Greater Mountain Lakes Open Space Area
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Overview
Greater Mountain Lakes Open Space Area
Often called Princeton’s “Central Park,” the Greater Mountain Lakes Open Space Area includes almost 300 acres of preserved, public open space and over 8 miles of walking trails. This network of trails connects the Mountain Lakes Preserve to Mountain Lakes North, John Witherspoon Woods, Community Park North, and the fields of Tusculum. The area features a series of lakes once used to harvest ice, a boulder field, a piney forest, and Devil’s Cave, as well as meadows and woods that once belonged to John Witherspoon.
Location: Parking is available off Mountain Avenue or Cherry Hill Road; both lots are marked by signs. Restrooms are available at the Mountain Avenue parking area.
For trail maps, and other information, please visit NJ Trails.
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- Saint CharlesUnited States
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- CardiffUnited Kingdom
- São JoséBrazil
- Gates MillsUnited States
- shanghaiChina
- SarasotaUnited States
- FifeUnited Kingdom
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- Utica
- PereiraColombia
- shanghaiChina
- South Africa
- SwanseaUnited Kingdom
- JacksonvilleUnited States
- Saint LouisUnited States
- New YorkUnited States
- West SlatervilleUnited States
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- SarasotaUnited States
- Brazil
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- EnglewoodUnited States
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Greater Mountain Lakes Open Space Area
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