Wawayanda State Park
About
Wawayanda State Park is a New Jersey state park managed by the State Department of Natural Resources, about 2 miles from the community of Highland Lakes. It works as a base for a cluster of hiking and biking trails, several of which start within a mile of the park's center point. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a weather station about 10 miles away show September highs around 75°F with lows near 52°F, while July highs reach the low 80s. Close by, Wingdam Trail, Laurel Pond Trail and Lookout Trail all lie within a mile, and the Cherry Ridge Trail offers mountain biking. A little farther out, about 6 miles away, Monksville Reservoir draws anglers.
Park size
24,722 acres
Inside this park
Location
Wawayanda 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, 10 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
- Wawayanda State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Highland Lakes, New Jersey · 2.2 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Natural Resources
Nearby
- Wingdam TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Laurel Pond TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Lookout TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Cherry Ridge TrailMountain biking0.9 mi
- Wawayanda CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
- Monksville ReservoirLake fishing6.3 mi
- Pequannock RiverCanoeing6.6 mi
- Stonetown BouldersRock climbing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
