The Monmouth County Park System is Monmouth County's open space, park and recreation agency. Created in 1960, the Park System has 38 parks, forests, gardens, wetland/marine habitats, golf courses, historic sites, recreation areas, and conservation properties totaling over 14,500 acres. Each year, the Park System also offers over 4,000 recreation programs and activities for individuals of all ages and abilities.

The Monmouth County Park System was the first Park & Recreation agency in the nation to receive accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) in 1994 and is one of only 89 such agencies in the nation to have done so and the only agency in New Jersey.