Action Park was an amusement and water park located in Vernon Township, New Jersey, United States, on the grounds of the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski resort.The park consisted primarily of water-based attractions and originally opened to the public in 1978, under the … Reviewed September 24, 2017 . The western portion of the park is located on the first ridge of the Watchung Mountains between Vosseller Ave. and Newmans Lane, on both sides of Chimney Rock Road and is the second largest park in the Somerset Co. Park System. The possible drowning was first reported at Washington Valley Park on Monday. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Get ready to Rock! Washington Valley Park Reservoir, a 21-acre impoundment within the Lower-Raritan River drainage, was created in the 1920s for water supply to the Bound Brook area. Washington Valley Park Trail is a 4.9 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Bridgewater Township, New Jersey that features a lake and is rated as moderate. Washington Valley Park (also known as Chimney Rock) is 686 acres of undeveloped wooded areas includes mountain biking and hiking trails and a hawk watching area.. specifically N.J.S.A. READ:Somerville man drowns in Bridgewater reservoir after diving off cliff. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until November. 26 24. New Brunswick, New Jersey. 10:4-9b—that the Somerset County Park Commission will hold an EMERGENCY MEETING on August 7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at 355 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, New Jersey for the purpose of considering prohibiting members of the general public from entering certain areas of Washington Valley Park, located in Although there is no boat ramp, there are extensive trails around the perimeter of the reservoir for shoreline fishing. Founder and CEO Gene Mulvihill’s philosophy was that amusement park … Four small tributaries also feed the reservoir, whose maximum depth near the dam is 22 feet. The New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry manages a public park system which consists of over 50 protected areas designated as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, and other properties within the state of New Jersey in the United States. Opened in Vernon, New Jersey, in 1978, Action Park was one of the first modern water parks in the United States. During June, the Bridgewater Police Department was made aware of illegal activities at Washington Valley Park… On June 22, tragedy struck the park when Michael Woskey, 37, of Somerville, drowned at the reservoir after jumping off one of the cliffs at Washington Valley Park. The unique thing about this park, besides the beautiful Washington Valley Reservoir, is the quantity of rock on, and or along, the trails and streams and reservoir itself. The body of a man who drowned after jumping from the cliffs and ... Rock Reservoir in Washington Valley Park at 3:05 p.m. on Monday ... the help of the New Jersey State …