Woodland Park, NJ

Woodland Park is a Passaic County borough formerly known as West Paterson, a name residents voted to change in 2008. It sits near the Passaic River, Little Falls, and Clifton, with Garret Mountain Reservation providing a major green-space edge. The borough is mostly residential, with local businesses, schools, and quick access to northern New Jersey highways. Woodland Park feels like a compact suburban community with a practical location and more nearby parkland than its dense surroundings might suggest.