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452 New Providence Road
 Mountainside

 (908) 789-3670

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How to Find Us

•VIA ROUTE 24 EAST

Exit at River Rd. Follow it into Summit. Turn left onto Morris Ave. pass Overlook Hospital as road bends to left. Take the first right, then bear left onto Baltusrol Rd. (sigh says to Rt. 22). At light, turn right onto Summit Ln. At traffic circle, take the second right and proceed ½ mile.

 

•VIA ROUTE 22

Take Mountainside/New Providence Rd. exit (turn right from westbound lanes; jug-handle from eastbound lanes). Proceed uphill and take the 5th right onto Ackerman Ave. At T-intersection, turn right onto Coles Ave. Proceed ¼ mile.

 

•VIA GARDEN STATE PARKWAY - EXIT 140

Take Route 22 West approximately 6 miles. Follow directions above.

 

•VIA ROUTES 287
& 78 EAST

Take Rt. 287 to Rt. 78 to exit 44 (New Providence/Berkeley Heights). At light turn left onto Glenside Ave., go 1.2 miles and turn right into the Reservation (Rt. 645). Proceed past Lake Surprise & picnic area to traffic circle. At traffic circle take the first right and proceed ½ mile.

 

•VIA ROUTE 78 WEST

(from Garden State Parkway North, exit 142; or South, exit 141), Take Rt. 78 west to exit 43 (New Providence/Berkeley Heights). Turn right at first light onto McMane Ave. At T-intersection, turn left onto Glenside Ave. Proceed 1.2 miles and turn right into the Reservation (Rt. 645). Proceed past Lake Surprise & picnic area to traffic circle. At traffic circle take the first right and proceed ½ mile.

 

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