Monmouth County Park System facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Monmouth County Park System
Type	Public
Location	Monmouth County, New Jersey
Established	1960
Status	Open all year

The Monmouth County Park System is an agency that maintains over 30 parks and recreational areas, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1960, the park system takes up a 5.73% of all area in Monmouth County. The largest park is Crosswicks Creek Park with 2,346 acres. The most visited park was Manasquan Reservoir with 1,178,490 visits in 2018. The entire park system has had a total of 6,426,576 visitors compared to 625,846 residents of Monmouth County.

List of parks

*Indicates the site is undeveloped

**Historic Longstreet Farm is part of Holmdel Park

Golf courses

Statistics

As of 2018, the park system has acquired 138 new acres of land, adding up to a grand total of 17,284 acres. 57% of this is forest, 26% is field, 6% is water, 3% is wetland, 6% is developed (impervious), and 3% is other. They have a total of 43 parks and golf courses. There are 141 miles of trails, 31 miles are paved, 26 miles are easy, 76 miles are moderate, and 8 miles are challenging. There are a total of 173 recreational facilities. They offer 6,230 recreational programs, with a program attendance of 110,541 in 2018. The park system had 5 major events, with a total attendance of 95,469. The park system has 345 full-time staff, 338 seasonal part-time staff, and 298 program staff/instructors.

Finances

The Monmouth County Park System began 2018 with a balance of $12,176,592, with $12,041,486 coming from their trust, and $135,106 coming from donations. They had a total income of $44,224,208. They had a total expenditure of $43,960,497, leaving them with a ending fund balance of $12,440,301, making a $263,709 profit.