3 Favorite Kid-Friendly Activities in Driving Distance of Whippany, NJ

Take the road out of Whippany, NJ, and discover exciting kid-friendly activities that the whole family will enjoy along the way. The sporty 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint is the perfect SUV for family outings with plenty of space for the kids and grandma and grandpa too.

1. Explore the Wonders in Edison’s Laboratory

Pile the family in the car, take a short 20-minute trip to West Orange, and introduce your young ones to the inventions of Thomas Edison at his laboratory in the Thomas Edison National Historical Park at 211 Main Street. Take a tour of the Laboratory Complex and step inside Edison’s library, Pattern Shop, and Chemistry Laboratory. It’s in this laboratory that looks exactly as it did when Edison invented the phonograph and the motion picture camera here.

The kids will be fascinated by the thousands of original artifacts and hundreds of photographs. The Thomas Edison National Historical Park is open Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2. Take a Magical Journey Through the Woods

Take your children on a magical journey to the picturesque 2,110-acre South Mountain Reservation, just 20 minutes away in Millburn. Stop at the Locust Grove entrance at 197 Glen Avenue and head down the one-mile Rahway Fairy Trail that winds through the woods to find the tiny fairy houses nestled between the vegetation along the trail’s edge.

Each little unique home is artistically constructed out of natural materials with tree bark roofs, twig ladders, tiny chairs made of acorns, and soft beds crafted out of moss. You and the kids are welcome to build your own fairy house to add to the magical collection.

3. Get Active Outdoors

One of the best places to get the kids out into the fresh air is Hopatcong State Park, a 27-minute drive from Whippany at 260 Lakeside Boulevard in Landing. The park’s 2,500-acre Lake Hopatcong is the largest lake in New Jersey and the perfect place to get active outdoors. There swimming beach has lifeguards, a concession stand when the little tummies start to rumble, and a bathhouse complex with restrooms, changing areas, and showers.

The kids can play volleyball and basketball and swing, climb, and slide at one of the two playgrounds. The marinas around the lake offer boat rentals, and you can teach the kids to catch largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish, perch, and pickerel. Hopatcong State Park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Surprise your kids and take them to have loads of fun at these fantastic family-friendly destinations. Drive to Performance Alfa Romeo today to look at the new 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint, an excellent SUV for comfortable family adventures.