It is located at the northeastern end of the city near the mouth of the Hackensack River at Newark Bay south of New Jersey Route 440.

[1] It is a component of the Hackensack RiverWalk and is connected by footpath to Stephen R. Gregg Park—Hudson County Park.

The park encompasses 40 acres (0.16 km2).

[2] and includes a boardwalk through the wetlands preservation area[3] and remnants of the Electric Launch Company.

[4] Opened in 2006, it is named for former Mayor of Bayonne (1990–1994), Richard Rutowski.