Built in the 1920s as a private residence, this stone building houses New Jersey's Palisades Interstate Park Offices.
Southern Door: Court of the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey | Court: 201-768-8702
Main Entrance: The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department | Parkway Police Desk (24/7): 201-768-6001
Main Entrance and Upstairs: New Jersey's Administration Offices | Administration: 201-768-1360
Park Headquarters GPS Coordinates: 40.952950, -73.920458
Nearest bus stops are on U.S. Route 9W at Audrey Urban Court (northbound) & Timberline Drive (southbound), served by the Rockland Coaches No. 9 buses.
Park Headquarters is at the north end of Henry Hudson Drive / Alpine Approach Road, accessible from the Alpine park entrance on U.S. Route 9W (Exit 2 of the Palisades Interstate Parkway).
Today's HQ
The Headquarters building also has public restrooms and serves as a stepping off point for hikers. There are various programs from the Park's interpretive staff that begin here as well.
Penlyn's History
From its construction in the late 1920s through the early 1940s, the Headquarters building was the main house for Henry Herbert Oltman and his family.
Park entrance
The Alpine park entrance on U.S. Route 9W. At Park Headquarters, you will find free public parking and entrances to the Long Path & Closter Dock Trail.