Cresskill is in
Bergen County, in
Gateway Region. Cresskill is near
Paramus,
Closter and
River Edge. This is a small community at the edge of a heavily-populated area, near the Palisades State Park, on the west bank of the
Hudson River across from
Yonkers. Tenakill Brook, Alpine Country Club and the Montammy Golf Club is less than a mile away.
The name 'cresskill' refers to 'cress' or watercress, and 'kill' is Dutch for 'creek'.
