1 Russ Schroeder Way; 120-acre borough preserve with an accessible lakeside trail, additional trails and seasonal boating. Its trail system connects to High Mountain Park Preserve.
Bergen County · Borough · 07417
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Franklin Lakes is a spacious northwestern Bergen County borough known for wooded residential neighborhoods, lakes, preserved open space, strong local schools and a compact commercial core centered on Franklin Avenue and Franklin Lake Road.
This guide focuses on places and institutions actually inside Franklin Lakes, with nearby options clearly identified by municipality.
Parks, preserves & recreation
500 Parsons Pond Road; 84 acres with ponds, streams, wooded walking paths, open fields and a baseball/softball field.
790 Ewing Avenue; New Jersey Audubon sanctuary with a visitor center, nature programming and a self-guiding trail system across 14 acres.
740 Old Mill Road area, including trails, dog park, tennis and pickleball facilities.
Pulis Avenue Field, Municipal Field, Tommy John Field, Firemen’s Field and McBride Field serve local recreation.
1 Vichiconti Way; recreation administration and community programming.
Schools
Franklin Lakes Public Schools serves the borough through four K–8 schools; public high-school students are served by the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District.
749 Colonial Road · elementary grades.
765 High Mountain Road · elementary grades.
Elementary school serving Franklin Lakes.
Middle-school grades · district administration at 490 Pulis Avenue.
Regional grades 9–12 district serving Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff.
Community institutions
Houses of worship
747 Route 208 South · (201) 848-1800
375 Pulis Avenue · (201) 848-0449
649 Franklin Avenue · (201) 891-3253
454 Pulis Avenue · (201) 891-0022
886 Franklin Avenue · (201) 337-8088
730 Franklin Lake Road · (201) 891-0511
Franklin Lake Road · (201) 891-4200
558 High Mountain Road · (201) 560-0200
Cemeteries
1115 Franklin Lake Road. Historic burial ground tied to early Dutch settlement; veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War are among those interred.
980 Huron Road · (201) 891-9191. Active Catholic cemetery with burial and cremation memorial options.
Funeral home
Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home · 530 High Mountain Road · (201) 891-4770.
History & local identity
Franklin Lakes was incorporated in 1922, but its settlement history reaches much further back. Crooked Pond Cemetery and surviving historic properties preserve connections to early Dutch families. Today the borough combines lake communities, postwar neighborhoods, estate housing and substantial preserved land.