With temps expected to hit 100 degrees this week, New Jersey’s spraygrounds and splash pads will be the perfect place to take the kids to cool off. Be sure to call and/or check the website in advance for hours and openings before heading out.
Asbury Park Splash Park
Third Ave. Greenspace, Asbury Park
732-897-6538
This splash park features a cute garden theme with oversized hoses, sprinklers and watering cans. It’s right next to the beach and the boardwalk.
Dorbrook Recreation Area
353 County Rd. 537, Colts Neck
This huge park features hoses squirting from the ground, spigots dumping water from above and a host of water tables ensuring no one leaves dry. There are areas of play for everyone from infant to adult. You must register on weekends and holidays, with the season running from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
John C. Bartlett Jr. County Park at Berkeley Island
399 Brennan Concourse, Berkeley Twp.
This park gives probably the best view of the Barnegat Bay. It features a family-oriented spray park, playground, walking paths, small picnic areas, bait stations and more. The crabbing/fishing pier at the park is one of Ocean County’s most popular. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day sunning, fishing or crabbing from the 100-foot pier.
Newport Green
14th St., Jersey City
The Newport Green spray park is open, plus there is a grassy outdoor space for you to take in the beautiful background views of NYC. There’s even a little beach with sand (complete with Adirondack chairs and umbrellas) that overlooks the Hudson River and a summertime carousel nearby.
Ponderosa Park
1600 Cooper Rd., Scotch Plains
Check out the three large play structures and water jets at this water spray park that’s made of padded rubber. Keep in mind: Shade is limited, so pack cover-ups in case it gets hot. There’s also a huge patch of grass for the kids to run wild.
Snyder Avenue Park
240 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights
908-464-0550
Nestled inside a playground, this small sprayground with a football theme includes a giant goal post that shoots out water (donated by the New York Jets).
Here are some other options by county:
Bergen County
- Borough Park (Elmwood Park)
- William Birch Park (Fort Lee)
- Jewell Street Sprayground (Garfield)
- Carver Park (Hackensack)
- Polifly Park SplashPad (Hackensack)
- Phelps Park (Teaneck)
- Walter Lubbe Jr. Playground (Bergenfield)
- The Splash Zone at the Lakes at Darlington (Mahwah)
- Van Saun County Park (Paramus)
Burlington County
- Johnson’s Corner Farm (Medford)
Camden County
- 4th & Washington St. Park (Camden)
- 7th and & Clinton St. Park (Camden)
- Pyne Poynt Park (Camden)
- Ralph Williams Park (Camden)
- Alberta Woods Park (Camden)
Cumberland County
- Bridgeton City Park (Bridgeton)
Essex County
- Riverfront Park (Newark)
- Watsessing Park Splash Park (Bloomfield and East Orange)
Gloucester County
- Fasola Recreation Park (Deptford)
Hudson County
- Dennis P. Collins Parks (Bayonne)
- Stephen R. Gregg Park (Bayonne)
- Terry Collins Park (Bayonne)
- North Street Park (Bayonne)
- Veteran’s Park (Bayonne)
- Russell Golding Park (Bayonne)
- Snyder Avenue Park (Berkeley Heights)
- West Hudson Park (Harrison and Kearny)
- Church Square Park (Hoboken)
- Hoboken Housing Authority (Hoboken)
- Jackson Street Park (Hoboken)
- Elysian Park (Hoboken)
- Stevens Park (Hoboken)
- Pier A (Hoboken)
- Pier C (Hoboken)
- Madison Street Park (Hoboken)
- Columbus Park (Hoboken)
- Fillmore Park (Fillmore, West New York)
- Ivanoski Park (Secaucus)
- Buchmuller Park (Secaucus)
- Naters Park (Secaucus)
- Kennedy School Mini Spray Park (North Bergen)
- North Hudson James Braddock (North Bergen)
- Juan Pablo Duarte Park (Union City)
- The Michael Leggiero Music Park (Union City)
- Colombia Park (Union City)
- Newport Skating Ring Market Oval (Jersey City)
- Hamilton Park Splash Pad (Jersey City)
- Pershing Field (Jersey City)
- Audubon Park (Jersey City)
- Terrace Park (Jersey City)
- Arlington Park (Jersey City)
- Country Village Park (Jersey City)
- Roberto Clemente Park (Jersey City)
- Rev. Ercel Webb/Lafayette Park (Jersey City)
- LaPointe Park (Jersey City)
- Columbia Park (Jersey City)
- Dr. Lena Edwards Park (Jersey City)
- Bayside Park (Jersey City)
- Washington Park (Union City/Jersey City)
- Berry Lane Park (Jersey City)
- Lincoln Park (Jersey City)
Mercer County
- Mary Moss Park (Princeton)
- The Marina, Splash Park & Pool (West Windsor)
Middlesex County
- Veteran’s Park (Spray Park) (Monroe)
- Veterans Field and Carteret Waterfront Park (Carteret)
Monmouth County
- Asbury Eighteen & Asbury Splash Park (Asbury Park)
- Veterans Memorial Park (Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen)
- Dorbrook Recreation Area (Colts Neck)
- Michael J. Tighe Park (Freehold)
- Cross Farm Park (Holmdel)
- Manalapan Recreation Center (Manalapan)
Morris County
- Randolph Park Spray Park and Beach (Randolph)
- Pirate’s Cove at Mount Playmore (Randolph)
Ocean County
- John C. Bartlett Jr. County Park (Berkeley Twp.)
- Splash Pad (Manchester)
- Seaspray Park (Seaside Heights)
- Pine Lake Park (Toms River)
Passaic County
- Weasel Brook Park (Clifton)
Somerset County
- Michael Lepp Park (Somerville)
- Colonial Park Spray Park (Somerset)
Union County
- Mickey Walker Spray Park (Elizabeth)
- Mattano Park (Elizabeth)
- Kellogg Park (North Elizabeth)
- Warinanco Park (Linden/Roselle/Elizabeth)
- Wheeler Spray Park (Linden)
- Pine Street Splash Park (Roselle)
- Cedar Brook Park (Plainfield/South Plainfield)
- Ponderosa Farm Park (Scotch Plains)
- Rahway Park (Rahway)
- Rizzuto Park, Union
- Snyder Avenue Park, Berkeley Heights
- Loop Playground, Watchung Reservation, Mountainside
Jennifer Amato contributed to this story.
Editor’s Note: Always check times, dates and weather updates before heading out.
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