Park Hours Monmouth County Park System Welcome to Holmdel Park Historic Longstreet Farm

Holmdel Park is open every day of the year from Holmdel Park is one of Monmouth County’s most Experience late 19th century Monmouth County
8 am to dusk, free of charge. Uniformed Park
Rangers are available to assist you. Holmdel popular sites with facilities for year-round recreation.
Acquired by the Park System in 1962, Holmdel Park
history by visiting this authentic agricultural
homestead complete with buildings and artifacts,
animals and crops. (Hours: 9 am - 5 pm summer,

Park
Information About Lyme Disease expanded to 565 acres in 2001 with the addition of
To avoid contact with the deer tick that may carry the 227-acre Ramanessin Section made possible with 10 am - 4 pm other seasons)
Lyme Disease, stay away from tall grass and funding from the County Open Space Trust Fund,
shrubby areas, wear light-colored clothes, tuck Pond View Shelter Building
Holmdel, NJ Holmdel Township and the NJ Infrastructure Trust. Take shade from the summer sun, or warm up
long pants into socks, and check yourself for ticks
during and after each visit to the park. during winter at the shelter building. There are
exhibits throughout the year.
For More Information (Not available for group use.)
For information about Monmouth County’s more
than 35 open spaces, parks, and recreation areas,
or a complete listing of the 4,000 classes and Tennis
programs offered by the Park System each year, Four tennis courts at the
call 732-842-4000 or visit us online at Hilltop Area are available on
www.monmouthcountyparks.com a first come, first served basis.
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From the Garden State Parkway: Exit 114; northbound and pet waste; and keeping your pets leashed.
turn left, southbound turn right onto Red Hill Road south. Fishing Alcoholic beverages are not permitted.
Follow for approximately 0.5 mile and bear right onto Anglers can cast from shore for a variety of fish at
Crawford’s Corner/Everett Rd. Follow for about 1 mile and
turn left onto Roberts Road. Travel for another 0.7 mile and
this large, scenic pond. Fishing license and trout An overabundance of white-tailed deer in and
turn right onto Longstreet Road. Follow signs for main park stamp required (ages 16-69.) around this park is threatening the health of
entrance on the left. native plant and animal species. Portions of
From Route 34: Northbound turn right, southbound turn Group Picnic Areas the Ramanessin Section may be open for deer
left onto Roberts Road. Follow for approximately 1 mile, Holmdel Park has two large group picnic shelters hunting during all or some of the State-reg-
turn left onto Longstreet Road. Follow signs for main park (up to 125 people), available by reservation for a fee. ulated hunting season. All hunting areas are
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