Bloomfield Visiting & Lodging Guide
Bloomfield is easy to visit by rail or road, with parks, dining, historic sites and cultural destinations—but conventional hotel inventory inside township boundaries is limited.
Visitor AnchorsBrookdale Park
Bloomfield Center
Historic Green
Oakeside
Bloomfield College campus
Two rail stations
Bloomfield Center
Historic Green
Oakeside
Bloomfield College campus
Two rail stations
Staying Overnight
No strong conventional hotel inventory was verified inside Bloomfield for this guide. Visitors commonly use nearby lodging in Montclair and surrounding Essex County communities; those properties are outside Bloomfield and are not presented as in-town listings.
Things to See & Do
Brookdale ParkLarge Essex County park with trails, sports facilities, playgrounds and landscaped areas.
Bloomfield CenterDowntown restaurants, shops, transit and civic landmarks around the Six Points area.
Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural CenterHistoric mansion and cultural venue at 240 Belleville Avenue.
Bloomfield College CampusHistoric campus integrated into the downtown area.
Old First Church & The GreenHistoric civic landscape at the heart of Bloomfield.
Watsessing ParkEssex County parkland serving Bloomfield and neighboring communities.
Getting Around
Bloomfield and Watsessing Avenue stations are on NJ TRANSIT's Montclair-Boonton Line. The Garden State Parkway runs through the township, while local buses connect Bloomfield with Newark, Montclair, Clifton and surrounding communities. Verify current schedules before travel.