Belle Mountain Recreation Area
Valley Road, just off Route 29, Mercer County, NJ

Directions:

Located on Valley Road, 0.2 of a mile east of its intersection with Route 29.

History:

The park used to be a ski center.  Some still use the park for skiing when the conditions are right.

Facilities:

a recreation area and a nearby picnic area and playing field (activities such as the corn maze fest are held in the park)

Source: http://www.sourland.org/virtual/virtual.html

Trails:

Brief visit.

PLANT LIST:
Dr. Patrick L. Cooney
* = date plants found in bloom, 5/05/04

Trees:
Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) 5/05/04
Juniperus virginiana (red cedar)

Shrubs and sub-shrubs:
Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive) 5/05/04

Vines:
Celastrus orbiculatus (Asiatic bittersweet)
Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)

Herbs:
Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) *
Barbarea vulgaris (common wintercress) *
Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion ) *

Grasses:
Dactylis glomerata (orchard grass) 
Schizachyrium scoparium (little blue stem grass)