Bertrand Island Amusement Park, Amusement park on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.
The park stretched across a narrow peninsula surrounded by water on three sides, featuring twenty different rides and entertainment facilities including a wooden roller coaster.
The site began as a bathing beach in the early 1900s and transformed into an amusement park when Louis Kraus expanded it during the 1920s with rides and attractions.
Generations of families gathered at Bertrand Island to enjoy rides, arcade games, and summer entertainment from the 1920s through the early 1980s.
The park remained accessible through public transportation, with buses meeting visitors at the Landing Lake Hopatcong station to transport them directly to the entrance.
The Wildcat roller coaster, installed in 1925, marked North Jersey's first wooden roller coaster and remained a central attraction until the park's closure in 1983.
Location: New Jersey
GPS coordinates: 40.91180,-74.65980
Latest update: March 14, 2025 09:45
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