Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission — Attraction in Fort Lee

No clear signage as to what is allowed at the park, not even at the entrance. I literally just moved here from the west coast and seeing no signage saying that dogs weren't allowed, mistakenly entered this park. No signs on the trails saying no dogs, so I kept walking around. Then this old-fat-white- male employee started yelling at me expressing his napoleon sydrome towards me how I was breaking the rules. I explained that I saw no sign and just moved here. This employee continued to harass me and actually followed me around scolding me saying things like " I'm going to call the police", " I caught you". Wow! Is this how your park treats people. I was leaving the park and this guy kept scolding me as I was walking away. I told him that I saw no signs prohibiting dogs and that I had no knowledge of the park since I just moved to the area this week. The only sign I saw saying "No pets, No bicycles, No picnicking, No running. No playing...etc" was by the building. And yet, I saw people on bicycles in the park. This employee chose to continue berating me as if I was some sort of criminal. I will never recommend, donate or visit this park ever again. I am not someone who likes to start trouble and if I was looking to not " get caught" I would clearly not have violated park rules during your office hours. You should seriously rethink your employee hires. This guy is probably the same guy two other reviewers complained about. He needs to retire/not be near the public and you need to post signs at your entrance for your...

First stop on our Revolutionary New Jersey tour! Using the map from the Crossroads of the American Revolution, we will attempt to visit all 59 places in NJ that “witnessed the Revolutionary War - the buildings, battlefields, homes and encampments, starting with “The Cockpit of the Revolution” (20 places).

#1 - Fort Lee Historic Park. Located in the Palisades, it has a visitor center with lots of information, displays, a small gift shop and an auditorium. The first floor is fully accessible ♿️ with restrooms, a vending machine and water fountains. Second floor is reached by climbing steps. It’s free to visit. While the grounds are open daily, the visitor center is closed on Monday and Tuesdays.

Outside, the park areas are well tended, with wide paved walkways and beautiful views of the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River. Lots of benches for resting, plenty of shade. It was lovely to walk around. Pets not allowed, nor are bicycles (outside of the parking lot).

Fort Lee (the fort itself) was located outside of the park… here one finds reconstructions of a blockhouse, gun battery and soldiers/officers huts. During the year the park holds cultural and historical programs. Check their website for info.

Great for kids and history buffs, as well as anyone visiting NJ and NYC. Lots of parking, but it’s metered (paid) parking (in effect...

This is a great place for a weekend hike near the city. Quite accessible by transport. The visitor center here opens at 10 am. It becomes a bit confusing to understand the start of the trail even with maps. The visitor center area just has a small easy historic park trail of less than a mile which doesn't really connect with the other main trails.The long path trail entrance has been closed for quite a few weeks now, so if you want to start the long trails you need to go to the Hudson terrace entrance of the park which is quite far from the actual main entrance and there is no internal connection as such since the path is closed for now. Once you reach the correct spot it is quite easy to navigate with the trail markers. To reach the picnic areas it is a steep walk down but the steps are properly carved out and it is manageable. We started the Allison's loop, met with Carpenter's trail and walked down to the Ross Dock picnic area, which is a very pretty spot with washrooms, benches, parking and a good view. Overall a good experience for a quick near the city...