Middlesex County Park System Explained

Middlesex County Park System
Type:Public
Location:Middlesex County, New Jersey
Status:Open all year

The Middlesex County Park System is an agency that maintains over 32 parks and recreational areas, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The largest park is Thompson Park in Monroe Township and Jamesburg with 675 acres.

List of parks[1]

!Park!Municipality !Visitation!Acreage
Donaldson ParkHighland ParkN/A81*
Thomas A. Edison ParkEdison180
Fords ParkWoodbridgeN/A32
Johnson ParkHighland Park and Piscataway478
Joseph Medwick ParkCarteretN/A86
Merrill ParkWoodbridgeN/A182
Raritan Bay Waterfront ParkSayreville and South Amboy114
Roosevelt ParkEdison217
Spring Lake ParkSouth PlainfieldN/A127
Thompson ParkMonroe and Jamesburg675
William Warren ParkWoodbridge and Perth Amboy126
Old Bridge Waterfront ParkOld BridgeN/A71
Alvin P. Williams ParkWoodbridgeN/A36
Davidson Mill Pond ParkSouth Brunswick499
Delaware & Raritan State Park Trail[2] N: New BrunswickS: Trentonn/a (70 miles)
John A. Phillips ParkOld Bridge111
New Brunswick LandingNew Brunswickn/a (11 nautical miles)
David B. Crabiel ParkMilltown and North BrunswickN/A24
Middlesex GreenwayEdison, Metuchen, and WoodbridgeN/A42 (3.5 miles)
TOTAL3,081

Nature preserves[1]

!Nature preserve!Municipality!Visitation!Acreage
Ambrose & Doty's Brooks Natural AreaPiscataway218
Heathcote Meadows PreserveSouth Brunswick88
Ireland Brook Conservation AreaEast Brunswick and South Brunswick520
Jamesburg Park Conservation AreaEast Brunswick, Helmetta, Spotswood, and Monroe1,436
John A. Phillips Open Space PreserveOld Bridge1,694
Tamarack Hollow PreserveEast Brunswick165
Thompson Park Conservation AreaMonroe983
Scotts Corner Conservation AreaSouth Brunswick159
Plainsboro PreservePlainsboro1,057
Tamarack Hollow PreserveEast Brunswick165
Pin Oak ForestWoodbridge97
Deep Run PreserveOld Bridge850
Matchaponix ForestMonroe100
Story FarmMonroe100
Van Dyke FarmSouth Brunswick196
Dismal Swamp HoldingsEdison and South Plainfield120
TOTAL7,948

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Middlesex County Park System List of Parks. Middlesex County Park System.
  2. https://www.dandrcanal.com/ D&R Canal: D&R Canal State Park