This Weekend in the Parks


What is our recipe for fun? Beautiful parks, great activities and you! Interested? Here’s what's planned for this weekend: 
 

Join us for weekend boat tours of the Manasquan Reservoir.
 
Eco-Elephant Family Flea Market   
Saturday, June 22 from 9am-1pm   
Dorbrook Recreation Area, Colts Neck   
Browse our vendors at this outdoor market for the one-of-a-kind item you did not even think you needed.
 
Roving Park System Naturalist  
Saturday, June 22 at 9am  
Holmdel Park, Holmdel    
Join our Roving Park System Naturalist for a walk in Ramanessin section and learn about seasonal points of interest. Meet in the Roberts Road parking lot (west of intersection with Longstreet Road). FREE!
 
Climb Time  
Saturday, June 22 from 1:30-3:30pm 
Sunnyside Recreation Area, Middletown  
Join us for a chance to try our 25 foot rock climbing wall. Climbers must be 42 inches or taller.  FREE
 
Boat Tours of the Manasquan Reservoir   
Saturday & Sunday, June 22 & 23 at 2, 3, 4 & 5pm   
Manasquan Reservoir, Howell  
These 45-minute tours are narrated by Park System Naturalists and include opportunities to view local wildlife. Plan to arrive at the Visitor Center 10 minutes early. The cost is adults: $5.61; children 12 & under: $3.50 (tax not included). Please call to confirm schedule as tours are both weather and water level dependent.
 
New Jersey Frogs  
Saturday & Sunday, June 22 & 23 at 1pm  
Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell  
Learn about the state's frogs and meet a few.  FREE
 
Historic Seabrook-Wilson House Open for Tours  
Sunday, June 23 from 1-4pm 
Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth  
Visit this house, which dates back to the early 1700s, and see displays on the ecology of the bay and local history. FREE!
 
Our summer issue of the Program Directory is now available.  Registration for the summer and  camp/swim issues of the Program Directory is underway and can be done online, by phone at 732-842-4000, ext. 1, or in person at Park System Headquarters in Thompson Park, Lincroft.
 
For more information on any of these activities or parks, call 732-842-4000, ext. 4312, between 10am-4pm daily.