Guttenberg/North Bergen Waterfront Park — Attraction in North Bergen

You could glide right past this park (especially at night) so pay attention (there is only one exit/entrance to the lot at the north end of the parking lot). There is only about 14 parking spaces so you might have to park somewhere up the block and walk (since the water walkway stretches for miles you can park north in a couple of side streets, probably not a good idea with young kids but for active adults, a good option). The playground area seemed nice for kids, not a lot to do but at least it is there. Everything in this part of the park was very clean. I was there tonight (yes, in the frigid cold) but no matter, still nice!. The park opens up into a circle/promenade out onto the water which is nice but you are done with that aesthetic in about 10 minutes. The real prize is walking along the water with that view... at night it is almost like being across form Vegas, I am sure it is just as nice during the day. As an aside, those condos (Bulls/Jacobs Ferry) look beautiful. The walk itself looks very well maintained and you can notice the attention to the lovely landscape details even in the dead of winter. This place has a lot of dogs around (and this was on a cold winter night) so I imagine in the warmer months it must be much busier (there is plenty of benches along the way). I happen to think the dog thing is a bonus and I did not notice any dog "treats" (that's poop to you) anywhere. The only animal treats were from birds (gulls and geese if I had to tender a guess based on the evidence) and there was plenty of that so keep an eye out (or foot off). There were a decent amount of single women jogging and the are is under video surveillance 24/7 so security seems to not be an issue. This was not all upscale enclave folks as I noticed other people of various walks of life walking through speaking Russian and Chinese among other languages. Nothing against anyone who does well at all, just glad this area seems to be a nice mix of everyone, even on a cold winter night. You can walk for some time and there is some cool landmarks to check out like "The Pipeline" and just the gorgeous view of the NYC skyline (which looks more alive at night with the cars zipping up and down the West Side Highway/Riverside drive). Occasionally one of the ferries comes through and the waves provide a nice sound. So, Dave... why not 5 stars? OK, fair question you smart Google reader you... Parking (basically none for such a nice area), ease of access (when you see the parking lot you will agree), the constant din of the things of a city - sirens, planes, helicopters, horns honking, you can''t escape it 100%. But if you kind of accept that as part of the deal this is a great place to commune with Man (not nature)... there is plenty of other parks...

Lovely but small park. Great NYC views and the waterfront walkway is the big bonus. During the summer months they have live entertainment on Thursday evenings and the park has 2 bathrooms (toilet/sink) and not enough parking spaces. Tables can be reserved with either city hall for...

Awesome small cozy park. Well lit at night with a decent view of northern Manhattan. Not quite 5 stars as you can god down just 1 or 2 miles for the spectacular Manhattan midtown to downtown...