Weasel Brook Park
794 Park Drive. A Passaic County park with walking and bike paths, sports, playground, picnic areas, fitness equipment and a seasonal spray park.
Visiting Clifton
Clifton is more than a highway stop: it offers county parks, municipal arts, urban farming, historic districts, international food and convenient lodging close to the Meadowlands and New York City.
Things to See & Do
Clifton Arts Center
900 Clifton Avenue. Rotating exhibitions, outdoor sculpture and cultural programming, generally open Wednesday through Saturday afternoons when exhibits are installed.
City Green Farm Eco-Center
Grove Street. Five-acre preserved urban farm with educational agriculture, animals, greenhouse, farm stand, family programs and community events.
Historic Botany Village
Explore one of Clifton's oldest commercial districts and a neighborhood tied closely to the area's textile and industrial history.
Main Memorial Park
Historic city park on Main Avenue with sports, playgrounds, walking space and ongoing recreation investment.
Clifton Public Library
Main Library at 292 Piaget Avenue and Allwood Branch at 44 Lyall Road provide community programming, local resources and indoor public space.
Stay in Clifton
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Clifton/Rutherford
265 Route 3 East
973-778-6500
Route 3 hotel with indoor pool, parking and convenient access toward the Meadowlands and New York City.
Spark by Hilton Clifton
680 Route 3 West
862-591-3400
Current Hilton-branded property with free breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking, EV charging and pet-friendly rooms.
Getting Around
Clifton Station
Main/Bergen County Line service with two parking lots totaling hundreds of spaces, bike racks and a ticket vending machine.
Delawanna Station
Main/Bergen County Line stop near Route 3 with 138 standard parking spaces, bike racks and a ticket vending machine.
Driving
Route 3 is the city's main east-west visitor corridor, with Route 46, Route 21 and the Garden State Parkway nearby.
Nearby but outside Clifton: Garret Mountain Reservation and Lambert Castle are important Passaic County destinations, but they are not Clifton municipal attractions and are therefore not counted as Clifton sites on this page.
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