The Palisades of the Hudson

Undercliff Picnic Area is a rustic riverfront picnic area along scenic Henry Hudson Drive in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Undercliff Picnic Area features picnic tables, some grills (visitors may bring their own), and waste receptacles. No restrooms or water fountains are available (port-a-johns provided during warm-weather season)!

A hidden gem for those who like to party in a still more rustic setting, Undercliff isn’t for everyone, but there’s plenty of shady spaces and some neat old ruins by the old bathing beach along the river. (There’s no parking fee charged here, either!)
Photos: Anna Gordon.
The park’s Operations staff has been restoring the stone picnic tables at Undercliff and other park areas. These tables were originally built in the 1930’s by the “CCC-boys” of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Click here to find out more!
Photo: Anthony Taranto.
Summer crowds take to the river from the beach at Undercliff Bathhouse in 1932, ten years after it was first built. The ruins of this bathouse still stand, an intriguing clue to the park’s past. Click here to find out more about the ruins — as well as what was going on at this unusual and picturesque place before it was a park!
Photos: PIPC archives (top), Anthony Taranto (bottom).

Site Tour of Undercliff Picnic Area