The Higher You Go, The Better the View is of the City

Welcome to Mountainside, home to approximately 6,700 individuals according Mountainside is bordered by Summit, Springfield Township, Westfield, Berkley Heights, and Scotch Plains.

Trailside Nature Center in nearby Mountainside, on the Watchung Reservation beautiful hiking trails of various difficulty levels, including easier ones that are more like “nature walks.”  The Trailside Museum is a wonderful experience for children of all ages, and Echo Lake Park in Mountainside have tons of activities for everyone to enjoy..

If you are looking for a truly suburban town and surrounded by other great communities close to New York City,Mountainside may be the place for you!

Commuting to New York City?

Many young professionals commute to jobs in New York daily via Mountainsides four bus routes, all of which benefit from a BBS (Bus Bypass Shoulder) that cuts through traffic and has been in use for many years. Routes 114 and 117 provide service to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan while routes 65 and 66 travel to Downtown Newark making all local stops. You are also a very short drive to the Summit and Westfield train stations as well as a Lakeland bus park-and-ride on Broad St in Summit near the Springfield border. For longer journeys, Newark International Airport is just 11 miles (18 k) East of Mountainside.