Goffle Brook Park

794 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506

973-881-4832

Features:

Accessible Playground
Dog Run
Fishing
Picnic Areas
Sleigh Riding Hills
Soccer Field
Softball Field

Spanning much of its namesake, Goffle Brook, the park is on the National Register of Historic Places because of its colonial past, the historic John Rea house and its affiliation with the famed Olmsted Brothers Firm. Goffle Brook Park is 103 acres and provides passive and active recreational opportunities. The park features picnic areas, playgrounds, fields for sledding, a dog park, fitness equipment, and multiple athletic fields. The park underwent a multi-million dollar project to beautify the park, reinforce the walls along the Brook, and protect the native plant species.

During the American Revolution, General Lafayette's troops were stationed along Goffle Brook. In particular, Major Lee’s Virginia light horse troop occupied the east bank of the brook in 1780, while Lafayette’s light infantry occupied the west bank on the flank of First Watchung Mountain. Lafayette’s headquarters were at the Ryerson House, the former location of which is marked atop a small hill in the southern section of the park.

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