Kip's Castle — Attraction in Montclair

This was such a lovely place, I never knew there was another castle near by where I live. I found this lil special place on my way to another location to grab a bite. I have to say this was breath-taking and such a zen place. It was open, the smell of nature was free of car smells & smog. The grounds were kept up so well all private spaces to sit on stone benches. I was there for about an hour and half and one other family popped up. Definitely a nice space to do a picnic or have a photo shoot for wedding or expected baby. Go check this spot out guys its free to enter but you cannot enter the castle itself because of covid still but I am sure if you call you can ask to find out more...

To be honest, I was just looking for something to do when I had 30 minutes before a meeting. I don't know anyone in the area, so I looked up tourist destinations and Kips Castle came up. I decided to check it out, and as someone who is big into Instagram and taking photos and nature and getting fresh air, this place was absolutely stunning to be able to visit. It was too early in the morning to go inside, but I did get to walk around the grounds a bit and get some gorgeous photos of the leaves changing. Not sure what it would look like in winter or summer, but fall was incredible and I imagine spring would be too. Now I want to come back just to see what the...

Went looking for the eclipse this morning, but too cloudy and too many trees. Nice park, part of the Essex County Park System. Occasional concerts on the lawn in summer. Old restored building shaped like a castle is now used for county offices and sometimes parties and small events. Using the building this way allowed it to be preserved and restored. Previous owners used it as offices with cubicles and destroyed it's personality. On the ridge of the First Mountain, bordering...