{"id":419,"date":"2018-01-15T17:59:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T22:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2025-06-01T09:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T13:46:44","slug":"cheesequake-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/hike-locations\/cheesequake-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesequake Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>300 Gordon Road<br>Matawan, NJ 07747<br>732-566-2161<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigation<\/h2>\n\n\n        Tap the map for navigation help.\r\n        <iframe\r\n           style=\"display: block; border: solid black 1px; margin: 4px 0 4px 4px; padding-bottom: 1px;\r\n             height: 150px; width: 250px;\"\r\n           src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=40.440847, -74.270890&amp;z=12&amp;output=embed\">\r\n        <\/iframe>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <strong>Map:<\/strong>\r\n\t  <i class=\"fa fa-map-marker dirIcon\"><\/i>\r\n          <a style=\"text-decoration: underline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/KPEyzsrzxKg599bw6\" target=\"mcps_map\">goo.gl\/maps\/KPEyzsrzxKg599bw6<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n          <strong>GPS:<\/strong>\r\n\t  <i class=\"fa fa-compass dirIcon\"><\/i>\r\n\t  40.440847, -74.270890\r\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\r\nIf you see errors on this page, or if you'd like to suggest improvements, please send e-mail to\r\n<a href=\"mailto:hiker-jem@whereshouldibe.com\">Jem Treadwell<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet in the main parking lot by <strong>Hooks Creek Lake<\/strong>, near the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15f48749b8abe73be28c19a4e9a1325e\"><strong>IMPORTANT NOTES: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GPS navigation can be difficult in the park<\/strong>, and <strong>may take you up an incorrect road<\/strong> (e.g. a road signed for campers only) or tell you that you&#8217;ve arrived when you haven&#8217;t. Please <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>follow signs for Hooks Lake<\/strong> <strong>or Hooks Creek Lake<\/strong><\/span>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is a change from our original meeting place &#8211; we no longer meet in the small parking lot near the park entrance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Garden State Parkway:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take exit 120.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the brown signs to the park (three right turns).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From Rte 33 west:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick up <strong>Hwy 79 north<\/strong> to <strong>Hwy 34 north<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At <strong>Morristown Road<\/strong> turn right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the next light the road bends right, but go straight onto <strong>Gordon Road.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow Gordon Road to the park entrance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once in the park:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go <strong>past<\/strong> the small parking lot on your left, and turn <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">left<\/span> at the T-junction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow State Park Road about 0.5 mile to the main parking lot by the lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/cheesequake-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/cheesequake-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/cheesequake-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/cheesequake-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/image-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/image-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/image-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/image-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/image.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Address 300 Gordon RoadMatawan, NJ 07747732-566-2161 Navigation Notes Meeting Point Meet in the main parking lot by Hooks Creek Lake, near the building. IMPORTANT NOTES: Directions Garden State Parkway: From Rte 33 west: Once in the park:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":407,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1131,"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions\/1131"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whereshouldibe.com\/groups\/mcps-senior-hikers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}