Parks & Recreation


Township of Manalapan
Parks & Recreation

120 Rt. 522 & Taylors Mills Road Manalapan, NJ 07726

General Contact: Recreation@twp.manalapan.nj.us

Office Phone: (732) 446-8353 & (732) 446-8336

Summer Camp: (732) 446-8355;

Coaches Badges & Field Rentals: (732) 620-8201

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30AM – 4:30PM

 

Office address:     We have moved to Town Hall 3rd door on the left.

Mailing address:  120 Route 522 Manalapan, NJ, 07726

 

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(featuring classes, events, etc at the Manalapan Recreation Center)

 

NAME                                POSITION

Jeff Papcun Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
Katie O’Brien Supervisor of Programs and Special Events
Kevin Zachary Senior Supervisor of Parks and Fields
Jim Tumbleson Summer Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Advisory Board
  • Amy Becker
  • Peter Becker
  • Thomas Bender
  • Jamie Bruno
  • Diana Cochran
  • Brian Graime
  • Michael Wechsler
  • Jim Tumbleson
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

November 1st through March 25th (pending program usage)

Sunday through Saturday: 8AM to dusk
Thursday: 8AM to 9PM

March 26th through September 30th

Sunday through Friday: 8AM to 10PM
Saturday: 8AM to 9PM

Splash Pad hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, weather permitting. May 27th-June 28th 11am-7pm; June 29th-August 11th Mon-Fri 2pm-7pm Closed during Camp hours (9am-2pm); After August 11th Mon-Fri 11am-7pm. Saturday and Sunday 11am-7pm. 

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.

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