Discover Ridgewood

Ridgewood offers several practical points of reference for planning a hotel stay: the station on the Main-Bergen County commuter rail line, Saddle River County Park, and several cultural venues. First decide whether rail travel, outdoor trails, or museums and art are most important to your trip.

Rail and Accommodation Planning

Ridgewood Station is served by NJ TRANSIT’s Main-Bergen County commuter rail line. If you plan to use this line during your trip, the station is a practical point of reference. You can consider it when choosing accommodation and compare the address of each hotel with the routes you have in mind. The station’s importance to you depends on whether you actually plan to use the train during your trip.

Bike and Walking Trails in Saddle River County Park

A combined bike and walking trail runs through Saddle River County Park from Ridgewood to Rochelle Park. The route is about six miles long and follows the Saddle River and Ho-Ho-Kus Brook. This gives you two concrete ways to assess the trail: its connection between the two places named and its route alongside two waterways.

You can reach the Wild Duck Pond area in Ridgewood via a two-mile section of the multi-use trail along the river, or by car via the access point on East Ridgewood Avenue. The two distances refer to different things: about six miles for the trail to Rochelle Park, and two miles for the section that provides access to the Wild Duck Pond area. This distinction helps differentiate a continuous route between two places from a specific access point to an area.

Museum, Gallery, and Landscape Architecture

The Ridgewood Historical Society & Museum is housed in a one-room schoolhouse built in 1872. The Stable Art Gallery is located at 259 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood; its exhibitions change monthly. So check the planned visit date against any specific exhibition theme, as individual exhibitions are temporary. James Rose’s house in Ridgewood is considered one of the most significant landscape designs of the 20th century.

Programs About Growing, Harvesting, and Cooking

HealthBarn USA offers educational programs at Habernickel Family Park, 1057 Hillcrest Road in Ridgewood, on growing, harvesting, and cooking with fresh, natural foods from an organic teaching garden. The programs are for children and adults. They are offered in sessions whose dates may change; check the current schedule if you want to include one of these activities in your trip plans. Unlike a museum or gallery, the focus here is learning about food.

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