Shark River Park
TypeSuburban park
LocationMonmouth County, New Jersey
Area946 acres (383 ha)
Created1961
Operated byMonmouth County Park System
StatusOpen all year
ParkingThree parking areas
Websitehttp://www.monmouthcountyparks.com

Shark River Park is located in the townships of Neptune, Wall and Tinton Falls in coastal New Jersey and is part of the Monmouth County Park System.[1]

The initial park land was established in 1961 with a purchase of 946 acres (383 ha) of land used for construction staging during the building of the Garden State Parkway, becoming Monmouth County's first county owned park.[2] The park is bisected by the Shark River from which the park gets its name and is the source of fossils for local elementary school field trips where students search the river gravel for prehistoric shark's teeth.

Activities and facilities

The park's developed recreational offerings include fishing (with permit),[1] picnic areas, playgrounds and a shelter building. There are 8.3 miles (13.4 km) of hiking trails.[1]

The park has three entrance/parking areas, Main/Schoolhouse Road entrance, Gully Road entrance and Hillside parking area

Trails

Bridge Loop Trail going over the Shark River in the northwest corner of the park

The park hosts seven trails of varying difficulty:

  • Bridge loop .4 mile
  • Cedar loop 1.2 mile
  • Fitness trail
  • Hidden Creek 2 mile
  • Pine Hills 1.4 mile
  • Shark River run 2.4 mile
  • Rivers Edge 1 mile

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shark River Park, Monmouth County Park System. Accessed October 12, 2015. "Take in some fresh air and the beauty of nature while picnicking in Shark River Park. The Park System's first park, opened in 1961, occupies 946 acres on either side of the Shark River in Neptune and Wall Townships and Tinton Falls."
  2. ↑ Shark River Park Brochure (PDF). Monmouth County Park System. 2010. p. 1.

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