Trail Improvements Complete in Wawayanda State Park

October 1, 2020

Several trail improvements, which aim to make trails easier to follow, are complete in Wawayanda State Park. The improvements include changing blaze colors and creating new trails.

This "Completed Trail Changes" map shows the newly implemented trail system in Wawayanda State Park. Please take a moment to review this map, and photograph or print it for easy reference during your outing.

This "Old Trail System" map shows what the trail system looked like before the 2020 changes, and the highlighted sections show where changes will occur. 

As of October 21, 2020 the changes include:

  • Wawayanda Lake Loop (orange blazes) is complete
  • Wawayanda Lake Connector (yellow-on-orange blazes) is complete

The changes being made to the trail system at Wawayanda State Park were sparked by a rise in visitation, which has been accompanied by a rise in lost hikers, leading to a persistent need for the services of local search and rescue. This concept of reinvisioning trail systems to create loop trails has already been successfully introduced at Ramapo Valley County Reservation in New Jersey, where reports of lost trail users have been drastically reduced and the overall hiking experience has been greatly improved.

The new loop trail option at this very popular day-hike destination now consist of the orange-blazed Wawayanda Lake Loop.