Last week I stopped by High Point State Park in New Jersey which is just over the Orange County, NY border. High Point in Sussex County, NJ is the highest elevation in the state of New Jersey with a height of 1803 feet at its peak in the Kittatinny Mountains.
There is a monument at the peak named for the park which can be seen for miles around. It is a 220 foot obelisk that was built in 1930 as a monument to the war heroes of New Jersey. When at the top of this very scenic peak and monument site you can see New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Entry fees are charged to the park from Memorial Day through Labor Day each year by the carload.
The land for this particular park was donated by Anthony and Susie Dryden Kuser of Bernardsville, NJ and was dedicated as a park in 1923. The monument site is part of a 14,193 acre park where you can bike, swim, hike, ski, fish, camp and more. The park is administered by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
So if you are planning to visit any time during the year don't forget to bring your camera!
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