Mountain Lodge Park

History

Historically, Mountain Lodge Park was a community of summer homes, but over the years it has gradually been transformed to mostly full year residences. There are approximately 800 homes that are split between the two 'sides'. One side is considered the Mountain Lodge Park side and the other side is called Glenwood Hills. Mountain Lodge Park was developed with some fits and starts, just before and then after World War Two. Glenwood Hills was developed in the 1950s, with building continuing into the 1970s. During the Carter Administration, the community was offered an opportunity to pave all roads and install municipal water and sewage lines while it was being rebuilt after a terrible storm. The residents in the area turned down the offer as it would have increased taxes on homes that were unoccupied for most of the year. Generally on the Mountain Lodge Park side, the houses are further apart but most of the roads (trails) are unpaved. On the Glenwood Hills side, most of the houses are closer together but the roads are paved. From the 1960s through the 1980s, the community featured a volunteer fire department, a general store, a seasonal municipal water supply, two neighboring horseback riding academies, a large pool area, a synagogue, and a multi-purpose meeting house. Mountain Lodge Road, which is paved, owned and maintained by the Town of Blooming Grove. In Mountain Lodge Park, Mountain Lodge Road begins just after Oakwood Trail both North and South and Water Tank Road in this order, Cascade Trail, Echo Trail, Woodland Circle South, Woodland Circle North, Silver trail (leads to Brookside Trail), Utopian Trail, Emerald Trail, Arcadian Trail (which leads into Arbor Trail, Stanton Trail, Gloria Trail), Sylvan Trail, Laurel Trail (which leads to Sunset Trail), Hillcrest…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,784
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,925
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  15,603
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  15,182
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  14,543
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,546
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,482
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  13,101

Largest nearby schools

• MONROE-WOODBURY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · CENTRAL VALLEY · 2,353 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• MONROE-WOODBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · CENTRAL VALLEY · 1,584 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · WASHINGTONVILLE · 1,318 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
  High · NEW WINDSOR · 1,027 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
  High · GOSHEN · 1,017 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• TEMPLE HILL SCHOOL
  Elementary · NEW WINDSOR · 972 students · 11.4:1 ratio
• WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · WASHINGTONVILLE · 900 students · 11.7:1 ratio
• CORNWALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · CORNWALL · 895 students · 11.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2025-08-05
  1 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
• M 3 — 2025-08-03
  0 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-05-24
  6 km E of Califon, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-05-01
  1 km NW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.9 — 2024-04-27
  7 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey
• M 2.6 — 2024-04-10
  5 km WSW of Gladstone, New Jersey