Type Suburban park Status Open all year Area 3.828 km² | Created 1961 Parking Three parking areas Phone +1 732-922-4080 | |
Operated by Monmouth County Park System Hours Open today · 7AM–6PMFriday7AM–6PMSaturday7AM–6PMSunday7AM–6PMMonday7AM–6PMTuesday7AM–6PMWednesday7AM–6PMThursday7AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Thompson Park, Huber Woods Park, Manasquan Reservoir, Deep Cut Gardens, Hartshorne Woods Park | ||
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.
Contents
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. 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.
Garden state parkway tunnel to shark river park
Activities and facilities
The park's developed recreational offerings include fishing (with permit), picnic areas, playgrounds and a shelter building. There are 8.3 miles (13.4 km) of hiking trails.
The park has three entrance/parking areas, Main/Schoolhouse Road entrance, Gully Road entrance and Hillside parking area
Trails
The park hosts seven trails of varying difficulty: