Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey. Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch. It was enlarged and deepened by Jacob Rogers in the late 19th century when he built a stone dam across its outlet.
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Ramapo Mountain State Forest is a 4,200-acre state forest in Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.
The park offers hiking, hunting, canoeing, fishing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding and mountain biking. Several trails lead to views of the New York City skyline. The 1,417 acres Ramapo Lake Natural Area within the park has several trails to excellent views from rock outcroppings and ledges. A 120-acre mountain lake provides fishing and birdwatching.
The forest borders the Ramapo Valley County Reservation, a part of the Bergen County park system, and Ringwood State Park in Bergen and Passaic counties. It is part of a trail system which runs along the ridge of the Ramapo Mountains north through Mahwah, New Jersey and into Rockland County, New York.
The forest contains the ruins of Van Slyke Castle, a popular destination for hikers.
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Oakland is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a suburb of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,748, a decrease of six people from the 2010 census count of 12,754, which in turn reflected an increase of 288 from the 12,466 counted in the 2000 census.
Oakland was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1902, from portions of Franklin Township. The name comes from the white oak trees in the area.
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Van Winkle–Fox House is located in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1983.
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Wanaque is a borough in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,317, an increase of 201 from the 2010 census count of 11,116, which in turn reflected an increase of 850 from the 10,266 counted in the 2000 census.
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The Oakland Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from the borough of Oakland in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 1,348 students and 131.3 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
Students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school attend the schools of the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District, a regional district serving students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff. Before enrolling, students have the option to choose to attend either of the district's high schools. Schools in the high school district are
Indian Hills High School, located in Oakland with 694 students and
Ramapo High School, located in Franklin Lakes with 1,188 students.
