Nature Center and
Observatory
Hours and
Information
Passaic County Nature Center & Observatory
Rifle Camp Park
West Paterson, NJ 07424
(973) 523-0024
From Interstate 80 Westbound
Take Exit 56 (Squirrelwood Road/ West Paterson) then bear
left at fork. Proceed to stop sign and make a left onto
Squirrelwood Road. You will cross over Route 80. Continue
straight through the traffic light and you will pass
Berkeley College on your right, the road becomes Rifle Camp
Road at this point. When you see Bromilow’s Chocolates, a
7-11 & a gas station on your right, the entrance to Rifle
Camp Park will be on your immediate left. The entrance to
the park is the driveway after “Bank of New York” sign.
Follow the Park Road until it dead ends into a circular
parking lot. Park here and take walking path up the hill to
the Nature Center & Observatory.
From Interstate 80 Eastbound
Take exit 56A (Squirrelwood Road/ West Paterson). At end of
ramp make a right onto Squirrelwood Road and continue
straight through the traffic light and you will pass
Berkeley College on your right; the road becomes Rifle Camp
Road at this point. When you see Bromilow’s Chocolates, a
7-11 & a gas station on your right, the entrance to Rifle
Camp Park will be on your immediate left. The entrance to
the park is the driveway after “Bank of New York” sign.
Follow the Park Road until it dead ends into a circular
parking lot. Park here and take walking path up the hill to
the Nature Center & Observatory.
From Route 46 Westbound
Take the 1st Valley Road exit (Paterson) and at the end of
the ramp make a right onto Valley Road. Make a left at the
2nd light onto Mountain Park Road. Mountain Park Road
becomes Weasel Drift Road in West Paterson. Take Weasel
Drift Road to Rifle Camp Road and make a left onto Rifle
Camp Road. When you see Bromilow’s Chocolates, a 7-11 & a
gas station on your right, the entrance to Rifle Camp Park
will be on your immediate left. The entrance to the park is
the driveway after “Bank of New York” sign. Follow the Park
Road until it dead ends into a circular parking lot. Park
here and take walking path up the hill to the Nature Center
& Observatory.
From Route 46Eastbound
Take the 2nd Valley Road exit (Paterson) and make a left at
the 2nd light onto Mountain Park Road. Mountain Park Road
becomes Weasel Drift Road in West Paterson. Park entrance is
on the right. Take Weasel Drift Road to Rifle Camp Road and
make a left onto Rifle Camp Road. When you see Bromilow’s
Chocolates, a 7-11 & a gas station on your right, the
entrance to Rifle Camp Park will be on your immediate left.
The entrance to the park is the driveway after “Bank of New
York” sign. Follow the Park Road until it dead ends into a
circular parking lot. Park here and take walking path up the
hill to the Nature Center & Observatory.