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Located in picturesque northwestern Morris County, Rockaway Township is the largest municipality in Morris County, spanning over 45.6 square miles. With over 20,000 residents, Rockaway Township is an active community that offers a unique combination of distinctive neighborhoods which retain a small town character, with lake communities, new housing developments and quiet, more rural residential areas.
The entire community is a rolling countryside with excellent recreational facilities. Protected open space and the environment form an important partnership with the Township’s industry and businesses. Only 35 miles west of New York City, several major highways serve the Rockaway Township area. Interstate 80, which crosses the state from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Delaware Water Gap, in Pennsylvania, passes through the Township, as does U.S. Highway Route 46. Interstate Routes 280 and 287, and New Jersey State Routes 10, 15, and 23 are adjacent to the Township.
Within Rockaway Township is Rockaway Townsquare Mall, one of the largest and most modern shopping malls in New Jersey. There are six local schools (five elementary and one middle school), with two regional high schools located just outside its boundaries. The Police Department consists of 53 police officers and there are five volunteer Fire and Rescue Companies serving the area with a combined total of 150 men and women.
Within Rockaway Township is Rockaway Townsquare Mall, one of the largest and most modern shopping malls in New Jersey.
Rockaway Township, which celebrated its Sesquicentennial Anniversary in 1994, is not only an ideal location for business but, just as importantly, offers an ideal location for living, raising a family and enjoying life.
Transportation
Railroad transportation is found on the nearby New Jersey Transit, with passenger stations in the neighboring communities of Denville and Dover. Newark International Airport is only 35 minutes away.
Sightseeing in Rockaway, New Jersey
Mount Hope Historical Park offers many trails on which to go hiking, with many historical places throughout (and pets are welcome too as long as they are on a leash).
Split Rock Furnace
Andrew B. Cobb constructed this charcoal furnace during the Civil War. It was the last of its kind built in Morris County and represents the end of the era of charcoal furnaces. The furnace has been declared a historical site and is listed on the State and National Registers of Historical Sites.
Parks and Recreation
The Rockaway Township Free Public Library is a great place to take the kids for local reading clubs, reading circles, movies and videogames on certain nights and help with over the summer homework. The Library is located at 61 Mount Hope Road / Rockaway, New Jersey 07866. The phone number is (973-627-2344). The Library is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sundays (Sept.-May) from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Frog Falls Aquatic Park
Farney Highlands Trail
Splitrock Reservoir
Egberts Lake Park
Parks Lake
Schools in Rockaway, NJ
There are six local schools (five elementary and one middle school), with two regional high schools located just outside its boundaries.
Birchwood Elementary
Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School
Dennis B. O’Brien School
Katherine D. Malone School
Stony Brook School
Copeland Middle School
Morris Hills High School
Lincoln Elementary School
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Rockaway, New Jersey Homes
If you are considering a move to one of the beautiful Rockaway, New Jersey homes for sale Rockaway, New Jersey Real Estate offers a wide range of pricing from affordable townhouse communities to luxury homes. All Rockaway, NJ Real Estate can be found at the Rockaway, New Jersey MLS Service
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