Site Number: 25 Northern Tour

Weekend Events:
- Local historians will be on hand to discuss the rock's history
- Facilities are available for picnicking, hiking, and relaxing
- Free brochures and pamphlets describing the area's history

Driving directions:
Washington Rock is located on top of the first Watchung Mountain, west of Route 22 in Green Brook.

Traveling east on Route 22, take the jug handle at Washington Avenue and turn left on Washington Avenue. Traveling west on Route 22, take the Washington Avenue turnoff. Proceed to the top of the mountain to the park.

Parking:
Parking and restroom facilities are available just across from the park.

ADA Accessable: No

Normal Hours:
Open year round from dawn to dusk

Website: www.somersetcountyparks.org
Email: cschrein@scparks.org
Phone:
Map: Google Map
Historic Register: No

Organization:
Somerset County Park Commission

Washington Rock

Its strategic location on top of the first Watchung Mountain made the rock a valuable lookout post during the Revolutionary War. In June 1777, General George Washington used the natural outcropping, with its thirty-mile panoramic view, to direct his troops against the British forces under the command of General William Howe.

The site, which became one of the New Jersey's first state parks, still offers visitors breathtaking views of New York City.