Ringwood, NJ

Ringwood is a Passaic County borough in the Ramapo Mountains, with a strong parks-and-history identity. The area was long associated with the Lenape, an Algonquian-speaking people whose presence shaped the broader mid-Atlantic region, and the Ramapo River is part of the local geography. Ringwood State Park is the borough's defining landmark, bringing together forest, reservoirs, trails, and historic estates. Ringwood feels more mountain and woodland than suburban, even though it sits within commuting reach of northern New Jersey job centers.