Shark River Park

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Shark River Park
Type Suburban park
Location Monmouth County, New Jersey
Area 946 acres (383 ha)
Created 1961
Operated by Monmouth County Park System
Status Open all year
Parking Three parking areas
Website http://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]

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. [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 Shark River and Bridge Loop Trail at Shark River County Park.jpg
Bridge Loop Trail going over the Shark River in the northwest corner of the park

The park hosts seven trails of varying difficulty:

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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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