Get outside.
Belvidere is known for its greenery with a variety of parks right in town for folks to enjoy.
Budd Jones Municipal Park
Buttler Park
Location: 207 Water St, Belvidere, NJ 07823
Garret D. Wall Park
A Four-acre town square in front of the Warren County Courthouse. The park is great for strolling, picnicking, and holds multiple events, including Belvidere’s annual Victorian Days.
Riverside Park
Location: 11 Market St, Belvidere, NJ 07823
Architectural and historical walking tour of the quaint Victorian town of Belvidere.
The tour was constructed as a partnership between Belvidere Heritage, Inc. and the Community Center @ Belvidere.
Belvidere was established as a town in 1845, the natural growth from a fort on the banks of the Pequest and Delaware Rivers. Garrett D. Wall acquired a large tract of land from a family in need of relief and offered a portion of it to the newly created Warren County as a location for their courthouse. Included in the gift was a park and property for three churches. His other plots nearby sold quickly, and the bulk of the town, which had earlier centered north of the Pequest River, grew southward and eastward.
Included in the walking tour are buildings of various eras, including Colonial, Federal, Victorian, Craftsman, and Art Deco. While observing the rich variety of architecture, the town's history will come alive and you'll meet some of the prominent founders and personages who were instrumental in creating what you see today.
Access the tour here.
Parks & Hiking Outside of Belvidere
Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area
Located in Knowlton and White Townships, Warren County, Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area comprises 681 acres nestled in the Highlands, with the Pequest River to the south and the Delaware River to the west. The WMA offers outdoor recreation, hiking, wildlife-watching, and spectacular views of the nearby Jenny Jump Mountain.
Jenny Jump State Forest
Jenny Jump State Forest is located in Warren County along the stunning rolling terrain of the Jenny Jump Mountain Range. Panoramic vistas of the Highlands and the Kittatinny Mountains and Valley to the west, and scenic views of the Great Meadows in the east dramatically greet anyone who climbs the narrow path leading to the top of Jenny Jump Mountain. Rocky outcroppings and boulders line the trail - evidence that great glaciers once covered what is now known as Jenny Jump State Forest.
Merril Creek Resvoir
Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre reservoir surrounded by a 290-acre Environmental Preserve and 2000 additional acres of woods and fields.
Location: 34 Merrill Creek Rd