Parks & Recreation Areas
(the Seabrook-Wilson House), and beautiful
views of the Raritan Bay and the NYC sky-
line. Beach access, salt marshes, boating,
fishing, birding, picknicking.
CATTUS ISLAND COUNTY
PARK AND COOPER
ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
1170 Cattus Island Boulevard
(off Fischer Blvd.), Toms River
(732) 270-6960 or 1-877-OC PARKS
www.oceancountyparks.org
The unspoiled beauty of nature is the main
attraction at Cattus Island County Park. For
nature lovers, this 500-acre park offers pan-
oramic bay views, hiking trails, a boardwalk
through the wetlands, a conservation area,
bird watching, crabbing and fishing, picnic
areas, a playground, a beautiful Butterfly
Garden, and cross-country skiing in the
winter. This environmentally sensitive park
boasts miles of trails, many offering lovely
vistas of the adjacent Silver Bay. Cattus
Island is home to the Cooper Environmental
Center, where visitors of all ages can enjoy
the many displays and collections of snakes
and reptiles, as well as numerous programs
and presentations.
ALLAIRE STATE PARK
THE HISTORIC VILLAGE
AT ALLAIRE
4263 Atlantic Avenue (Route 524)
Farmingdale, Park: (732) 938-2371
Village: (732) 919-3500
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksand
forests/parks/allaire.html
www.allairevillage.org
Please refer to the listing under
"Historic Sites & Museums."
This park boasts a restored early-nineteenth-
century bog iron mining community. You'll
find picnicking, playgrounds, campsites,
walking and riding trails, a Nature Center,
general store, living history, and the Pine
Creek Railroad steam trains. See also "The
Historic Village At Allaire" under "Historic
Sites & Museums."
BAYSHORE WATERFRONT PARK
719 Port Monmouth Road
Port Monmouth, (732) 783-3033
or (732) 842-4000
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
At 228 acres, this scenic park is home
to a 495-foot fishing pier, the historic
Bayshore Waterfront Park Activity Center
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