Ridgewood Dog Park
East Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood,NJ
Saddle River Park
Encompasses Ridgewood, Paramus, Rochelle Park, Elmwood Park
Last Sunday, the Ultimate Fun Club had a great excursion in one of our local parks. Saddle River Park is a long strip of a park that crisscrosses through several towns in Bergen County, New Jersey. As the name suggests, there it runs along Saddle River. The trail is roughly five or six miles of paved double trail. At any day, there are cyclists, runners, bladers, walkers and furs aplenty. The river is also stocked for recreational fishing.
Trail marker in Ridgewood. Saddle River Park also has some unpaved single trails and evensome spots for freestyle cycling!
Furs cooling their paws in Saddle River. The river is rather shallow and narrow in spots, with houses and backyards close by. Some spots are deeper, and we've actually seen some big fishes. Although we see some anglers, we've never really seen anyone land a catch. Also, too small for the Mightly Miss.
The trail terminates at a park in Ridgewood, NJ. I am not sure of the name, but we have dubbed it the Duckie Park, because of the ducks (ok, geese) that we once saw there. Of special mention is the doggie park.
There is an area for small dogs too. It seems that it is a closely-knit community of canine fans. There are usually plastic baggies available onsite. There are no water fountains, but at times, I have seen water jugs placed around. The mulch is nice and thick, although on this particular visit, there was doggie poo at one isolated corner. 
Doggies in the big boy park. It was still early in the day and the park was not so crowded yet. The park offers little in the way of obstacle courses, apart from a single congrete pipe.
The doggies liked their walk, but it seemed that they got bored quickly once in the doggie park. It seems they like hiking much better than socializing with other furs.
