Rutowski Park

Rutowski Park is a municipal park and preserve in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is located at the northeastern end of the city near the mouth of the Hackensack River at Newark Bay south of New Jersey Route 440.^[1] It is a component of the Hackensack RiverWalk and is connected by footpath to Stephen R. Gregg Park—Hudson County Park. The park encompasses 40 acres (0.16 km²).^[2] and includes a boardwalk through the wetlands preservation area^[3] and remnants of the Electric Launch Company.^[4] Opened in 2006, it is named for former Mayor of Bayonne (1990–1994), Richard Rutowski.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Richard A. Rutkowski Park Improvements - Bayonne NJ". Living New Deal.
^ Kaulessar, Ricardo (May 16, 2006). "The other waterfront walkway 18-mile Hackensack RiverWalk in Hudson County still underdeveloped". Hudson Reporter.
^ Matrix Neworld (April 25, 2018). "City of Bayonne Municipal Public Access Plan" (PDF). City of Bayonne. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ Pasquariello, Rory (July 26, 2017). "Flora and fauna in a former factory town". Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
^ Sullivan, Al (August 2, 2021). "Rutkowski Park: Bayonne's Gateway to Nature". TAPinto.
^ Sullivan, Al (April 12, 2022). "Where Wildlife Thrives. Bayonne's Rutkowski Park Well Worth the Visit". TAPinto.
^ Sullivan, Al (June 16, 2006). "For the birds? Rutkowski Park designed to show off wildlife". Hudson Reporter.

v t e Hudson County Parks
Hudson County Park System	Bayonne - Stephen R. Gregg Park Columbus Park Laurel Hill Park Lincoln Park Mercer Park North Hudson - James Braddock Park Washington Park West Hudson Park
State and national parks	Liberty State Park Statue of Liberty National Monument
Municipal parks	16th Street Park Berry Lane Park Church Square Park Collins Park Dr. Leonard J. Gordon Park Hackensack Reservoir No. 2 Hamilton Park Jersey City Reservoir No. 3 Pershing Field Pier A Park Riverbank Park Rutowski Park Schuetzen Park Skyway Park Stevens Park Van Vorst Park
Paths and promenades	East Coast Greenway Essex - Hudson Greenway (proposed) Hackensack River Greenway Harsimus Stem Embankment (proposed) Hudson River Waterfront Walkway Morris Canal Greenway (proposed)
Meadowlands preserves	Anderson Creek Marsh Cromakill Marsh (Mori Tract) Eastern Brackish Marsh Hawk Marsh Kearny Brackish Marsh Kearny Freshwater Marsh Laurel Hill Park Wetland Mill Creek Marsh Petrillo Tract Riverbend Wetlands Preserve Saw Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area Secaucus Tract Western Brackish Marsh
Golf courses	Bayonne Golf Course Liberty National Golf Club Skyway Golf Course
History	Public art Elysian Fields Charles N. Lowrie John T. Withers

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