Mount Ivy Environmental County Park (Samuel G. Fisher Mount Ivy Environmental County Park)

Mount Ivy Environmental County Park (Samuel G. Fisher...

Railroad remnants along the trail in Mount Ivy Environmental County Park - Photo credit: Daniela Wagstaff Railroad remnants along the trail in Mount Ivy Environmental County Park - Photo credit: Daniela Wagstaff
41.174461, -74.035632

Composed primarily of marshland which serves as an aquifer for the Minisceongo Creek, this park has been designated as a protected wetland area.

The area is teeming with wildlife, especially birds. Over 80 species have been sighted. In the 18th century, the Mount Ivy area was the center of a Quaker settlement, with a Quaker meeting House. In the 19th century, when Thiells Road, with a bridge over the N.Y. & N.J. Railroad, met at Route 45 and Route 202, the intersection became known as Gurnee's Corner. The Gurnee house stood just...

Park Acreage:

272.00 acres

Municipality:

Pomona

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Web Link:

Samuel G. Fisher Mount Ivy Environmental County Park

Phone:

(845) 364-2670

Fees:

None

Dogs in park:

Dogs on leash

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