Parks & Recreation Areas
Waterfront Park Activity Center (the
Seabrook-Wilson House), and beautiful
views of the Raritan Bay and the NYC sky-
line. Beach access, salt marshes, boating,
fishing, birding, picknicking.
BERKELEY ISLAND
COUNTY PARK
399 Brennan Concourse, Berkeley
Township, 1-877-OC PARKS
www.oceancountyparks.org
Situated on a scenic peninsula jutting out
into the calm waters of Barnegat Bay,
Berkeley Island County Park provides one of
the best views of the bay in Ocean County.
Its 25 acres feature a family-oriented sandy
beach with protected bay bathing. The
100' crabbing/fishing pier is one of the
County's most popular. Bring a picnic lunch
and spend the day sunning, swimming, or
crabbing. Picnic area, grills, playground. The
park is currently closed so that redevelop-
ment from damage caused by Superstorm
Sandy can continue, with the goal of
reopening in 2016.
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 page 10.
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
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