Lake Mohawk, New Jersey

About Lake Mohawk

Lake Mohawk, NJ is a small unincorporated community located in northern New Jersey.

Lake Mohawk holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.02 square miles.

📰 Lake Mohawk News Today

• A Day Trip Guide to Lake Mohawk in Sparta Montclair Girl · Jul 17
• Lake Mohawk Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 28
• Sparta officer rescues dog after it falls through ice on Lake Mohawk WRNJ Radio · Dec 17
• Green Pond lifeguards win 2026 North Jersey rescue competition www.spartaindependent.com · Aug 10
• Bodycam video shows Sparta, NJ officer rescuing dog that fell into frigid water in frozen lake ABC7 New York · Dec 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lake Mohawk Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Mohawk

• Bone Yard — mexican
• Casa Mia — italian
• Playa Bowls — dessert (café)
• Frank's Pizza — italian
• Green's Beans Cáfe (café)
• Krogh's Restaurant & Brew Pub
• Lake House Cafe (café)
• Sparta Classic Diner — american
• Sushi Ya

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Frying Pan Trees · Attraction
• Tomahawk Lake Water Park · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Mohawk

• Boardwalk Park reviews ★
• Hilltop Lakeview Park reviews ★
• Playground reviews ★
• Putting Green Park reviews ★
• Weldon Brook Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lake Mohawk

• Alpine Elementary School
• Helen Morgan School
• Mohawk Avenue School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lake Mohawk

🏘️ Nearby Communities