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Road Trip; The Great Falls in Paterson, NJ

July 31, 2026
Recent heavy rain and some local flooding made for less interest in being outdoors but also thought the heavy rains might make a trip to the Great Falls National Park in Paterson NJ more interesting.
While there we visited the adjacent Muth Museum and restored Hincheliffe Stadium.
The Great Falls National Park is the only park that also contains a baseball stadium!
image of the great falls

The Great Falls.

image of paterson great falls daily events listing
image of great falls painters
image of painter painting the great falls

A favorite spot for artists.

image of great falls descriptive sign
image wide view of great falls
image of power plant and great falls park

The historic power plant on the left.

image of great falls power plant sign
image of alexander hamilton statue
image of alexander hamilton statue
image of alexander hamilton statue

Alexander Hamilton.

image of historic power plant at paterson great falls
View of the power plant, the Great Falls, and Alexander Hamilton with the old factory park further ahead …
image of upper great falls

A path around the top of the Falls gives different perspectives.
The large building in the distance is the Muth Museum with the Hinchliffe Stadium attached, so easy to visit while at the Paterson Great Falls.

image of sign describing historic factories
image of factory foundations park

There is a nice sitting area along the river with some old factory remains incorporated as a backdrop.

image of park with old factory backdrop
image of park with old factory backdrop
image of historic power plant at paterson great falls
Looking back up the river with the old power plant in view.
imageof historic sign
image of hinchliffe stadium sign
The Hinchliffe Stadium was restored and now hosts events.
image of muth museum

The Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium. It contains memorabilia about the stadiums past including the Negro baseball league and even midget car racing that was held there post WWII. At the time of my visit there was a soccer exhibit while the FIFA World Soccer Championship was scheduled to be played at another NJ stadium, MetLife Stadium.

image of muth museum hincliffe stadium sign
image of muth museum and sign
image of historic negro baseball team logos
image of midget car racing memorabelia
image of midget car racing memorabelia
image of hinchliffe stadium sign

Links

  1. Link to Great Falls Earthcam live feed.
  2. The Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium home page.
  3. Hinchliffe Stadium site.
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