Colonial Park

I need to explain that I didn’t go much beyond the rose garden. But the rose garden is probably the highlight of the park. I wish I ‘d had the chance to see it in peak bloom. There are a large variety of rose of many different colors. There is also a sensory garden with herbs and other plants for smell and touch sensation. Walk a little further and you can cross over the canal. In the front of the rose garden is a small ornamental pond with lilly pads on which a frog posed obliginly.

Exceptionally nice. Playgrounds, rose garden, perennial garden, nature trails, tennis courts, a Parcourse… pretty much everything you could ask for in a NJ park. Colonial Park borders the D & R Canal, which has a towpath that makes an excellent unpaved running route. I didn’t get to the dog park parts but everything else was very nice.

Great dog park! Fenced in off leash area for dogs. Sides are closed partially due to reseeding. Patiently waiting for the other side to open. At the end of the summer, the park was already getting really muddy and now with the snow melting, it’s definitely bath time after this trip. However the other side looks great! Careful for a small hole dug under the fence in the rear section by the gate. My small guy can fit under! :P
Poop bags provided with trash cans
Limited picnic table seating
Limited shade
No water provided
No separation of size between dogs (just monitor your dog)
Over all this is a wonderful park and love the pet-​friendly aspect of it.

This is a great place to enjoy the day with family! I love to come here to read and get some alone me time.

We truly enjoyed the park …
The flower garden had beautiful butterflies but many of the flowers were not in bloom.

The park’s popular lake, spacious generous parking, long clean expanses of grass ways, private woodsey hikes, plentiful playgrounds, paved trail & overall beautiful state have been popular for decades. The Rose Garden on southern extreme is a very high quality year-​round exhibit, impressive by any measure especially for a county-​administered park.

By far my favorite park in the world. I’ve been going here for a very very long time. I used to take my son here he practically grew up in this park. This park offers alot. Plenty of parking, nice long hiking and biking trails, several places to fish, alot of picnic areas all over the place and many bbq’s, Tennis courts, a rose garden arboretum (weddings n photos) are taken here alot, a playground that they update and reconstruct every 10 or so years, a real golf course, a dog park, pedal boats, a mini golf course, shuffle boards, a baseball field, plenty of space to fly kites and spacious. There are sidewalks all over so you and the kids can ride bikes. There’s even a obstacle/​exercise course as you’re walking. Over all awesome beautiful park. It’s nestled in between a farm but as far as towns there’s hillsborough, manville, east Millstone and Franklin township all just minutes away.

I love it here. It’s so peaceful (when it’s not crowded with various parties) but regardless, I love walking the path as many times as I please and bringing my breakfast, lunch, or dinner and eating it at one of the tables. It’s well-​kept and clean. The main bathroom is always a little disastrous but that’s to be expected when it’s outdoors. This has always been my favorite park and always will be!

If your into free range child rearing and/​or have a pet that likes to run (and hopefully return), this is your new Mecca. Colonial Park offers a vast plot of open land, alongside a golf course, small lake area, and some wooded areas as well.
Offering various activity areas for kids, plenty of hiking trails, tennis courts, room to practice soccer, football, golf, or ultimate frisbee; as well multiple exercise tips and running paths.
Take some time to go off the trails too. I’ve explored some of the little nooks and crannies of the park to see the wildlife and flower areas.

pretty large linearly arranged recreationL park that has pretty much everything: a 1.4 paved running/​walking/​biking trail that connects to the D&R canal trail on the edge of the park (on which you can continue basically forever), a half mile nature trail in the woods, 3 large ponds stocked with fish, a rose garden and arboretum with a charming stonw house next to it, soccer fields, softball fields, lighted tennis courts, a horseshoe area, huge expansive grassy areas for frisbee, picnics, or whatever, plenty of picnic tables, and last but not least an 18 hole golf course! a good place to exercise, relax, or grill/​picnic if you are a local.

Best dog park in the state! Big, beautiful and always full of great people and wonderful, playful dogs. I would bring my dog here every day if I could — he loves it here so, by default, we do too!

This park is nearly an hour away but we thought we would take a drive on Sunday and check it out. We were very pleasantly surprised with just how well kept the park is. Highly recommended. Lots to do, tons of open space, beautiful lawns, streams, lakes, nature walks, mini golf, bike trails, etc. Great playground as well.

Wow this place is nice and it is always jumping. Tennis, paddle boating, hiking, play grounds, they have it all. This park is huge. There are bathrooms everywhere too.
Parking is tight though people end up parking on the grass because there are just not enough spots, especially if people have parties.

Colonial Park is near our house. We really like the arboretum and also the Rose Garden. They have areas for barbecue cookouts — might need to reserve these. Also a few tennis courts. Available for larger events.

Colonial Park is incredible beautiful. This park has everything. It has numerous hiking trails that are seasonal, various gardens to wander through, hundreds of paths for running, walking, dog walking; tennis, golf, pool, cross country skiing, kayaking, yoga, horseback riding, etc. They have it all. It feels more like a country club at times than a park, with all the utilities. There is always something going on. This park is fun for all ages, shapes, and sizes. One of my favorite parks not just in this area, but in New Jersey. My parents recently relocated to New Jersey after retiring and luckily they reside right next to this park. This park is amazing, they have everything, and it’s very clean. They have the whole package.