Adventure Awaits at the Lake Hopatcong Block Party

May 10, 2026| Community, Events

By: Caitlin Doran

The Lake Hopatcong Block Party is chock full of fun activities to entertain guests: children’s activities and a scavenger hunt, a touch-a-truck area, free boat rides, a 50/50 raffle, and more – all available in between tucking into delicious offerings from more than 15 food stands and visiting/shopping from more than 200 vendors. Our longtime favorite activity? The Passport Adventure Program, and it’s back this year with even more changes for guests to win cool prizes!

How does the Passport Adventure Program work?

Stop by the Passport Adventure Program booth, underneath the Pavillion, where you’ll pick up your passport card (one card per family). From there, visit our 2026 Block Party sponsors, whose booths are sprinkled throughout Hopatcong State Park. Four of the stops are required, and eight are optional, for a total of 12 stops. Sponsors will stamp your passport at each stop, and once your passport is completed, return it to the Passport Adventure Program booth. There, you’ll be given raffle tickets to place in the buckets of the prizes you hope to win! All passports must be turned in by 3 pm, with the drawing taking place at 3:30 pm. You do not have to be present to win! Winners’ names will be posted at the booth, and the Lake Hopatcong Foundation will call all winners to arrange prize pick-up, should you not be present at 3:30 pm.

What prizes could I win?

Block Party sponsors have generously donated the following prizes, with even more expected to arrive at the event! You could win:

• LED Dock/Deck Tru-Scapes lighting starter package and a $200 gift card, courtesy of Decks & Docks - Value $700
• Gift basket with 10yd container certificate for topsoil, cleanout, or brush courtesy of Jefferson Recycling - Value $550
• Nolan’s Point experience baskets (3 Prizes), courtesy of Live the Lake New Jersey - Value $250 each
• Boating safety certificate course with swag, courtesy of Bridge Marina - Value $250
• Gift certificate good toward any service, courtesy of Window Genie - Value $250
• Ship Store gift certificate, courtesy of Sportsman’s Marina – Value $250
• Kids basket including toys, books, games, and more, courtesy of Re/Max House Value - Value $200
• $100 Lowe's gift card and soft cooler filled with NJNG items, courtesy of New Jersey Natural Gas - Value $150
• Five (5) - 1-year new Morris Review paper subscriptions, courtesy of the West Morris Reporter - Value $125 each
• Boat bag with a $100 Amazon gift card, courtesy of Jefferson Township Youth Coalition - Value $120
• Gift certificate for recording sessions or guitar/bass/ukulele lessons, courtesy of Missile Silo Studios – Value $100
• Stainless steel ice cream maker, bowls, and spoons, courtesy of Fox Architectural Design - Value $100
• Water softener salt delivered and installed, courtesy of Culligan New Jersey - Value $80
• Two tickets to Taste of Roxbury on Monday, May 18, courtesy of the Roxbury Area Chamber of Commerce - Value $70
• Dunkin Donuts Gift Basket, Courtesy of Mount Arlington Dunkin Donuts - Value $60
• CCM swag, including a hat, shirt, and insulated tote, courtesy of County College of Morris - Value $60

We want to thank all of our generous sponsors for participating in our Passport Adventure Program and especially shout out those sponsors who went the extra mile by donating a Passport Adventure prize. We appreciate your support of the Lake Hopatcong Block Party, and as a Passport Adventure stop ourselves, we can’t wait to meet as many guests as possible at our booth on Saturday. We look forward to chatting about Lake Hopatcong and stamping your passport!