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Washington Lake Park

4.4 (18 reviews)
Open • 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Sonji C.

Spacious park with ample trails. Walk towards the center and there's a beautiful lake with observation decks to lookout. There's a dog park one another side of the park, two sides for small and big dogs. Lots of friendly people and their pets. Family friendly and great if you're looking for sports fields since they have plenty of those. All and all a great time to spend a day in any season, especially with the water and all the trees!

Alex B.

Very clean park, huge park with a lake filled with small fish and huge coy fish (no fishing) though. Lots of fields and trails/paths to walk. I think they have some sort of shows or concerts there as well, because there's a huge stage.

Vince S.

Of the few parks that I've visited in this area, this is certainly the biggest and best. Sadly I was only here to kill some time between a wedding and the reception, so I did not get to see much of the trails or the pond. I was raring to walk, but my cohorts had high heels on. I liked the fact that there were several parking areas to utilize depending on your choice of activity. The amphitheater looked pretty cool, much better than the porta stages that are used most times in other parks. I'll definitely return for a long explorative walk.

Ken M.

We have passed by the entrance of this park quite a few times in the past so we finally decided to check this park out this afternoon. I was not able to find a lot of detailed info about this park and could not find a trail map on the internet. When you first enter this park it has a real concrete/golf course'ish feel to it. (sucks but it gets better, see below). The main park is sectioned/labeled by lots (lots A - J ??). It is a mecca for children/families. We encountered at least 5 different baseball/softball fields, numerous soccer fields, playgrounds, large sand volleyball courts, a small skateboard park and a basketball court. Throughout the park is roofed pavilions/gazebos with picnic tables and large BBQ grills (quite large grills, very nice). They also have a large concession stand/building (was closed today) that has a eating area with built-in tabletop checkers/chess games. The park has a large amphitheater (2200 square foot stage) that hosts summer movies and summer concert series. You bring your own lawn chairs, the lawn will hold approximately 4,500 people with unobstructed sight and sound according to what I have read. Not too far from the amphitheater is a retention pond that is stocked with fish (no fishing allowed). Some of the fish were huge (probably well fed by humans?), they were practically jumping out the water. (they looked like golden and yellow carp?). Around the perimeter of the park is a interconnecting asphalt paths for walking/jogging/running. Sections of the paths intertwine into wooded areas that also have more picnic tables. The park has outdoor 'fitness stations' scattered throughout the park with equipment for doing pull-ups/chin-ups, push-ups, ab leg lifts, monkey bar, etc. We happened to park at lot 'E". At the edge of that lot we found a trail head that goes deep into the woods. We were pleasantly surprised. We found numerous trails. Some of the trails were 'groomed' (covered in wood chips), this is excellent for trail running (it was seriously comfortable on the feet). Other sections of the trail have wooden boardwalk sections that cross over huge wildflowers/fern like plants (I wish I knew what the plant species is called). We also walked on less groomed/unmarked trails. We encountered a cedar lake for fishing (need a permit) and a wildlife/wetlands area. We also found a small hill with some dried-up creek beds/streams that had the exposed tree roots that we walked up on, very cool. We liked this park and are looking forward to checking out some of the other trails.

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5 months ago

Me and my friends had a amazing time here it was so much fun I totally recommend to come here with your friends or kids

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Beautiful park! Beach volleyball, roller hockey, running trails with pull-up bars and other activities, tennis courts.

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Really good park. Clean, a lot of space, many sports fields including a small skate park, nice lake, decent people. 5star.

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Scotland Run Park - Turtle on a beaver dam

Scotland Run Park

4.2(6 reviews)
6.4 mi

As much as I love going out on the lake and kayaking, this is not appropriate for little kids. The…read moreplayground is so unsanitized and it's so dirty. I mean, I get it surrounded by a bunch of sand and a lake and trees, but that doesn't excuse it. The bathroom is locked most of the time and after 7 PM the bathroom is locked for the whole night so you have to do a little tinkle out in the pond. It is gross I know, right? So my little ones like to run around the playground and they're the right age for it but sometimes things get broken and it shuts down and my husband he goes out kayaking and then my wife goes out partying at the nightclub so my little kiddos, they like to run wild on the thing and I don't know how this can slide but it's very small and no after they turned one year older they're not gonna like this place mark my words. I love going kayaking at this place and my whole family does but Thing is I don't really like going on the playground so small. I broke my neck here once and the grass is so brown. I don't even know how to believe it. So that's all I have to say after I broke my neck here I came kayaking and I fell into the sewer, but it's OK. I got myself out with the crew rescue teams and then the wildfires happened and then it was a very tragic day, but I'm not gonna talk about it because I don't wanna cry again. Oh my God don't cry don't cry don't cry cry let it all out. That was my husband by the way and my wife. They're the same person. They transitioned a few years ago, so they were a girl and now their husband, but I don't even know what to say my kiddo my kiddos they love this place, but not for long because I'm gonna mark their words out of here. Here's a picture of my broken neck injury. I hope you guys can take this into consideration before coming here because this place is wonderful masterful but I just don't know how much I can trust the employees anymore not there is any employees which is also a red flag there's no employees and who would have their birthday party here. I saw someone having a birthday party here earlier and it was gross and disgusting. It makes my skin boil. I don't know why anyone would have a birthday party here it's really boring, but I feel like if you had a few more attractions like maybe a Ferris wheel or a waterslide or maybe a roller coaster I could maybe come here a little more often and get you guys more money thank you. Please take into consideration my review and please accept this token of a accomplishment. You guys have done well.

Wow - it's not often that you can find totally free kayaking these days! We walked up, filled out a…read morewaiver, got our life jackets, and we were on the water within 5 minutes! We paddled out into the lily pad area that had a clear spot to go through. We saw lots of turtles and a few beaver dams (didn't spot the beavers though). There were sooo many pretty blue dragonflies that liked to land on our boat and sometimes us! We also saw some floating snail shells in the water. Our paddle took about an hour, and they allow you to borrow the kayaks up to 2 hours. After our paddle we checked out the playground for a bit. It was perfect for our 4 year old. It has 4 big kid swings and 2 baby swings and areas for the both the bigger kids and little ones.

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Scotland Run Park - Kayaking through the lily pads

Kayaking through the lily pads

Scotland Run Park - Kayak and canoe put in

Kayak and canoe put in

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Gloucester Township Community Park - God's beauty everywhere!!!

Gloucester Township Community Park

4.7(17 reviews)
3.8 mi

Awesome park for kids of all ages from 1 to 101!…read more My wife takes the kids here every so often, and she took me recently. This place is huge! Baseball fields, basketball courts, soccer fields, tennis courts, football fields, hiking trails, and a kids jungle gym. The playground is pretty big with dozens of slides and swings and tons of fun things for kids to climb on and run over! The whole park is kept in great shape in general. You can tell the community really cares about their space here! All in all a very nice park with tons of activities! They also do movie nights in the park in the summer! If tour kids need to unwind, come here!

Very large, very open, very clean park, smack dab in the middle of Gloucester Township. We went…read morehere yesterday, just looking for a new park to check out, and we were pleasantly surprised. This park pretty much has everything; playgrounds, open spaces, ball fields, basketball courts, a hiking trail (allegedly...we couldn't find it, but that was most likely our fault,) walking paths, etc, etc. Despite being so large, it's also rather connected, if that makes sense, and you're able to get to everything relatively quickly. The park is more "open" than "large." For example, you can get from one playground to another, without having to take a trek. There is a ton of space, but you're able to traverse the space to navigate the park. There's also plenty of parking. Also, they do drive in movies and stuff here, AND, it's dog friendly, so there aren't too many negatives. The only "downside" I could see is that it got pretty busy, and just being crowd-phobic by nature, it's less than ideal for me. We'll definitely be back early and often.

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I LOVE the Fall!!! (10/27/24)

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A gorgeous day for lunch in the park!!! (5/10/25)

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Soupy Island

Soupy Island

4.0(4 reviews)
10.1 mi

A blast from the past, this is the most unique children's play place in South Jersey in terms of…read morehistory & sheer longevity. Open just 3 days a week for 6 weeks in the summer, it's completely free for kids 12 and under only. (8 and under on Tuesdays). It used to be a sanitarium & still serves as a place for kids to play, relax and eat free soup at noon. Seriously. It's been open for basically ever & is kind of a local secret. Unless you are a carousel expert, then you would know about their famous Ferrari carousel that is still operating and worth a trip just to experience alone. Look up the history online for an interesting story. The grounds are large enough for some soccer games etc. & I saw what looks like a volleyball court there too. There are old trees scattered around, so you can set yourself up with a blanket & camp chairs in the shade if you'd like. Or there are 3 large pavilions and multitudes of picnic tables all over the place. I also saw people with coolers of their own food. A huge slide, swimming and wading pools, free lunch at noon, plus snacks at 10 & 2, a playground, tons of swing sets and even old-school wooden see-saws = happy kids. http://southjerseyexplorer.com/2013/05/06/soupy-island-revisited/

I originally did not have a problem with Soupy Island at all...thought it was great...until last…read moreweek my daughter was approached and asked how old she was. She just turned 13 and was with her summer camp. She was told she cannot come back due to her age. Now what is she supposed to do next week when her summer camp goes back? If she was a problem I could understand but she's a good kid and now will have to stay home with nothing to do because I will be at work. I get that they don't want a bunch of teenagers hanging out...whatever...but she's with a summer camp being supervised. And to approach my child and make her feel horrible and tell her she can't come back....seriously? She was very upset.

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Soupy Island
Soupy Island
Soupy Island

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Black Run Preserve

Black Run Preserve

4.5(13 reviews)
12.4 mi

This is my second hike at this park. I believe I have hiked through all the trails at this point…read more It is very scenic and overall I give it a 2/10 in terms of difficulty. The red and purple trails were my favorite. On my second trip here I wanted to hike for about an hour but I ended up getting lost. Lost in terms of I want to get out but I don't know which way is the exit...I could definitely see the trail markers all throughout though! I recalled seeing a red color marker at the entrance so I followed that but ended up going deeper into the woods. I don't believe the white trail is fully finished as I had to double back a few times. I used google maps to get a sense of where I was but still couldn't make my way to the main road. Went in circles between the blue and green trails (the green trail said it was a 5K, not going to lie I got a bit worried there) but eventually I managed to make my way to Bortons road! and then it was another 30 min walk to my car along kettle run road. So what was supposed to be an hour nice weekend stroll ended up being 2 1/2 hours. Can't complain though, loved exploring!

I am truly NOT the outdoorsy type but I will agree to the occasional hike or bike ride and this was…read moreone of those days. We decided to explore Black Run Preserve for our first bike trail experience since moving to the area and it didn't disappoint. There are plenty of bike and hiking trails and doing a little research online prior to going I was able to map out which trails would be best for us, specifically since I'm a nervous beginner lol. The trails are color coded and tbe associated color markings are on trees along the trails so you know which trail you're on. There is so much beautiful scenery surrounding you whether you're on bike or foot and there's a real sense of peace and tranquility in the Preserve, Definitely spray yourself down with bug repellent and wear longer pants and tops if it isn't too hot because there are warning signs for ticks and such given it's truly a wooded area. We will be back in the fall for another ride among the beautiful foliage.

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Black Run Preserve - Plenty of great bike trails

Plenty of great bike trails

Black Run Preserve
Black Run Preserve

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Memorial Park

Memorial Park

4.3(3 reviews)
15.1 mi

This is a park located less than 10 minutes from our home. We drove by it one day and decided to…read moretake our daughter to it for play time. The playground is suitable for all ages with toddler swings/harnesses on one side of the playground and teen/adult swings on the other side. There are 2 different setups right next to each other. One is for older children and the other is for the younger children. The younger setup is arranged like a ship. There are 2 slides attached and some activities. The 2nd setup has multiple slides with multiple levels. The only way to get up to level 3 is by ladder, but the 2 slides on that level are pretty fun. I would say the playground is more for ages 3+, but fun can still be had by all. There are fields all around for football, soccer, or any other sport you can think of. Parking for the playground is limited with about 15 spots, but you can park on the grass all around the playground.

This is my kids' favorite playground! The playground is fenced in all the way around except at the…read moreentrance, so wandering toddlers have nowhere to go! The play area for older children has a very high slide and smaller slides for younger kids. There are swings for older children and bucket swings for the littles. The whole area has rubber tire below, so falls are not near as bad. There is a small rock climbing wall, ropes, and a good variety of things to do. The only time you want to avoid the park is on really hot days midday. The playground isn't at all shaded, so it can get very hot. There is also a pavilion area right next to the playground that is nice for having lunch. There are bathrooms there as well. In the summer, the ice cream truck is almost always there, so either bring cash or prep your kids that you won't be getting ice cream. haha! There are also fields all around the playground where you can walk the path, pull kids in a wagon, or ride on a bike as my kids like to do.

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Memorial Park - Medium sized slide

Medium sized slide

Memorial Park
Memorial Park - The walking path around the playground

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The walking path around the playground

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