The Tourne Letterbox
Tourne County Park
Placed 05/09/01 by Wingfoot
Boonton and Denville, Morris County, New Jersey

Clues: Easy
Terrain: Fairly Easy

Traveling NORTH on 287, take Exit 43 for Intervale Road (Mountain Lakes). At
the end of the ramp turn LEFT and cross over I-287 to the traffic light. Turn
RIGHT at the light onto Fanny Road. Proceed straight to the second stop sign.
Turn RIGHT onto West Main Street. Bear LEFT at the "Y" onto Powerville Road.
Continue until the first road on the left, McCaffrey Lane. Turn LEFT. A sign
for Tourne Park marks the entrance.

Early Dutch settlers named this land "Torren", which means tower.

The highlight of a trip to Tourne Park continues to be the view from the top.

The Tourne is the only remaining undeveloped fragment of the Great Boonton
Tract, purchased by David Ogden, Colonial Attorney-General of New Jersey in
1759. McCaffrey Lane, which serves as the main entrance to the park, was
created in 1767 by Samuel Ogden to haul iron ore from Hibernia's mines to his
iron works in Old Boonton. Within this historic region, the Continental Army
manufactured cannon balls for use during the American Revolution.

Please be discreet, as this is a heavily traveled area.

Start at the baseball field parking lot.
Look for signs directing you to the scenic overlook.
Take and stay on trail to the top.
There are several viewing areas at the top of The Tourne.
You will need to figure out from which vantage point you can see the top of
the Manhatten skyline.
There is a small wooden bench there.