Hilltop Reservation
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The Hilltop Reservation is a nature preserve located in Essex County, New Jersey. It has over 200 square acres, and is the most recent addition to the Essex County Parks System. It is composed of lands formerly occupied by the Essex Mountain Sanatorium, a hospital center originally constructed in the early 1900s to treat tuberculosis patients.
The land was designated a Conservation Easement in 2001 by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, permanently dedicating it for conservation and passive recreation purposes, and thereby protecting it from any future development.
In 2003, additional area was dedicated, bringing the Reservation’s total to 284.16 acres (1.004 km²). This addition to the County’s official NJ Green Acres Recreation and Open Space Inventory brings the current total area of the Essex County Parks System to 6,010.52 acres (24.32 km²).
Portions of the land, particularly some smaller parcels which are not contiguous with the main area, are to be dedicated to recreational use by the host communities.
The Hilltop Conservancy is a local group dedicated to the preservation of this area.
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| Parks | Anderson Park | Becker Park | Belleville Park | Branch Brook Park | Brookdale Park | Glenfield Park | Grover Cleveland Park | Independence Park | lrvington Park | lvy Hill Park | Kip's Castle Park | Orange Park | Riverbank Park | Vailsburg Park | Verona Park | Watsessing Park | Weequahic Park | West Side Park | Yanticaw Park |  |
| Reservations | Eagle Rock Reservation | Hilltop Reservation | Mills Reservation | South Mountain Reservation | West Essex Park | |
| Other facilities | Francis A. Byrne Golf Course | Hendricks Field Golf Course | Riker Hill Complex | Weequahic Golf Course | West Essex Trail | |
