The Jackson Township offers several parks for athletic activities and recreation. It has 5 athletic fields, several playgrounds, and quiet areas for hiking, riding and biking. Except for Patriot's Park at Bowman Road which is an Ocean County Parks and Recreation facility, all these parks are maintained by the Township's Recreation Department. Parks open at regular hours except when there are programs being held by the Township's Recreation Department. For more information, please contact Park, Playground and Athletic Field Maintenance at (732) 928-1200.

Athletic Fields (open 6 am - 9 pm)

Name	Location	Size	Facilities
John F. Johnson, Jr. Memorial Park	Cooks Bridge Road and Manhattan Street	95 acres	soccer, baseball, tennis, fitness trail, picnic area with grills, playground
Patriot's Park	Bowman Road	88.23 acres	soccer, softball, basketball, playground
Camp Joy	New Prospect Road	26 acres	baseball, basketball, sand volleyball
Woodlane Park	Woodlane and Forest Drives	11.5 acres	soccer
Jackson Township Justice Complex	West Veteran's Highway		soccer, baseball, playground (The Jackson Jungle)

Neighborhood Parks (open 9 am - 6 pm; 9 am - 8 pm Memorial Day through Labor Day)

Name	Location	Size	Facilities
Harfield Park	Andover Drive	3 acres	basketball, playground
Flair Ridge Park	Buckingham Drive	1.8 acres	softball, basketball, playground

Other Parks for Recreation (open 6 am - 9 pm)

Name	Location	Size	Facilities
Gil Putnam Memorial Park	West Veterans Highway (Route 528)	2+ acres	basketball, playground, picnic
Lake Enno Recreation Facility	Lakeview Drive	2.5 acres	fishing, boating, nature trail, picnic area with grills

Thanks to the the Jackson Recreation Department and the Jackson Zoning Department for their help in compiling this information.

Green Thumb Garden Club of Jackson

Handy Acres Equestrian Center