Long Pond Ironworks State Park
About
Long Pond Ironworks State Park is an 8,564-acre state park in New Jersey, about 1.7 miles from the town of Hewitt. The State Department of Natural Resources manages the land, and the park holds 10 trails within its boundaries. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Wanaque Raymond Dam weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Several trails start close by. The Hasenclever Iron Trail and Jennings Hollow Trail are each about 0.8 miles away, and the Dumptruck hike is about 1.2 miles off. Monksville Reservoir, roughly 1.5 miles away, offers lake fishing.
Park size
8,564 acres
Inside this park
Location
Long Pond Ironworks 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 64–84°F and lows of 43–64°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ weather station, 7.6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan38° high20° low
- Feb40° high20° low
- Mar48° high29° low
- Apr59° high39° low
- May71° high50° low
- Jun79° high58° low
- Jul84° high64° low
- Aug83° high63° low
- Sep76° high56° low
- Oct64° high43° low
- Nov53° high35° low
- Dec43° high27° low
Where it is
- Long Pond Ironworks State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Hewitt, New Jersey · 1.7 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
Nearby
- Hasenclever Iron TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Jennings Hollow TrailHiking0.8 mi
- DumptruckHiking1.2 mi
- Monksville ReservoirLake fishing1.5 mi
- Stonetown BouldersRock climbing4.2 mi
- QuarantineRock climbing7.3 mi
- Sector 2Rock climbing7.4 mi
Wawayanda CreekCanoeingPhoto: PointsofNoReturn, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Long Pond Ironworks 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
38° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ, 7.6 mi away at 245 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.
