Hiking Trail Parking Area — Attraction in Oakland

The problem here is that the parking area is so small that it is quickly filled up on weekend. I assume that a roadside parking along Skyline Drive is allowed on weekend. I did not got a ticket when I parked on roadside shoulder many times. From here you can enter several trails. Yellow trail to south leads you to Ramapo Lake.Take red trail if you want to hike to Ramapo Water Tower Ruins and Van Slyke Castle. In summer I do not take orange trail to Millstones because there are so many mosquitos thriving on the wetland along the trail. Car break-ins in the parking lot were reported. It was closed for a while because of bear appearance. Alas,...

A total of 3 miles can be walked counterclockwise in about an hour and a half. It is a great course for walking with a dog as it has a variety of walking paths and intermittent flowing water. This is an easy course that allows you to walk halfway across Lake Ramapo. The altitude is less than 500, so it is easy enough path for even beginners who have difficulty climbing uphill. When you reach the top of the Castle loop, you can see the beautiful ruined structure of old castle. The view of the Manhattan skyline and the magnificent Ramapo Lake from there is the highlight of this course.

Parking is easy here...

Perfect hiking destination 👌🏻👌🏻

You can hike for one hour going back and forth 👌🏻👌🏻

There is option to hike, ride horse and enjoy a bicycle ride

You don’t have to go out side of the city to enjoy the highest point to see NYC view and the skyline 🏙

This location is amazing where you can see the castle 🏰

It’s amazing location allow you go at any time without 👌🏻👌🏻

Make sure to go there when the foliage season on its peak 👌🏻👌🏻 it will...