sites and tours

Trails

Trail	Length	Difficulty	Notes
Appalachian Trail	12.15 mi	Moderate to Difficult	Blaze: WhiteHikingNatural surface
Wawayanda Lake Loop Trail	5.56 mi	Easy to Moderate / Moderate / Easy	Blaze: OrangeHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate, Loose Aggregate, Natural surface
Terrace Pond North Trail	5.22 mi	Moderate / Difficult	Blaze: BlueHikingNatural surface
Terrace Pond West Trail	4.68 mi	Moderate / Difficult	Blaze: YellowHikingNatural surface
Wawayanda Lake Water Trail	3.41 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: UnmarkedWater surface
William Hoeferlin Trail	2.94 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Iron Mountain Trail	2.86 mi	Easy	Blaze: BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Old Coal Trail	2.76 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate surface
Cherry Ridge Trail	2.55 mi	Easy	Blaze: Black/WhiteHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural, Loose Aggregate surface
Bike Path Trail	2.13 mi	Moderate	Blaze: UnmarkedBikingPaved surface
Turkey Ridge Trail	1.97 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural, Loose Aggregate surface
Red Dot Trail	1.81 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Terrace Pond Red Trail	1.71 mi	Difficult	Blaze: RedHikingNatural surface
Double Pond Trail	1.54 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Banker Trail	1.53 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Laurel Pond Trail	1.52 mi	Easy	Blaze: YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Cedar Swamp Trail	1.48 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingNatural surface
Wingdam Trail	1.21 mi	Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Twin Bridges Trail	1.2 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Terrace Pond Circular Trail	1.02 mi	Moderate	Blaze: WhiteHikingNatural surface
Lookout Trail	0.96 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: WhiteHikingNatural surface
Plymouth Trail	0.95 mi	Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate surface
Terrace Pond North Spur	0.93 mi	Moderate	Blaze: Black/BlueHikingNatural surface
Pines Trail	0.82 mi	Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate surface
Bearfort Waters Trail	0.72 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Black Eagle Trail	0.69 mi	Easy	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Timber Trail	0.63 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate surface
Boulder Garden Trail	0.6 mi	Moderate	Blaze: BlueHikingNatural surface
Pumphouse Connector Trail	0.59 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: Green/OrangeHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Pickle Trail	0.58 mi	Moderate	Blaze: GreenHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate surface
Black Creek Walking Trail	0.58 mi	Easy	Blaze: YellowHikingDirt/Sand surface
Cabin Trail	0.5 mi	Easy	Blaze: YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Rattlesnake Trail	0.43 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: RedHikingBikingHorseback ridingAggregate surface
Wawayanda Lake Connector Trail	0.43 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: Orange/YellowHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Connector - Hoeferlin Trail, Appalachian Trail	0.27 mi	Moderate	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface
Terrace Pond Connector Trail	0.25 mi	Difficult	Blaze: Blue/YellowHikingNatural surface
Connector - Turkey Ridge Trail, Old Coal Trail	0.23 mi	Moderate	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingHorseback ridingLoose Aggregate surface
Connector - Wawayanda Lake Loop Trail	0.02 mi	Easy to Moderate	Blaze: Lt BrownHikingBikingHorseback ridingNatural surface

Trail descriptions from the park

Appalachian Trail – 12.15 mi – Moderate to Difficult – hiking

Wawayanda Lake Loop Trail – 5.56 mi – Easy to Moderate / Moderate / Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Terrace Pond North Trail – 5.22 mi – Moderate / Difficult – hiking

Terrace Pond West Trail – 4.68 mi – Moderate / Difficult – hiking

Wawayanda Lake Water Trail – 3.41 mi – Easy to Moderate

William Hoeferlin Trail – 2.94 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Iron Mountain Trail – 2.86 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Old Coal Trail – 2.76 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Cherry Ridge Trail – 2.55 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Bike Path Trail – 2.13 mi – Moderate – biking

Turkey Ridge Trail – 1.97 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Red Dot Trail – 1.81 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Terrace Pond Red Trail – 1.71 mi – Difficult – hiking

Double Pond Trail – 1.54 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Banker Trail – 1.53 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Laurel Pond Trail – 1.52 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Cedar Swamp Trail – 1.48 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking

Wingdam Trail – 1.21 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Twin Bridges Trail – 1.2 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Terrace Pond Circular Trail – 1.02 mi – Moderate – hiking

Lookout Trail – 0.96 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking

Plymouth Trail – 0.95 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Terrace Pond North Spur – 0.93 mi – Moderate – hiking

Pines Trail – 0.82 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Bearfort Waters Trail – 0.72 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Black Eagle Trail – 0.69 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Timber Trail – 0.63 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Boulder Garden Trail – 0.6 mi – Moderate – hiking

Pumphouse Connector Trail – 0.59 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Pickle Trail – 0.58 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Black Creek Walking Trail – 0.58 mi – Easy – hiking

Cabin Trail – 0.5 mi – Easy – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Rattlesnake Trail – 0.43 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Wawayanda Lake Connector Trail – 0.43 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Connector - Hoeferlin Trail, Appalachian Trail – 0.27 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Terrace Pond Connector Trail – 0.25 mi – Difficult – hiking

Connector - Turkey Ridge Trail, Old Coal Trail – 0.23 mi – Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Connector - Wawayanda Lake Loop Trail – 0.02 mi – Easy to Moderate – hiking/biking/horseback riding

Swimming

Swimming status: Off Season

Open Wednesday - Sunday

Amenities

Facilities

Restrooms
Showers
Picnic areas
Visitor center
Parking
Group facilities

Water

Swimming beach
Boat ramp

Camping

Tent camping
Group camping

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: 885 Warwick Turnpike
Hewitt, NJ 07421
Nearest town: Warwick — about 5 mi southwest (straight line)
Coordinates: 41.1981, -74.3977
Phone: (973) 853-4462

Entrances

Park Entrance

Google Maps directions Apple Maps Official park map (PDF)

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Sources and freshness

New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026; page says updated Sep 28, 2026
NJDEP Open Space (State Owned) Facility layer, filtered to LAND_MANAGER 'State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites' with a FACILITY_URL park page
Wikidata
USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)

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