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]

Neptune Township, New Jersey Township in New Jersey, United States

Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 27,935, reflecting an increase of 245 (+0.9%) from the 27,690 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 458 (-1.6%) from the 28,148 counted in the 1990 Census.

Wall Township, New Jersey Township in New Jersey, United States

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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.

The Garden State Parkway (GSP) is a 172.4-mile (277.5 km) limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale to the state's southernmost tip at Cape May. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State". Most New Jerseyans refer to it as simply "the Parkway". The parkway's official, but unsigned, designation is Route 444. At its north end, the road becomes the Garden State Parkway Connector, a component of the New York State Thruway system that connects to the Thruway mainline in Ramapo. The Parkway is primarily for passenger vehicle use; trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) are prohibited north of exit 105. The Parkway has been ranked as the busiest toll highway in the country based on the number of toll transactions. At approximately 172 miles, the Parkway is the longest highway in the state.

Shark River (New Jersey)

The Shark River is a river in eastern New Jersey that rises in eastern Monmouth County and flows southeast for 11.7 miles (18.8 km), continuing through Neptune Township and Wall Township. The river continues towards the Shark River Inlet, an estuary that feeds into the Atlantic Ocean between Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea.

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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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