Approximately a thousand Native Americans had their seasonal activities, collecting shells for wampum and hosting their bath festivals in Overpeck Creek.
[1] The Henry Hoebel Area consists of a small playground, a 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial, bicycle and jogging path, and track and field.
The bicycle-pedestrian path is approximately one and a quarter-mile long and it forms a figure-8, dividing the Henry Hoebel Area into two sections, separated by a tributary of the Overpeck Creek.
[5] The area is also used by various rowing ok teams including Teaneck High School and Columbia University.
[10] This is a 46-acre eco-art park, consists of passive trails and art installations throughout a forested wetland environment.
The Teaneck Creek Conservancy, a non-profit, manages the land in partnership with the County of Bergen.