Parks & Recreation Areas
Seabrook-Wilson House), and beautiful views
of the Raritan Bay and the NYC skyline.
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 page 15.
This park boasts a restored early-nine-
teenth-century bog iron mining community.
You'll find picnicking, playgrounds, camp-
sites, 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 (the
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"Diggin'" by Mary Jo Austin See Jersey Shore Moments, page 57,
Picture Perfect Gallery page 58, and The Jolly Tar page 61
