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The New
Brunswick Park's
system features
272 beautiful
acres of parks,
playgrounds,
passive areas,
athletic fields,
facilities,
lawns, and
gardens. In 1999
two of our parks
were selected
for National
Awards. The
restoration of
Boyd Park and
the new
development of
Alice Jennings
Archibald Park
received
national
recognition!
Many of our
parks can be
reserved free of
charge for any
resident or
visitor in the
City of New
Brunswick. To
speak directly
with the
Division of
Parks office
please call
(732) 745-5112.
For more info on
reserving one of
our facilities,
please contact
Mike Blackwell
at (732)
745-5125 or
email at
mblack942@aol.com.
Buccleuch Park
This park
located between
the Raritan
River and Easton
Avenue features
78 acres of
rolling terrain.
Buccleuch Park,
pronounced (Bucc-lew
is home to the
Buccleuch
Mansion, a
former Colonial
Estate. The
mansion recently
underwent a
historical
restoration and
is open for
tours on
Sunday's 2-4pm
from June-Oct.
Buccleuch Park
also features
many athletic
fields for
baseball,
softball,
tennis, soccer,
cricket, or
basketball and a
1.5 mile cross
country /fitness
trail. Buccleuch
Park also has a
playground, rock
garden, flower
garden, gazebo,
and picnic
pavilion. During
the winter
months and the
parks department
offers sledding
and ice skating
(weather
permitting).
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Summer
view of
Buccleuch
Mansion
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An arial
view of
one of
Buccleuch
Park's
baseball
fields
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Conceptual
drawing
of the
Alice
Jennings
Archibald
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Alice
Jennings
Archibald Park
Opened in 1998,
Alice Jennings
Archibald Park
is located off
Van Dyke Avenue
in the City's
4th Ward and
features 10.5
acres of
athletic
facilities for
baseball,
softball,
soccer,
football,
tennis,
basketball, and
handball. Courts
and fields are
lighted for
night time play.
This park also
includes a
playground and
picnic pavilion.
In 1999 City
Engineer Thomas
Weingartner was
recognized by
the New Jersey
Association of
Municipal
Engineers for
the outstanding
work done to
design this
park.
Boyd Park
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Boyd
Park
view of
the
Raritan
River |
This 20 acre
award winning
park was
reopened in 1999
as part of an
$11 million
redevelopment
effort of New
Brunswick's
river-front.
Boyd Park now
offers an
historical view
of the Raritan
River as well as
New Brunswick's
skyline. This
park is home to
many festivals
and special
events including
the Raritan
River Festival,
Hispanic
Festival, and
the City's 4th
of July
Celebration.
The park also
features a 3/4
long mile tow
path with lights
as well an
historical swing
bridge, canal,
and locks.
Extensive
historical
signage has been
installed to
help visitors
learn about the
rich history of
the Raritan
River and the
City of New
Brunswick.
Memorial
Stadium
Recognized by
the New Jersey
Society of
Municipal
Engineers as the
Municipal
Project of the
year in 2001,
this 15 acre
park is located
adjacent to New
Brunswick High
School and is
home to many
varsity, jr
varsity, adult,
and youth
sporting events.
This facility
has a
football/soccer
stadium that
seats 5,000
people, a
practice
football/soccer
field, baseball
field, softball
field, tennis
courts, locker
rooms, and
concession
stands.
The facility is
the home of many
teams including
New Brunswick
High School, St.
Peters High
School, the Hub
City Brigade and
Power Premier
soccer clubs,
the Marauders
Semi pro
football, the
New Brunswick
Raiders and Pop
Warner Football.
New Brunswick
Recreation's
Men's Open
League Baseball,
Men's and
Women's Softball
and youth sports
programs also
call Memorial
Stadium home.
In September of
2000 Memorial
Stadium was the
host of a
statewide rugby
tournament
featuring the
Garryowen Rugby
Club from
Limerick,
Ireland.
Picture of Rugby
Tournament
Youth Sports
Complex
This 15 acre
complex will
host all youth
little league
baseball and
softball games
as well as all
youth soccer
games. The
facility will be
a state of the
art facility for
youth athletic
training
complete with
scoreboards,
batting cages,
kick walls,
lights, dugouts,
bullpens,
concession
stands, meeting
rooms, and more.
Located on Joyce
Kilmer Avenue,
the park will
have many
wonderful
amenities
including picnic
pavilions and
beautiful
landscaping
which will make
this park a
treat for New
Brunswick
families!
Other Parks
Alec Baker Park
Joyce Kilmer
Park
Recreation Park
(Picture of
Feaster Park)
Feaster Park
Murphy Park
Simplex Park
Kossuth Park
Quinten Park
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