Type Public Park Operated by Essex County Phone +1 973-509-4171 | Area 20 acres (81,000 m) Open All year. | |
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Location Montclair, New Jersey and Glen Ridge Address Bloomfield Ave & Maple Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042, USA Similar Historical Society‑Bloomfield, Van Vleck House and Gardens, Presby Memorial Iris Garde, Yogi Berra Stadium, Wellmont Theatre | ||
Glenfield Park is a county park in Montclair and a small part in Glen Ridge, both in Essex County, New Jersey. It has 19-acre (77,000 m2) in Montclair, and 1-acre (4,000 m2) in Glen Ridge. It shares a name with the nearby Glenfield Middle School. Glenfield Park is part of the Essex County Park System.
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Creation
In 1910, the land for the park was given by the town of Montclair to the Essex County Park system. The Park was then designed by the Olmsted Brothers, a famous landscape design firm.
Overview
Glenfield Park, from the Maple Avenue side, looks like a collection of athletic fields with paths and trees between. There is more however. Behind the Playgrounds, Baseball diamonds, and tennis courts there is a forest with tall trees and thick ground cover. Through it goes paved and unpaved trails, and also a stream, Toney's Brook. This area is home to much wildlife and is the only natural terrain of its caliber for miles around. The railroad is discreetly hidden behind the brook.
The area containing the brook, known as the Glen, is overgrown and is hard to navigate. There are a few small arch bridges which cross the brook and connect walking paths, but one has been cordoned off and closed due to its deterioration.
Location
Glenfield Park is in south eastern Montclair, New Jersey, near the border with Glen Ridge. It is Bordered in the south by Woodland Avenue, and in the West by Maple Avenue. On the East it is Bordered by New Jersey Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line. It's also bordered in the Northeast by Bloomfield Avenue, the main road in Montclair.