Loantaka Brook Reservation

[3] Arrowheads found in Munsee encampments throughout the Washington Valley suggest that they hunted wolf, elk, and wild turkey for game and likely ate mussels from the Whippany River.

[7] During the Revolutionary War, from January to May 1777, some of George Washington's troops camped in the Loantaka Valley,[9][10] while he stayed at Arnold's Tavern on the Morristown Green.

[11][12] The land had been private property until the twentieth century when large connecting plots were donated by various community members to form what is known today as The Loantaka Brook Reservation.

There are reports of efforts to try to expand the system in the future, possibly by connecting the Loantaka trails with those of the nearby Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

The park generally has no major hills to climb and has been deemed suitable for young children on bicycles, according to one report.

The restrooms along the Loantaka Way Trails are cleaned daily during the summer and each rest area features a working water fountain except during the winter.

The Loantaka Brook Reservation is maintained by the Morris County Parks Commission and is currently in the process of being reviewed.

[21] In 2010, New York Jets football player Jim Leonhard participated in an event on the reservation to raise funds to counter childhood obesity.