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Parks & Playground Guide: Morris County and Beyond!

See if your favorite local park is on our list!

By West Morris Macaroni Kid June 16, 2024

Morris County has some amazing parks and playgrounds for the kids. We've rounded up some of the best of the best, and even included a few that are worth a drive! As we find new places to visit, we'll be adding them to the list! Be sure to let us know your favorites places to-----


Imagination Station at Horseshoe Lake
72 Eyland Ave, Succasunna, NJ 07876





Amenities: 

  • Playground area for younger children separate from area for older children
  • Fenced in perimeter 
  • Music center with large instruments
  • Swings for younger and older children
  • Rock wall
  • Rope climbing structures 
  • Picnic tables and benches within park perimeter
  • Bathrooms


Mount Playmore at Turkey Brook Park and Pirates Cove Splash Pad
30 Flanders Rd, Budd Lake, NJ 07828





Amenities: 

  • Sports fields
  • Sand volleyball courts
  • Fenced in perimeter 
  • Gazebo/Picnic space
  • Playground area for younger children separate from older children’s play area
  • Rubber flooring
  • 8 slides
  • Rock climbing wall
  • Bathroom 


Grove Street Park, Chester
1 Grove Street, Chester, NJ 07930





Amenities:

  • Bathrooms
  • Toys permitted
  • Lots of shade
  • Walking trails
  • Large spray area
  • Picnic tables
  • Fenced in perimeter
  • Food truck
  • Separate sections for younger and older children


Castle Playground, Madison
66 Shunpike Rd, Madison, NJ 07940





Amenities:

  • Separate play areas for younger and older children
  • Chain wall
  • Several types of slides
  • Several types of swings
  • Music area 
  • Shaded picnic tables
  • Sports field
  • Rope climbing tower
  • Porta Potties
  • Rock climbing boulders


Chubb Park, Chester
290 W Main St, Chester, NJ 07930





Amenities:

  • Walking paths
  • Patriots Path access 
  • Tennis courts
  • Multiple sports fields
  • Large spinner structure
  • Climbing structure
  • Seesaws
  • Swings for toddlers and older children
  • Pond


Children’s Park, Morristown 
12 Kadenah Road, Morristown, NJ 07960





Amenities:

  • Basketball
  • Picnic tables
  • In a great neighborhood
  • Shaded benches
  • Rock wall
  • Several slides
  • Smaller “tot lot” with toys



Crescent Field, Dover
120 1st St, Dover, NJ 07801





Amenities:

  • Picnic tables
  • Benches
  • Soccer field
  • Fenced in perimeter
  • Monkey bars
  • Sandbox with toys
  • Several slides
  • Walking path
  • Drawbridge


Mendham Borough Park, Mendham
8 Orchard St, Mendham Township, NJ 07945





Amenities:

  • Shaded picnic tables
  • Walking path
  • Several slides
  • Toddler swings
  • Rope wall
  • Monkey bars
  • Large sandbox with toys
  • Tennis courts
  • Sand volleyball court


Lurker Park, East Hanover
631 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover, NJ 07936





Amenities:

  • Swings
  • Sports fields
  • Bathrooms
  • Walking path
  • Snack bar
  • Several slides
  • Tennis courts
  • Fireman’s pole
  • Monkey bars
  • Rubber flooring


Parsippany Volunteers Park, Lake Hiawatha
435 N Beverwyck Rd, Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034





Amenities:

  • Bocce Ball
  • Walking path
  • Picnic tables
  • Basketball
  • Rope wall
  • Tires
  • Swings
  • Separate play areas for younger and older children
  • Several slides
  • Seesaws 
  • Volleyball courts


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WORTH THE DRIVE


Sprayground at Dorbrook Recreation Area

353 County Rd 537, Colts Neck, NJ 07722





Amenities:

  • Bathrooms
  • Toys permitted
  • Lots of shade
  • Walking trails
  • Large spray area
  • Picnic tables
  • Fenced in perimeter
  • Food truck
  • Separate sections for younger and older children


Tony's Place Playground at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park

Ocean Ave N, Long Branch, NJ 07740





Amenities:

  • Universally accessible playground
  • Colorful play structures
  • Steps from the beach
  • Rubber flooring
  • Play houses
  • Large instruments
  • Separate play sections for younger and older children
  • Several types of swings
  • Bathrooms
  • Shaded benches and picnic tables
  • Separate skate park
  • Beach concessions during season


Did we miss your favorite park or playground? Email amandajanke@macaronikid.com 

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