The Best Parks in Monmouth County NJ

Tara Bogan

5/5

4 months ago

Monmouth County Parks offers a wide range of programs and activities every season… programs on nature, arts, health, safety, skills, cooking, etc. etc. I sign up for a range of activities every season and they help make my life so much more enjoyable as I break from the daily grind. I appreciate that they offer “after work” programs in the evenings as well. The naturalists and instructors are all wonderful, knowledgeable, and fun… they love what they do! I think it’s awesome that the parks maintain live maps of their trails on the explorer app. Sometimes I get a little turned around on the trails and the app is a huge help. Keep up the amazing work MCPS! I appreciate all you do!

Anne R

5/5

3 months ago

Monmouth County has the best park system in NJ. My children took many classes and camps here, and we have visited many of the parks. And the beaches are beautiful. Five stars.

heraclio pacheco

5/5

9 months ago

Beautiful place to visit. The trails are a pleasure

Reedi Marcell

5/5

7 months ago

Excellent bike path. Great offroad trail by the river! Beautiful, clean, dog friendly! Love it! We will definitely be returning here often.

Frank Garnick

5/5

2 months ago

Nice place. Open space, woods and the reservoir of course. Even getting there is nice (and simple).

Eliyahu Langer

5/5

a month ago

Gorgeous park!!! We really and truly enjoyed this park. A beautiful relaxing getaway

Moshe Chaim Raices

5/5

10 months ago

Many options for kids of every age and interest. While a few toys are closed for repair there are enough for everyone to have fun.

If you’re visiting the sprayground this is a great followup to dry off and relax.

Timothy McCurdy

5/5

10 months ago

Great little park with a variety of activities.

Doug Alpaugh

5/5

a year ago

Clean and well maintained. No one follows equipment rules, seeing adults on the 5-12 yo park equipment interfers with smaller children participation.

Tara Bogan

5/5

4 months ago

Incredible park! It’s absolutely gorgeous and has a ton of amenities. There are so many trails that make you feel like you’re in a fairytale forest while you’re navigating them. I’ve taken classes in most of the buildings… the visitor’s center is breathtaking. The Creative Arts Building is a wonderful place to create. What a wonderful place.

Avinash Sodhi

5/5

a week ago

Nice park with a 4+ mile paved track to walk or bike. Blue trail loop to hike around the reservoir and a lake for canoeing. You can rent the canoes by the lake. The park also hosts numerous festivals during summers.

william demola

5/5

5 months ago

Nice clean park with well maintained trails. Most flat and easy. There is also a dog park and playground for the kids.

Christan Govich

5/5

in the last week

Love this park. 2 playgrounds, lots of trails, a pond, and livestock. It’s easy to fish here with lots of spots around the pond, but finding an area in the shade that is available can be tricky. Always plenty of parking, but not always in the area we want to visit. There is a nice paved path for bikes and in the winter they have sledding. There is a covered pavilion with picnic tables and 2 locations with restrooms.

Manuel Nelo Esteves

5/5

a month ago

It’s a wonderful place to take a hike through the forest or field trails, enjoy the blossoms, fish, sled, sit by a fire, and even enjoy visiting the farm animals. During Winter, weather permitting there is a ski hill and skating pond as well. Plus I never miss the Arboretum once Spring has Sprung!

Danielle Ruddy

5/5

10 months ago

Great park for the kids. They love visiting the animals on the farm. Tho the park and farm visit are free,, bring a few dollars for a donation. Sometimes they have veggies laid out to take that they grew on the farm, they only ask for a donation

Judith Garifine

5/5

2 months ago

Yet another wonderful cooking class with Chef Peter–in this class, we made a half dozen different kinds of delicious salmon! Chef is full of hints and helpful suggestions based on his years of culinary experience. An awesome program, well worth the cost! Be ready to register at 8 am the first day it is available, or you you might be closed out! This year, they ran a second evening to accommodate those on the wait list. That class was also filled. Bring a cooking partner and ENJOY!

mg wyville

5/5

a month ago

Beautifully well kept park. Great for a run.. Tennis and basketball courts.

Michael Iannacone

4/5

8 months ago

This park is an impressive place. There are walking trails, tennis courts, ball fields and a great big playground for children. Two of the buildings have kitchens and dining rooms that can be rented for birthdays etc.

Kristin Stark

5/5

3 weeks ago

Clean, beautiful, CLEAN! Lots of space and things to do. I’ve always gone there, but since they re-did it, it’s just awesome.

J M

5/5

a month ago

We stopped for a quick night time visit to the shore. The sound of my kids giggling and squealing was the most beautiful sound imaginable. It was stunning area, very clean and welcoming. We can’t wait to return next summer.

Rachel Rinkesmith

5/5

in the last week

dog friendly! this is a cute well maintained beach that is year round. definitely can spend a good chunk of a day chillin here.

Leah Pants

4/5

a month ago

GPS directions take you through a neighborhood and that was a little strange however, the building is really cute and it was nice to visit a new spot that I haven’t been to before. Especially as we were attending the spring fair and I enjoy supporting Monmouth county Parks.

Ananya Gupta

4/5

2 months ago

The staff here is great and friendly. We paid $35 for the family Eggstravagant Easter Egg hunt event. Wish there were more information because it was more for kids agreed up to 6 years at most. Way too expensive and I wish their website had more information about what to expect.

They have a pool table, 3 foosball tables, a ping-pong table tennis, a bumper pool table and an air hockey table.

Michele reevey

5/5

4 weeks ago

My grandson had his 5th birthday party there I got to visit with all my children and grandchildren it was also Mother’s Day

Marina Kim

5/5

a year ago

Peaceful in the morning. Beautiful wild flowers, caterpillars and ladybugs. Access to the water for fishing and boating. In the evenings, usually gets crowded.

Felix Ruiz

5/5

11 months ago

BEAUTIFUL !!! That’s ALL

Yorleni

5/5

10 months ago

Mau Mau

5/5

9 months ago

The perfect beach playground. All sorts of swings, including bucket b swing, two separate side for smaller and older kids, beside the parking lot, but fenced off. Beach is two minutes away, restroom is one minute. Shade for the grown-ups. Lots of benches too. The ground under the toys is covered with gummi

Marc & Bella

4/5

10 months ago

Spacious, clean and lots for kids to play on. A nice break from the beach. Wish some of it was covered though. Parking can be difficult.

Marijn Spaa

4/5

a year ago

Fantastic playground for little kids, next to Beach. I always go there with my 6 year son and he love to play there, he always makes some temporary friends to play with. It’s safe, clean and a lots of things to play👍

Don Brovero

4/5

a month ago

It is amazing to me all of the cool parks and historical places in NJ. This was my first time here. A really nice visitor’s center with a movie that explains the battle that happened here. The grounds are well maintained, there is a ton of parking and all different trails that you can take. There are also picnic benches. A nice place to spend an afternoon.

Melissa S.

5/5

a month ago

Lots of rich Revolutionary War history to be experienced here. There are paved trails near the visitor center. There are clean bathrooms, but the hours are limited. The museum has finally reopened with limited hours. Plenty of benches and picnic tables, so people have parties and barbecues here. The unpaved trails are great because they have a little bit of elevation change (I mean, this IS the coastal plain). However, it took me a while to learn how the wooded trails all connect. This park offers my best workout close to home. I trained here for hiking the Grand Canyon (the hill behind the visitor center gets my heart pumping). People sled down this hill in winter.

Michael Turi

5/5

8 months ago

great place to apple pick and the country store is amazing. Famous for their apple cider donuts. Nobody and I mean nobody has a better donut. They are served hot and man oh man are they amazing.