Mahwah has more open space than any other town in Bergen County with almost 2,000 acres of state and county parkland used for skiing, outdoor rafting, and camping. Bordered by Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, and Wyckoff as well as being neighbored by Rockland County, New York, the township of Mahwah comprises five sections: Cragmere Park (mostly residential), West Mahwah (residential with some scattered business and industry), the town center, and Masonicus & Fardale.

The diversity of its physical makeup is mirrored in its wide range of housing. There are homes available from the modest ranch to the million dollar mansion to multi-million dollar estates. There are striking contemporaries, stately historic homes, new colonials, and charming Cape Cods to mention only a few possibilities and all in a wide price range. Other popular housing alternatives are numerous townhouse and condominium communities that boast amenities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, club houses, and nautilus rooms - all are situated in lovely park-like settings. Mahwah also offers a highly desirable adult community of condominiums.

As the fastest growing town in the area, Mahwah has many recreational activities to offer its residents. Campgaw Mountain Reservation, a 1,351 acre wooded county park located on Campgaw Road, allows visitors to enjoy hiking trails, camping, and nature workshops. Off Route 202 and Ramapo Valley Road is The Ramapo Valley Reservation with a wooden hillside, a mountainside fishing pond and waterfall, a scenic nature preserve, and outstanding nature trails. Darlington County Park, off Darlington Avenue, is comprised of three lakes (two for swimming and one for fishing), tennis and handball courts, picnic areas, snack bars and children's playgrounds. The Campgaw Mountain Ski Center has a 1,650-foot slope with machine-made snow, two automated lifts, and a 600-foot beginner ("bunny") hill. Mahwah also offers summer recreation programs that include arts and crafts workshops, outdoor activities, field trips, and nature hikes for preschoolers and elementary school students. One of the few year-round illuminated rinks for in-line skating is located in the Mahwah swimming pool complex.

The Mahwah school system serves approximately 2,276 students, with four elementary schools, one middle school, and Mahwah High School. Special-needs programs are available in addition to a gifted-and-talented program that begins at the elementary level. Mahwah is also home to Ramapo College of New Jersey, a public liberal arts college located on a 315-acre campus at the foot of the Ramapo Mountains.

Mahwah's ideal placement along the northeast corridor, its proximity to New York City, Westchester and all of northern New Jersey, and easy accessibility to air and rail transportation, all add up to one great location. Short Line Bus Co. provides all-day service from Mahwah to the Port Authority in Manhattan, approximately 60 minutes away. The line also runs to Atlantic City and other points south. New Jersey Transit provides train service from Mahwah to Hoboken via its Main Bergen line, with PATH connections to Newark, Jersey City, and New York.

For more information on Township of Mahwah, visit their web site: www.mahwah.com (Ref. - Excerpts from the Township of Mahwah's web site, reprinted here with permission.) Information deemed to be correct but subject to errors and omissions.