Find great shopping malls, excellent dining and lush surrounding woodland in these two charming townships on the border of New York and New Jersey.
Mahwah and Nanuet are two townships straddling the border dividing New Jersey and New York. Just 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) apart, Mahwah and Nanuet both have bustling town centers, fantastic recreational attractions and sprawling parkland. Check out the great shopping opportunities in both towns and discover the beautiful wilderness outside of Mahwah.
Nearby Mahwah, you can spend the day checking out designer retailers and outlet stores at the Woodbury Commons Premium Shopping Outlets. There’s also Palisades Shopping Center, perfect for a family outing, with its ice-skating rink, Imax Movie Theater and exciting Ferris wheel. Catch up with friends at the Shops at Nanuet, Rockland County’s premier shopping mall. Here, you’ll also find P. F. Chang’s, an expansive restaurant serving modern Chinese-inspired dishes.
Relax with a brew or two at Nanuet’s Ambulance Brew House or Growler & Gill. Both bars offer a wide selection of local and international craft beers, as well as tasty pub fare. Kids will love a visit to Rockland Bakery in Nanuet. Let the smell of freshly baked bread draw you in before making a selection from the bakery’s delicious breads, cakes, cookies and bagels.
After stocking up on tasty snacks, head to Highview Park in Nanuet and chill out in this family-friendly community park, complete with a children’s playground. After shopping at the Shops at Nanuet, head over to nearby Valley Cottage to let the kids burn off some calories at the first trampoline park in New York, Bounce! Trampoline Sports. If you are in Nanuet in early June, check out the huge Street Fair. In October you can enjoy the giant outdoor Halloween event at the Shops at Nanuet.
In Mahwah, you can find a slice of serenity in Veteran’s Park. Relax on a park bench and check out a small waterfall. You can also see 13 monuments and six flags honoring America’s war veterans.
Mahwah is 4.7 miles (7.6 kilometers) from Campgaw Mountain Reservation, a beautiful park in Bergen County. Camp on the mountainside in summer or hit the ski slopes in winter.
Nanuet, in Rockland County, New York, is located just off the New York State Thruway and the Garden State Parkway. Mahwah, in New Jersey, lies on the intersection of three major highways. Both can be reached via Metro North Rail or New Jersey Transit networks.
