Meadowland Park — Attraction in South Orange

Clearly my number one favorite park in New Jersey! Also my happy place! On Meadowbrook Lane there are benches that face a clean fresh meadow and there is a lovely gas lamp right behind the benches. On North Ridgewood Road there are even more gas lamps that face a wonderful outstanding hill with a meadow covering it. The view makes me feel so peaceful. It reminds me of the meadow that Belle was standing on in Beauty And The Beast. There is also a path on that meadow with a few lovely trees beside it. Inside the park there are two sophisticated fancy bridges that cross a small river. The bridges remind me of Bridge To Terabithia. There are even a few gardens right beside the river. There is even a small pond with geese and one time even had a swan. It reminds me of the song Swan Lake. I strongly recommend to walk in this park to anyone...

Being a long time South Orange resident, Cameron Park is my park. We use it for a number of family activities and have attended numerous community activities. It's a great place to bring a team or your family and enjoy the open spaces. From baseball to soccer to practicing track field events, its a great open space that you can use as is and or bring your goals and play when you can. The recreational authority is close by if you need to get a permit since it is an active park used by many groups. During the summer, there are many community events like many music in the park events, movies in the park and more. During the day bring a book and just enjoy the grass and the sun. ...

I so wanted to give it five stars. The duck pond is in need of help. A lot of debris in the water and the brick edges were in bad shape in spots. As I walked around the pond it struck me that there were no ducks. Now, they could have been in the river feeding but I think they have decided they didn't want to share the pond with the monster pictured here. Easily 80+ lbs. Terrifying. I'm sure he's dined on duck....