Dog Parks in North Caldwell, NJ

Hilltop Dog Park

location_onNorth Caldwell, NJ

Essex County built this dog park inside Hilltop Reservation, a nature preserve spread across the Second Watchung Mountain through North Caldwell, Cedar Grove, and Verona. Drivers reach it through the North Caldwell municipal parking lot on Courter Lane, off Mountain Avenue, and that detail matters: the preserve has several edges, but the dog park is served by this one access point. It joined the county park system's short roster of dog parks, giving western Essex County an off-leash option surrounded by woods instead of streets. The reservation's trails remain a separate, on-leash affair, so the fenced run is where the leash comes off. Check the Essex County Parks site for rules and seasonal notices before heading up the hill.