Township of West Milford 1480 Union Valley Road West Milford, NJ 07480 (973) 728 - 7000 Directions Passaic County New Jersey Current Schedule   DRUG OR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS? CLICK FOR HELP INFORMATION News Unofficial Summary General Election 11-6-18 Unofficial West Milford General Election 11-6-18 Victorian Crafting and Holiday Exhibit at WM Museum 2018 General Election November 6, 2018 Public Question No. 1 2018 General Election November 6, 2018 Sample Ballot November 1, 2018 Planning Board Meeting Cancelled    More News... Calendar 11/16  Paper, Cardboard, Newspaper & Junk Mail Collection 11/18  Bottles & Cans Picked Up This Week 11/19  Glass, Cans and Plastic Collection 11/19  Lakes Committee Meeting 7pm 11/20  Glass, Cans and Plastic Collection 11/20  Historic Preservation Commission Mtg. 7pm    More Events...    Community Videos

    West Milford, an 80-plus square mile municipality located in Passaic County, NJ, sits in the "Heart of the Highlands."  Its beautiful mountainous terrain, dotted with nearly forty tranquil lakes, is crisscrossed by narrow roads that run along its scenic valleys and ridges.

    Most of its 10,000 homes surround its lakes.  Many of these homes, once summer resort bungalows, have over the years been enlarged and converted into year-round residences.  And over the past twenty years, many newer, larger homes on one- to four-acre lots, as well as two major condominium developments, have been built.  With this development history, prospective homeowners can find a range of housing types and costs to suit their particular needs.

    A major state highway, Route 23, that winds along its southern boundary, more or less paralleling the Pequannock River, provides its main transportation links to the outside world.

    A community widely recognized for its commitment to youth activities, yet recreation programs are available for people of all ages.  All family members, not just the younger set, can enjoy a wide variety of recreational, fun, and educational programs, sponsored not only by the Township's Recreation Department, but also its schools, the Police Athletic League, and local churches and civic groups.

    Recreational sports, hiking, mountain biking, road cycling, boating, and fishing, attract some hardy tourists, but West Milford's main attraction for local residents is its vast extent of largely undeveloped and state protected forests, nearly 2/3 of the entire municipality.

    Despite its enormous size, West Milford is blessed with a small-town atmosphere, the product of not only volunteer and civic group activism and pride, but also a participatory citizenry whose debates fill the local presses and enliven locally televised council meetings.

Note:  The Tax Departments, Planning, Building and Engineering Division are presently inaccessible by wheelchairs.  For Tax assistance, please call either 973-728-2793 or 973-728-2785 or go to the Clerk's Office; for Engineering assistance, please call 973-728-2858 or go to the Department of Public Works; for Building and Planning assistance, please call 973-728-2780 or go to the Clerk's Office and the services will be brought to you