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James G. Atkinson Memorial Park

Tourist attraction Park

One of the Most Reviewed Parks in Washington Township


Address

138 Bethel Mill Rd, Sewell, NJ 08080, United States

Website

www.co.gloucester.nj.us

Contact

+1 856-251-6710

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (747 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 5:30 am to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 5:30 am to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 5:30 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 5:30 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 5:30 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 5:30 am to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 5:30 am to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (36) courts (13) nice (11) great (10) kids (8) picnic (8) trails (7) areas (7) trail (6) walk (6)
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  • 5/5 Rick S. 3 months ago on Google • 624 reviews New
    Fantastic park in Washington Township (I believe this used to be called Bethel Mill Park). Great Pickleball courts and great players that are friendly and can play well.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 M. L. H. 9 months ago on Google
    Nice park. Walking trail goes around periphery of park and down by Bethel Lake. Very interesting memorial (monument?) area. Seems like *the* place to go for pickleball, always busy. Nearby Washington Lake Park is considerably larger, with more varied and extensive trails and facilities, but this is a very nice park also.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jamie Lynn B. 1 year ago on Google
    Always a great park to be. Whether you have kids or not. The playgrounds are up to date. There is a long paved path around the park. You can walk it, run it, bike it, roller skate it...whatever tickles your fancy. It's been around a long time and I hope to see it here for many more years. There's also a great lake to fish in. Some of my best memories with my dad are at that lake.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kristina Elissa Bergman (Hidden Pond F. 6 months ago on Google • 379 reviews
    Beautiful tennis courts and pickle ball courts . Clean bathrooms with water fountains you can use to fill your bottles. Covered blue benches to watch matches. Good parking areas.

  • 5/5 Shanna D. 1 year ago on Google
    Best park ! Plenty of swings. A big kid playground and smaller one for the smaller kids! Best part plenty of shade. And a little paved trail to walk down. Plenty of picnic tables and even a few grills with a shaded pavilion. Also Very clean!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Drew L. 11 months ago on Google
    Probably the best pickleball courts in south Jersey. New courts and well lit. People were very nice and welcoming.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Veronica V. 2 years ago on Google
    This park is nice and relaxing. A very nice place to walk and enjoy some nature. There’s a few trails with a river. A nice little place to walk. Also a little park with swings.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 QX Q. 1 year ago on Google
    It's a beautiful Park! A very good place to take the family however you may want to do a little research before you go if you plan on using any of the facilities sports stuff because a lot of times I see big groups they're using them so I don't know if you have to make a reservation for that or not however that being said it's a beautiful place and a good a good good place to go
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 hARmOny G. 7 months ago on Google • 154 reviews
    The park is large, and it has restrooms, picnic tables, and also: grills for cooking out. Another good feature of the park is the tall, shady trees over the seating area.

  • 4/5 Ant B. 5 months ago on Google • 108 reviews
    Decent park. Washington lake park is better in almost every way including more trails and space in general. For some reason this park has 5x more bathrooms when it is 1/5 the size of Washington lake park? There is also a lot of tennis/pickleball courts

  • 5/5 Wayne Wilkerson J. 6 years ago on Google • 100 reviews
    A very nice park for walking and playing various sports. It is kept nice and very clean. There are plently of benches on the paths to relax on and a picnic area with a few grills.

  • 5/5 Hikmat K. 9 months ago on Google • 99 reviews
    This small-sized park features around 10 pickleball courts, two basketball courts, scenic walking trails, and charming picnicking areas. Additionally, a pack of geese is a common sight throughout the park.

  • 5/5 Hosam S. 1 year ago on Google • 51 reviews
    Love this park. Have been taking my boys there since they were babies…

  • 4/5 Mavis A. 5 years ago on Google • 41 reviews
    Facilities in this park include tennis courts, a basketball court, playground for children, baseball and soccer fields, picnic areas, ample parking spaces, adequate restrooms, benches, and an amphitheatre. Great place for a stroll or a general day in the park type of activities. There are water fountains available at some designated areas but some no longer funtion. Dogs are not allowed here. This park is a beautiful place for all members of the family to hangout!

  • 5/5 McGruff 6 months ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Great park! Has a nice trail to walk along that circles the park. The playground was great for my daughter. 2 areas of fun with slides, swings, a see saw and more! Also, there’s a partnered swing that parents can sit on with their kid! That was awesome. We will definitely be revisiting

  • 5/5 Joy K. 10 months ago on Google
    What a great time me and my friend Carolyn had ! It was our first time. It was so nice to be served all the good picnic food . Service was excellent and everyone was so nice .The band was great and we had fun dancing to the awesome music they played , We had Mr.Softee, got our pictures taken at the photo booth and got a lot of information, gifts and gadgets. Many thanks and appreciation to Gloucester County for my first fun Summer Senior picnic ! I remember my mother's excitement about going to this picnic each year and now I'm old enough (lol)to go ! Thank you ❤️

  • 5/5 Sarah M. 1 year ago on Google
    I came for my little cousin's birthday party and we brought my niece. All the kids really had a blast I think. My niece did not want to leave at the end! They have newer looking playgrounds with a lot of options for play. There's a trail and tennis courts. It was a little hard to figure out where we were going at first. The Pavillion was pretty big and had plenty of room and tables for everyone. I also didn't see too many bugs. We didn't need bug spray.

  • 5/5 Cherie M. 9 months ago on Google
    My granddaughter had a great time on the swings and playing with the car

  • 5/5 Melissa R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great park. Wish I could bring my dog but it does have a nice trail with lots of exercise stations. Public restrooms and today I noticed a water bottle fill fountain. My kids and I have made lots of memories here in fact we know what it's called but we still and will always call it the barney park because the old purple dinosaur

  • 1/5 Thomas L. 10 months ago on Google
    Security at the park called the cops on a service dog. Not mine, I was just there.. they didn’t believe the owner who didn’t have the dogs papers. Dog wasn’t bothering anyone. They called the cops just to be annoying. It was sad mostly,kinda funny in hindsight, but mostly just sad.

  • 5/5 Rick S. 10 months ago on Google
    Playgrounds are solid. Restrooms always clean. Plenty of places to sit and eat even if someone rents out the main section.

  • 5/5 John P. 1 year ago on Google
    The park is well kept, has great trails, pickle ball, tennis, and basketball courts, a beautiful playground, and lots of ball fields. It's a perfect place to bring the family. Also the rest rooms are well maintained.

  • 4/5 Pam O. 1 year ago on Google
    It's pretty, but if it's playoffs of rec sports, there's not NEARLY enough parking. The layout w/parking & sports fields & courts is confusing. I'm glad I was there on an unseasonably cool day because we would've roasted in the sun @ the softball field, & every play sent up clouds of dust.

  • 5/5 Rachel Q. 7 years ago on Google • 16 reviews
    I love coming here to walk the trails. The lake and trees are really pretty. Park has basketball and tennis courts, park workout bars. There is a calendar available which has dates and times for different fun family activities. Restrooms on site. Playground areas on site (toddler/big kids). Park also has a ampitheatre. Very clean park.

  • 5/5 Sandra S. 1 year ago on Google
    James Atkinson is a park that has areas with picnic tables ,barbecue grill, walking trails, play ground for the kids and more.The park is clean and well keeped .

  • 5/5 Terry B. 2 years ago on Google
    My great grandsons first birthday was here, I was visiting from SC, the park was very clean, we were under the pavilion, plenty of room. There was a little playground right next to it, so the kids had a blast. I really enjoyed the walking trail down by the water.

  • 3/5 Diana O. 1 year ago on Google
    The park hours after dark only accommodate older people not the kids. On a sat we like to be at the park at 8pm playing with our grandson but there are no lights to allow for that.

  • 5/5 Stew S. 1 year ago on Google
    A very beautiful park for entire family great music and friendly staff


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Amenities


  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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