Kittatinny Valley State Park
About
Kittatinny Valley State Park is a 5,610-acre state park in New Jersey, about 2.7 miles from the town of Oak Ridge. The State Department of Natural Resources manages the land, and the park holds two trails within its boundaries. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. Several short trails start close by, including the Yellow Trail and Lake Trail, each about 0.2 miles away, and the Green Trail at about 0.3 miles. Paddlers can head to the Pequannock River, roughly 5 miles off, and anglers can try Lake Hopatcong, about 7.5 miles away.
Park size
5,610 acres
Inside this park
Location
Kittatinny Valley State Park
New Jersey
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–83°F and lows of 41–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Charlotteburg Rsvr, NJ weather station, 6.5 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan36° high19° low
- Feb39° high19° low
- Mar47° high27° low
- Apr59° high38° low
- May70° high48° low
- Jun78° high57° low
- Jul83° high61° low
- Aug81° high59° low
- Sep75° high52° low
- Oct63° high41° low
- Nov51° high32° low
- Dec41° high25° low
Where it is
- Kittatinny Valley State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Oak Ridge, New Jersey · 2.7 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
Nearby
- Yellow TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Lake TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Green TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Pequannock RiverCanoeing5.3 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.9 mi- b. North CentralRock climbing7.3 mi
- Lake HopatcongLake fishing7.5 mi
- Hogs PenRock climbing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Kittatinny Valley State Park
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 19°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
9 wet
Nov
51° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charlotteburg Rsvr, NJ, 6.5 mi away at 778 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
