Patricia Bertsch, Director
Location: 452 New Providence Road, Mountainside, NJ 07092
Hours: Noon to 5 p.m., 7 Days a Week | Admission: Free
E-mail: trailside@ucnj.org | Phone: 908-789-3670

Upcoming Events:
Late Spring Stroll (Dusk Walks at the Deserted Village of Feltville)
Thursday, June 13th, 7:00PM-8:30PM

Lenape Native Americans (Dusk Walks at the Deserted Village of Feltville)
Thursday, June 20th, 7:00PM-8:30PM

Gentle Beginner Yoga
Tuesday, June 11th & Tuesday, June 18th, 7:15PM-8:15PM

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Trailside Nature & Science Center is Union County’s Environmental Education Center, located in the Watchung Reservation, a 2,065-acre preserve containing woodlands, fields, lakes, streams and more than 13 miles of hiking trails.


This serene setting provides the perfect classroom to have fun while learning about the natural world. Renovated in September 2006, the Center houses 4,500 square feet of interactive, state-of-the art exhibits, including a towering 34-foot American beech tree exhibit that fills the building’s atrium.

This jewel, secluded in the Watchungs, also features classrooms that look out on the Reservation, a multipurpose room, a library, children’s discovery room and a 250-seat auditorium.

HOLD HARMLESS – Patrons of any Union County park and/or open space facility(ies) recognize the risks inherent in the use of said  park and/or facility(ies). Other than acts on the part of the County which, if proven in an appropriate court of law, are tantamount to gross negligence, Patrons hereby agree to hold the County harmless from any and all damage resulting to person and/or property from the use of its park and/or open space facilities and hereby releases, waives and forever discharges the County , its servants, agents and/or employees from any and all such claims.