Departments

Parks & Recreation

Township of Manalapan
Parks & Recreation

120 Rt. 522 & Taylors Mills Road
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Phone: (732) 446-8355
Fax: (732) 792-1943
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM

Office address:     93 Freehold Road (Route 522)

Mailing address:  120 Route 522

(white ranch next to the MRC football field).

The Parks and Recreation office is closed to the public. Please conduct your business by phone or email. A drop box has been located at our office door for paperwork.

"Frozen" at the Drive In! October 2 in the Manalapan Recreation Center. See Special Events page for details

NAME POSITION
Mona Cholowinski Superintendent of Parks & Recreation
Jim Tumbleson Summer Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Advisory Board
  •  
    • Peter Becker
    • Jamie Bruno
    • Kevin Chester
    • Diana Cochran
    • Rebecca Ginsberg
    • Brian Graime
    • Jerry Maffia
    • Jim Tumbleson
    • Eric Winnegrad
Directions to the Manalapan Recreation Center

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Via Garden State Parkway

Take exit 123, go South on Route 9 approximately 10 miles to Taylors Mills Road. Make a right. Follow Taylors Mills Road to the end (approx. 2 miles) and make a left at the traffic light onto Route 522. Entrance to the M.R.C. is approx. 100 feet on the right.

Via Turnpike

Take Hightstown Exit 8 and follow 33 East approximately 10 miles to Millhurst Road (Route 527). Make a jughandle left and follow to first intersection. Make right onto Main Street and go to first traffic light. Make left onto Route 522. Follow for half mile. Entrance to M.R.C. on left.

Via Route 18

Take exit for Route 9 South. Go South on Route 9 approximately 3-4 miles to Taylors Mills Road. Make a right. Follow Taylors Mills Road to the end (approx. 2 miles) and make a left at the traffic light onto Route 522. Entrance to the M.R.C. is approx. 100 feet on the right.

Kuschick Pavilion is the second left off of the main driveway. Building is at the end of the parking lot.

M.R.C. Hours of Operation

PARK CURRENTLY CLOSING AT 10PM MON-THUR; 8PM FRI-SUN

October 1st through March 31st (pending program usage)
Sunday through Saturday: 8AM to dusk
Sunday and Thursday: 7PM to 9PM

April 1st through September 30th
Sunday through Friday: 8AM to 10PM
Saturday: 8AM to 9PM

Splash Pad hours: 11am-7pm; Memorial Day through Labor Day, weather permitting

NO PETS PERMITTED IN M.R.C.

Splash Pad regulations

Directions to Thompson Grove Park:

Take Millhurst Road south across Route 33.  Make first left (after firehouse) onto Kinney Road.  Make right onto Thompson Grove Road.  Entrance to park is on right.

Thompson Grove Park is open from dawn until dusk, weather permitting.

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