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Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary was once a Boy Scout Camp on the border of New Jersey and New York near the Palisades. Rockleigh Borough purchased the land in 1975 and the NY-NJ Trail conference maintains five blazed trails in the Sanctuary’s 84 wooded acres.
I met up with Take A Hike NJ at the sanctuary on a nice September day and brought along my dogs. This is a dog friendly park. We encountered many other dogs on the trail (and one horse), though my girls seemed to be the only ones on leash.
We followed the yellow and white blazes, hiking about 3.5 miles and gained 500 feet in elevation. There were several stream crossings with strategically placed stepping stones. We passed some ruins along the way and saw some bright orange mushrooms.
The Borough of Rockleigh is a Historic District. The land was given to New York by New Jersey in the 1600s and reverted back to New Jersey in 1769 in a border dispute resolution between the two states.
Location: 26 Rockleigh Rd, Rockleigh, NJ 07647
Designation: Borough Park
Date designated or established: 1975
Date of my visit: 9/28/2019
This park is my list to visit. Glad to see some pictures! I love the dog.
I did enjoy it very much…if I went again, I’d go earlier because it was quite busy
Beautiful Photos! Those mushrooms look so cool! Do you know what kind they are? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I have no idea, though someone else in the group mentioned they’d received numerous cautionary messages after posting a pic on social media that they are poisonous ☠️ 🍄
Interesting! Makes me wonder what kind they were now! I shall try to research them!
Maybe I’ll post on Instagram and see if anyone there knows
yeah you could do that, the closest thing i found was the jack-o-lantern mushroom? but i’m still not sure thats correct?
I have two Instagrammers telling me it’s Chicken of the Woods and it’s edible
Hmmm that’s cool! I’m always interested in mushrooms! They are soo good for you if they are edible!
Reblogged this on ravenhawks' magazine.
Thanks for sharing
Looks like a wonderful place to enjoy the outdoors. The treetops are so bright, and the forest floor unfettered. Fungus is gorgeous.
Thanks 😊
So much beauty.
Thanks 😊
Cute dog as well!
Thanks 😊🐶
The bright orange mushrooms could be Chicken of the Woods. If so, these are delicious with a taste and texture like chicken breast. Check it out next time. We found a lot of these in a state park in Maryland, similar terrain.
Yes, that was the consensus when I asked the question of my Instagram following. I still wouldn’t mess with mushrooms in the woods🚫