Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

About Mountain Lakes

Mountain Lakes is a small town in northern New Jersey counting 4,644 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Mountain Lakes is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 2.64 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,759 residents per square mile.

📰 Mountain Lakes News Today

• Mountain Lakes' Gillespie named to boys lacrosse All-State First Team newjerseyhills.com · Aug 18
• Mountain Lakes Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Mountain Lakes boys lacrosse wins 13th consecutive sectional title dailyrecord.com · Jun 9
• Kinnelon Varsity Baseball @ Mountain Lakes MaxPreps · Aug 10
• Mountain Lakes Field Hockey 2026-2027 New Jersey High School Sports · Jul 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mountain Lakes Unique

• Positioned in northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mountain Lakes

• The Station at Mountain Lakes
• La Cucina — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mountain Lakes

• Denville Community Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Island Beach reviews ★
• Muriel Hepner Park reviews ★
• Richard M Wilcox Park reviews ★
• Taft Memorial Field reviews ★
• Tourne County Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mountain Lakes

• Academy for Biotechnology
• Briarcliff Middle School
• Lake Drive Program for Hearing Impaired
• Mountain Lakes High School
• Valleyview Middle School
• Wildwood Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mountain Lakes

🏘️ Nearby Communities