VIVEKANANDA VIDYAPITH

ANNUAL PICNIC

TURTLE BACK ROCK PARK

WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY, NJ

DIRECTIONS

  

A) Coming from Southern or Northern New Jersey Area by Garden State Parkway:

1)      Take Garden State Parkway North or South to Exit 145, Highway I-280 (Oranges and Newark)

2)      After Paying Toll follow sign for I-280 West towards Oranges

3)      Take exit 7 (Pleasant Valley Way)

4)      At the end of the ramp (at light) make left on to Pleasant Valley Way.

5)      Pass two (2) light and at 3^rd light make left turn on to Northfield Road (there is approximately 1.8 miles between 2^nd and 3^rd light)

6)      Pass three traffic lights (you will pass South Mountain Arena/Turtle Back Zoo on your right around 1^st and 2^nd light) and make right turn at the 4^th traffic light onto Walker Road

7)      Make First right turn into Turtle Back Rock Park Entrance

 

B) Coming from Northern or Southern New Jersey Area by New Jersey Turnpike:

 

1)      Take New Jersey Turnpike South or North to Exit 15W (I-280)

2)      After Paying Toll take I-280 west towards Oranges

3)      Stay on left so that you do not get on GS Parkway

 

Follow Direction number 3 to 7 from above direction “A”

 

C) Coming from Western New Jersey (Parsippany Area) by Route 46, I-80, I-287 or I-280:

1)      Take I – 80 to I-280 East

2)      Take Exit 7 (Pleasant Valley Way)

3)      At the end of the ramp make left on to Pleasant Valley Way

4)      Pass one (1) light and at 2^nd light make left turn on to Northfield Road (there is approximately 1.8 miles between 1^st and 2^nd light)

 

Follow Direction number 6 to 7 from above direction “A”

 

D) Coming from Eastern New Jersey (Lincoln Tunnel) by Route 3:

 

1)      Take Route 3 West to Garden State Parkway South to Exit 145, Highway I-280 (Oranges & Newark)

 Follow Direction number 2 to 7 from above direction “A”

 

E) Coming by local roads from Wayne, Little falls, Cedar Grove area:
1)       Take Route 23 south, pass Bloomfield Ave and Rt. 23 will become Prospect Ave. 

2)       Continue on Prospect Ave (you will pass Staples, Rt. 280, and Essex Green Mall).

3)       At the end of the road on “T” intersection make right onto Northfield Road. 

4)       Pass one traffic light and make left at second light onto Walker Road, and then make first right into park entrance.