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Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

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About Paterson Great Falls

Silk cloth and steam locomotives; textiles and continuous paper rolls; firearms and aircraft engines. What do these things have in common? All were manufactured in the same place - Paterson, NJ. In 1792, Paterson was established as America's first planned industrial city, centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River. From humble mills rose industries that changed the face of the nation.

From the National Park Service.

Region
Northeast
State
New Jersey
Designation
National Historical Park
Entrance fee
None listed
  • Trail data for this park is still being added.
  • Places for this park are still being added.

Know before you go

Fees, hours, weather and getting to Paterson Great Falls.

Entrance fees

The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for this park.

Hours

General Park Hours

Mon
Sunrise to Sunset
Tue
All Day
Wed
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Thu
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Fri
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Sat
9:00AM - 4:30PM
Sun
9:00AM - 4:30PM

Grounds are open 7 days a weel and Rangers are available 9:00AM-4:30PM Wednesday-Sunday . Please call 973-523-0370 or 201-458-3475(park cell number) the day of your visit to ensure tour availability. Grounds open suggested time for visiting grounds between sunrise-sunset. The National Park's main visitor parking lot at 72 McBride Avenue Extension will be closed every day sometime after dark and reopened every morning between 7:45am and 8:45am.

Weather and when to go

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.91475800178142&lon=-74.1678490947591#.VusP4uIrK71

Getting there

From: Garden State Parkway (New Jersey) North: Take exit 155P on left to Route 19 TO WEST Route 80 Paterson. South: Take Exit 159 (Saddlebrook) on your right. After taking the exit, make your second right onto I-80 West (Paterson). From: Interstate 80 I-80 West: Take Exit 57 A-B. Taking (Exit 57- B) (Downtown Paterson) follow the Downtown Paterson sign. I-80 East: Take (Exit 57- B), take exit Route 80 west Grand St./ Del Water Gap KEEP RIGHT exit. Stay to the right for Grand Street exit ramp.

Directions from the National Park Service

Contact the park

Address
72 McBride Avenue Extension, Paterson, NJ 07501
Official site
nps.gov/pagr

From the National Park Service, checked weekly. Fees, hours and road conditions change: confirm with the park before you go.

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