When you’re at a loss about what to do to keep your children happy and healthy, go to the park! Children of all ages can spend hours swinging, climbing, running and playing outdoors. Taking kids to the park is one of the most fun and healthy things you can do with them. Looking to explore a new park? Here is your guide to Somerset County Parks in Central NJ.

Somerset County Parks in Central NJ

Colonial Park (Somerset, NJ)
Facilities: Offers a variety of features and activities for park visitors, including: golf, softball, walking/jogging trail, fishing, hiking trail, ice skating, cross-country skiing, picnicking, playground, tennis, paddle boats, and a putting course/miniature golf. Located within Colonial Park is Spooky Brook Golf Course; an 18 hole championship course which offers a wide open layout with spacious fairways and greens. Colonial Park is home to an arboretum, fragrance and sensory garden, ornamental grass collection, perennial garden, rose garden, shrub collection and dog park.

Duke Island Park Bridgewater, NJ
Facilities: Offers bike trails, softball fields and ice skating in the winter. Activities include biking, softball, walking/jogging trail, fishing, hiking trail, ice skating, cross-country skiing, birdwatching, picnicking, and playgrounds.

Natirar Park Peapack, NJ
Facilities: Activities include horseback riding, snowshoeing, cross-county skiing, jogging, walking, biking, and fishing.

North Branch Park Bridgewater, NJ
Facilities: In addition to being the host location of the annual 4H Fair, the park is used extensively for major exhibits, shows, historical reenactments, fireworks and fairs. Other features include: two picnic areas with grills, tables and a pavilion, fishing along the North Branch of the Raritan River, stocked by the NJ Division of Fish, game and wildlife, soccer field, model aircraft flying field, model rocket launch area and two horse show rings.

Skillman Park Montgomery, NJ
Facilities: Features vistas, paved multi-use loop trails and chess tables.