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Riker Hill Fossil Site — Attraction in Livingston

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Riker Hill Fossil Site
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Riker Hill Fossil Site is a 16-acre paleontological site in Roseland in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, located at the south western side of the borough at the border between Roseland and Livingston. It is one of the major sites in United States where a large number of dinosaur tracks are preserved.
Nearby attractions
Riker Hill Art Park
276 Beaufort Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
Becker Park
Roseland, NJ 07068
West Essex Park Conservancy
621 Eagle Rock Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068, United States
Nearby restaurants
Frank's Pizza (Roseland)
14 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
China Pavilion IV
12 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
Lithos Estiatorio
405 Eisenhower Pkwy, Livingston, NJ 07039
Dunkin'
14 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
Stella
33 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
Manhattan Bagel
29 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
Jim Johnston's Steak House
58 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
Starbucks
43 Eisenhower Parkway, Eagle Rock Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
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Riker Hill Fossil Site
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Riker Hill Fossil Site

Sunshine Ln, Livingston, NJ 07039
4.4(18)
Open 24 hours
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Riker Hill Fossil Site is a 16-acre paleontological site in Roseland in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, located at the south western side of the borough at the border between Roseland and Livingston. It is one of the major sites in United States where a large number of dinosaur tracks are preserved.

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attractions: Riker Hill Art Park, Becker Park, West Essex Park Conservancy, restaurants: Frank's Pizza (Roseland), China Pavilion IV, Lithos Estiatorio, Dunkin', Stella, Manhattan Bagel, Jim Johnston's Steak House, Starbucks
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(973) 268-3500
Website
essex-countynj.org

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Nearby attractions of Riker Hill Fossil Site

Riker Hill Art Park

Becker Park

West Essex Park Conservancy

Riker Hill Art Park

Riker Hill Art Park

4.3

(91)

Open 24 hours
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Becker Park

Becker Park

4.5

(52)

Closed
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West Essex Park Conservancy

West Essex Park Conservancy

4.7

(17)

Open 24 hours
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Nearby restaurants of Riker Hill Fossil Site

Frank's Pizza (Roseland)

China Pavilion IV

Lithos Estiatorio

Dunkin'

Stella

Manhattan Bagel

Jim Johnston's Steak House

Starbucks

Frank's Pizza (Roseland)

Frank's Pizza (Roseland)

4.4

(156)

$

Closed
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China Pavilion IV

China Pavilion IV

4.3

(50)

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Lithos Estiatorio

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Dunkin'

4.0

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Reviews of Riker Hill Fossil Site

4.4
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13w

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4.0
4y

The trail is easy, maybe takes 30 mins, but is hard to find. Don't follow the Google map directions here. Instead go to the park. There is some side parking near the houses. The trail is to the right before the bridge. I couldn't find any fossils. I think the park has been well picked over. But it is...

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3.0
6y

A beautiful location, but I couldn’t find any public parking, or the fossils themselves- probably just google had the wrong location for the driving directions and I didn’t have enough time to explore at length.

I ended up being directed to the Livingston sculpture...

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Jeff BudneyJeff Budney
For a nice <1 mile walk to the Fossil site, nav to the Riker Hill Art Park and park near Building 504 and walk back past the garden. After the radar tower you go though a gate in the fence and follow the blue trail blazes. Some of the early sections of the trail are tricky because the ground is very loose, but it gets better after that. There is a porta potty by building 504.
Virginia MottVirginia Mott
The trail is easy, maybe takes 30 mins, but is hard to find. Don't follow the Google map directions here. Instead go to the park. There is some side parking near the houses. The trail is to the right before the bridge. I couldn't find any fossils. I think the park has been well picked over. But it is a nice walk.
Philipp MolzerPhilipp Molzer
Nice old quarry with some visible fossils. About a 15 minute hike from trail head. Trail has blue blazes. I saw some imprints that could have been plant stems. It looks like fossil collectors are active here.
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For a nice <1 mile walk to the Fossil site, nav to the Riker Hill Art Park and park near Building 504 and walk back past the garden. After the radar tower you go though a gate in the fence and follow the blue trail blazes. Some of the early sections of the trail are tricky because the ground is very loose, but it gets better after that. There is a porta potty by building 504.
Jeff Budney

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The trail is easy, maybe takes 30 mins, but is hard to find. Don't follow the Google map directions here. Instead go to the park. There is some side parking near the houses. The trail is to the right before the bridge. I couldn't find any fossils. I think the park has been well picked over. But it is a nice walk.
Virginia Mott

Virginia Mott

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Nice old quarry with some visible fossils. About a 15 minute hike from trail head. Trail has blue blazes. I saw some imprints that could have been plant stems. It looks like fossil collectors are active here.
Philipp Molzer

Philipp Molzer

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