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John A. Phillips Open Space Preserve
Park
👍👍 This is a green park with walking/biking trails close by, and an active community of park users, some with dogs. There are multiple fields for recreation, including baseball, and a track too. If head into the trails, keep an eye out for the teddy bears in the trees! I counted two (are there more?)....
4.70 (428 reviews)
(~7.76 km from centre)
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Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park Trail
Park
👍👍 Great place to visit and take daily hikes with the kids. Very even easy trails and a variety of Reptiles to view. I have found 2 snake pits containing Great Northern Banded Water snakes and Eastern Ribbon and Eastern Garter snakes. There are approximately ten types of turtles you can find basking in...
4.70 (116 reviews)
(~9.52 km from centre)
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Bamboo Forest Rutgers Gardens
Park
👍👍 The forest was dense, dark and cool. I proceeded with caution - my survival pack firmly secured to my back. One last check of supplies and provisions and I entered the bamboo.
Within moments I was completely turned around and lost. Wilderness was all around me. After several hours, the sun had set,...
4.70 (40 reviews)
(~4.42 km from centre)
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Johnson Park
Park
Historic village, picnic grounds & sport courts on 473 acres with paths & 2 ponds.
4.60 (1.5K reviews)
(~9.35 km from centre)
6
Donaldson Park
Park
90-acre riverfront park provides sports fields & courts, picnic groves, a dog park & 2 playgrounds.
4.60 (1.2K reviews)
(~5.85 km from centre)
7
John F. Kennedy Park
Park
👍👍 This park is beautiful. Always relaxing walking/ running around the big lake in the center. There are tennis courts, skate board areas, 2 lakes- a big lake in the center and a much smaller one near the entrance, a beach volleyball area, kids' slides and swings, area for adults to work out. There is...
4.60 (1K reviews)
(~6.13 km from centre)
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Johnson Park
Park
👍👍 Great place for kids, can interact with animals and feed them, free of charge.
Take food for animals with you, baby carrots, lettuce or bread.
Kids area include swings and sliders, kids liked it.
Good for picnics, grilling and so.
Grills and seats are available, free of charge.
The lake view is am...
4.60 (862 reviews)
(~8.86 km from centre)
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Great Oak Park
Park
👍👍 It's a great park for a short walk, to have a picnic and the kids can play on the playground.
There also are some pretty creatures in the attached butterfly park, besides butterflies.
4.60 (265 reviews)
(~3.31 km from centre)
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Veterans Park
Park
👍👍 Great place to remember our service men and women. There are pavers with the names of those that served going back to WW1.
The park is beautiful, clean, and safe.
There is a covered area with picnic tables. Restrooms are clean.
4.60 (159 reviews)
(~7.29 km from centre)
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Community Park
Park
👍 Great community park for families, sports lovers, health enthusiasts, kids, pet parents. There's a big running road approx 2 miles that covers the entire park. Multiple soccer & baseball fields. Great to see a cricket pitch in center for subcontinent folks. Ample parking space at various spots nex...
4.60 (144 reviews)
(~8.73 km from centre)
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Helmetta Lake Park
Park
👍👍 Had the pleasant opportunity of getting to spend time here (early November). It is a decent size park with not too much spread in between activities available.
Trail - The trail took me about 10 minutes to walk with stops taking photos. It makes a "loop" if you cut across the basketball court.
It al...
4.60 (132 reviews)
(~8.32 km from centre)
14
Welsh Park
Park
👍👍 Lovely trail surrounding a ballfield and basketball court in the middle of the woods.
4.60 (78 reviews)
(~3.46 km from centre)
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Farrington Lake Spillway
Park
👍 Great if you want to go fishing or canooing. There are plenty of small secluded spots along the lake to park your car and a few parking lots. Usually quiet aside from other people fishing. Does not have a boat ramp or public dock. Lake is decently clean but has a strong under current so swim at your...
4.60 (51 reviews)
(~5.72 km from centre)
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Buccleuch Park
Park
Pastoral, 78-acre park showcasing the stately Buccleuch Mansion plus fields, a trail & more.
4.50 (910 reviews)
(~9 km from centre)
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Bicentennial Park
Park
A 34-acre park featuring a space for on-leash dogs, nature areas & a lake for fishing & kayaking.
4.50 (530 reviews)
(~6.42 km from centre)
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North Brunswick Community Park
Park
105-acre park features athletic fields, a playground, jogging trail, dog park, & butterfly garden.
4.50 (376 reviews)
(~8.75 km from centre)