Mount Ivy Environmental County Park (Samuel G. Fisher Mount Ivy Environmental County Park)
Directions
The park can be accessed from a parking area located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of US 202 and the Palisades Interstate Parkway, adjacent to Exit 12 and/or 13 of the Parkway.
Limited parking is also available at the end of Firemen's Memorial Drive, at the southern end of the park. GPS Coordinates: 41.174461, -74.035632
Bus Directions
Public Transportation: Rockland Coaches
Park Overview
Composed primarily of marshland which serves as an aquifer for the Minisceongo Creek, this park has been designated as a protected wetland area.
Trail Overview
Bisecting the park from north to south is an abandoned railroad bed, which is now a mile-long hiking trail.
Park Description
The area is teeming with wildlife, especially birds. Over 80 species have been sighted. In the 18th century, the Mount Ivy area was the center of a Quaker settlement, with a Quaker meeting House. In the 19th century, when Thiells Road, with a bridge over the N.Y. & N.J. Railroad, met at Route 45 and Route 202, the intersection became known as Gurnee's Corner. The Gurnee house stood just west of the corner.