Any Parks closed due to Covid-19?

[Off The Road Again]

Does anyone know if any parks are officially closed due to this virus? Asking because I may want to steal away a few hours from working from home to go for a ride. I don't want to drive to a park that is closed (I live in Central Jersey). I've seen posts of Waway, HM, and Wildcat of people riding. Thanks!!

 

[TimBay]

I heard ocean county closed their parks system and stb22222 confirmed in another thread that bucks county closed theirs. Hoping that doesn't spread too much, because I'll lose my shit.

 

[Sven Migot]

I just read that all county parks in Bergen & Ocean counties are completely closed. Not just facilities.

 

[icebiker]

County parks may vary, but from NJ State Parks Facebook page:

 

[TimBay]

The dummies will ruin it for us all. Today in the lot, I saw 2 ladies with dogs, talking and likely keeping apart, but then at the very end of their interaction, one pets the other's dog. Fuck, I want to put up a flyer about people's dogs. I might be weird, but I put my face up right on my dogs heads/necks when I'm petting them. Exactly where others touch them with their sick hands. Ugh.

 

[A Potted Plant]

The dummies will ruin it for us all. Today in the lot, I saw 2 ladies with dogs, talking and likely keeping apart, but then at the very end of their interaction, one pets the other's dog. Fuck, I want to put up a flyer about people's dogs. I might be weird, but I put my face up right on my dogs heads/necks when I'm petting them. Exactly where others touch them with their sick hands. Ugh.

Someone tried to talk to my son last weekend at mahlon and I had to say we're social distancing and take a hike since they weren't keeping their distance

 

[pooriggy]

I don't want to drive to a park that is closed (I live in Central Jersey). I've seen posts of Waway, HM, and Wildcat of people riding. Thanks!!

Go-to waway, hm or WC.

 

[Mathers]

I just read that all county parks in Bergen & Ocean counties are completely closed. Not just facilities.

Essex too but it’s not legal to ride anyway

 

[Off The Road Again]

Go-to waway, hm or WC.

I see what you're saying, but going to those places is more like carving out 4-5 hours of my day. I'm hourly, and my boss would be totally cool with it, but me not being billable means he (or company) doesn't make money, and I don't make money. Love Waway and HM (not too familiar with WC, yet).

 

[Norm]

I see what you're saying, but going to those places is more like carving out 4-5 hours of my day. I'm hourly, and my boss would be totally cool with it, but me not being billable means he (or company) doesn't make money, and I don't make money. Love Waway and HM (not too familiar with WC, yet).

I think everything is open that would be close to you, save for maybe Nassau which I think is still closed. CR is open, specifically.

 

[Off The Road Again]

Cool. I was thinking CR tomorrow, stay near ballfield loop, Black and Yellow - fewer trail users in those areas. Plus Blue and Red will still be a mess.

 

[Norm]

Cool. I was thinking CR tomorrow, stay near ballfield loop, Black and Yellow - fewer trail users in those areas. Plus Blue and Red will still be a mess.

I hiked yellow in part today. Wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. Should be really solid by the weekend I think.

 

[travoltt]

I guess walking through parks is not so dangerous as long as you stay away from people gatherings. I mean, yeah, at the beginning we had to stay home and go out only when really necessary, but people gave up. Not everyone can stay locked in four walls for a long period of time... So I guess there's nothing wrong in taking a walk in the park as soon as you have a mask on. As for me, I ordered a whole pack of KN96 masks so that I wouldn't have to wait at the local pharmacy for new masks to arrive as they have sold out very fast.