Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Location:On Route 23 in Monmouth County, 12 miles east of New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8.
Facilities:Historic site, visitor center, picnic tables, playground, interpretive center, trails.
Activities:Picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, sledding, special deer hunting.
Special Features:One of the largest battles of the American Revolution took place in the fields and forests that now make up Monmouth Battlefield State Park. The park preserves a rural 18th-century landscape of hilly farmland and hedgerows that encompasses miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, picnic areas, and a restored Revolutionary War farmhouse.
Address:347 Freehold-Englishtown Rd
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Phone:732-462-9616
Web: www.njparksandforests.org/parks/monbat.html
Size: 1,810 acres.
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