Municipal Operations - Parks & Forestry
Superintendent: James Walsh
Phone: (973) 263-7254
Location: Off Knoll Road on Knoll Country Club Lane
Parsippany has 31 parks throughout the township. Our park system has preserved over 800 acres ranging from the .32 acre Lake Hiawatha Park to the 352-acre Knoll Park. This total surpasses the nationally recognized standard of having one acre of park land for every 100 residents. The goal has been to provide recreation within walking distance for every resident.
Click here for a list of Activities at each Park.
Township of Parsippany - Troy Hills Parks:
Cameron Dog Park
Chief Hiawatha Park
Craftsman Farms
Crestview Drive Park
Druid Hill Park
Forest Drive Park
Glassboro Park
Governor Livingston Park
Grafton Park
Hills of Troy Park
Jannarone Park
Knoll Park
Lake Hiawatha Park
Lake Parsippany Park
Manor Park
Mountain Way Park
Normandy Park
Old Troy Park
Park Road Complex
Parsippany Roller Hockey Park
Powder Mill Park
Rainbow Lakes Park
Rockaway Neck Park
Smith Field Park
Veterans Memorial Park
Volunteers Park
Cameron Dog Park
The Cameron Dog Park, located on South Beverwyck Road, just south of Route 80, is an area set aside for dogs and their owners to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment. There are separate fenced-in areas for small dogs and large dogs. Dog drinking fountains are provided in both areas. Permits are required. Call Animal Control at 973-263-7083 for more information.back to top
Chief Hiawatha Park
Chief Hiawatha Park is located on North Beverwyck Road, in the business district of the Lake Hiawatha section of town. The small “pocket park" has a gazebo, lovely plantings and a plaque with the story of Chief Hiawatha. back to top
Craftsman Farms
The 27-acre historical site of Craftsman Farms is the second largest park in Parsippany and is the former home of famed furniture designer, Gustav Stickley. Located at Route 10 West and Manor Lane at the entrance to Powder Mill Estates, Craftsman Farms has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Gustav Stickley, was a leader in the Arts and Crafts movement in America. As a furniture designer and manufacturer, his mission-style designs are best known for their simplicity and hand craftsmanship.
The park includes Gustav Stickley's main Log House, three Stickley cottages that he used for housing his workers, the Stickley stables, stone milk house, chicken coop, dairy barn ruins and other farm buildings.
Craftsman Farms Museum
The park is open for tours. For further information, call 973-540-1165.back to top
Crestview Drive Park
Crestview Drive Park is located off Littleton Road (RT. 202) between Crestview Drive and Wingate Road. It connects two residential areas, has a large children's play area and a volleyball court. back to top
Druid Hill Park
Druid Hill Park is located between Elf Court and Twin Oaks Road with a connection to Maplewood Drive. Accessible from three different residential areas, it has a children's play area, a designated area for horseshoes and bocce and volleyball and basketball courts. There are paved walking paths around the perimeter. back to top
Forest Drive Park
Forest Drive Park is located on Forest Drive. This small half-acre park has a children’s play area designed as a neighborhood park. back to top
Glassboro Park
Glassboro Park is located at Glassboro Road and Papscoe Drive. This small .14-acre park has a small children's play area designed as a neighborhood park. back to top
Governor Livingston Park
Governor Livingston Park is located at Parsippany Road and Lanidex Plaza. This nearly ½ acre park has attractive walkways, benches and a gazebo. It is named for the first governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, who, during the Revolutionary War, resided in the historic Livingston-Benedict House which sits just behind the park. back to top
Grafton Park
Grafton Park is located at the end of Grafton Drive in the Sedgefield section of town. This undeveloped, natural park consists of 4.32 acres with unpaved walking paths. back to top
Hills of Troy Park
Hills of Troy Park is located in the center of the Hills of Troy neighborhood and is accessed from Homer Street. It has a softball field, two basketball courts, two children's play areas and a walking path. back to top
Jannarone Park
Jannarone Park is located off Cranberry Road and Walsh Drive. It has a lighted artificial football/ soccer field and a full size illuminated baseball field. back to top
Knoll Park
The Knoll Park is situated within the 360 acres of the Knoll Golf Facility. The park includes two picnic areas with shelters that can be reserved, children's play areas, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, bocce courts, and walking paths. The park also contains the first play area in a public park in New Jersey to be designed for handicapped children. back to top
Lake Hiawatha Park
Lake Hiawatha Park, located on Lake Shore Drive, has a large children's play area with a small gazebo dedicated to two former Lake Hiawatha residents who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. back to top
Lake Parsippany Park
Lake Parsippany Park, located at the end of Elmwood Drive off Halsey Road, is a large park with softball and soccer fields, basketball, volleyball and bocce courts, horseshoe pits, two children’s play areas, walking paths and a large picnic area with a shelter, electricity and charcoal grills that can be reserved. It is adjacent to the Par-Troy Little League West baseball complex. back to top
Manor Park
Manor Park is located on Bell Road off Parsippany Boulevard. It contains a softball field, two basketball courts, a children's play area and a walking path. back to top
Mountain Way Park
Mountain Way Park is located on Mountain Way between Meadow Bluff and South Powder Mill Roads. The park consists of 2 children's play areas, swings and spring toys and a gazebo. It has access to marked hiking trails back to top
Normandy Park
Normandy Park is located on Trouville Drive in the Normandy Village section of town. This park is composed of a children's play area, basketball court, tennis court, and an open grass play area. back to top
Park Road Complex
The Park Road Complex contains one girl’s softball field and one Little League baseball field. Access to the fields is from Park Place off Tabor Road (Route 53) and from Arlington Avenue off Park Road. back to top
Parsippany Roller Hockey Park
The Parsippany Roller Hockey Park is located on Parsippany Boulevard, (Route 202) north of routes 46 and 287. This facility has two lighted roller hockey rinks, which, if temperatures get cold enough, can be frozen for Ice Hockey. back to top
Powder Mill Park
Powder Mill Park is located on Waterloo Drive in the north Powder Mill section of town. It consists of a children's play area, basketball court and tennis court. back to top
Rainbow Lakes Park
Rainbow Lakes Park is situated within the Rainbow Lakes neighborhood. This park has a softball field, children's play areas, basketball court and a small gazebo. back to top
Rockaway Neck Park
Rockaway Neck Park is located on Elm Street, off Old Bloomfield Avenue. It consists of a children's play area and a basketball court. back to top
Smith Field Park
The most active park in the system is Smith Field Park located on Route 46 East in the center of the Township. There are two softball fields, a baseball field, and a combination football/soccer field. Smith Field park has one lighted artificial football/soccer field. Additionally, there are four tennis courts and two illuminated basketball courts, two handball courts, a volleyball court, two children's play areas, a bocce court, horseshoe pits, and a picnic area with a shelter, electricity, and charcoal grills that can be reserved. This park is used for league play in the various sports from early spring until late fall. back to top
Old Troy Park
Morris County Park Commission also operates a park within Parsippany's borders. Old Troy Park offers a variety of both active and passive recreation to county residents. It is accessed from Reynolds Ave off South Beverwyck Road. back to top
Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park is located on Route 46 East at Vail Road. This 17-acre park has a stunning memorial honoring all veterans of our Armed Forces, a large bandstand and lawn area for summer concerts, a mile of walking paths, and a multi-purpose, artificial turf, illuminated field. back to top
Volunteers Park
Volunteers Park is located in the Lake Hiawatha section of Parsippany at Crescent Drive. It offers three softball fields, two illuminated basketball courts and four lighted volleyball courts, two large children's play areas, a bocce court, horseshoe pits, walking paths and a large picnic area with a shelter, electricity and charcoal grills that can be reserved. back to top
Township of Parsippany Parks
NAME |
SIZE |
LOCATION |
ACTIVITIES/EQUIPMENT |
1. Cameron Tract |
10.83 Acres
|
South Beverwyck Road
(Near Route 80) |
Dog Park |
2. Craftsman Farms |
25.60 Acres |
Manor Lane-Off Route 10 West (Powde Mill Section) |
Guided Tours of Farm and Various Lectures |
3. Jannarone Park |
63.66 Acres |
Walsh Drive and Cranberry Road |
(1) Football/Soccer field
(1) Baseball Field |
4. Crestview Drive Park |
1.12 Acres |
Crestview Drive-Off Route 202 (Or Fieldcrest Drive to Leamoor Road to Willow Way) |
(1) Volleyball Court
(1) Play Area for Children |
5. Druid Hill Park |
2.46 Acres |
Elf Court and Twin Oaks Road |
(1) Basketball Court
(1) Bocce Ball Court
(1) Play Area for Children
(1)Volleyball Court
(1) Open Play Field |
6. Forest Drive Park |
.5 Acres |
Forest Drive-Off Route 202 South |
Play Area for Children |
7. Glassboro Park |
.14 Acres |
Glassboro Road and Papscoe Drive |
Play Area for Children |
8. Governor Livingston Park
|
.49 Acres |
Parsippany Boulevard and Lanidex Plaza |
(1) Open Field
(1) Gazebo |
9. Grafton Park |
4.32 Acres |
Sedgfield Drive to Grafton Drive |
(1) Unpaved Walking Path |
10. Chief Hiawatha Park
(Lk. Hiawatha Respite)
|
.1 Acres |
North Beverwyck Road |
(1) Gazebo |
11. Hills of Troy Park |
6.53 Acres |
Homer and Ulysses Streets |
(1) Softball Field
(1) Paved Walkway @ .4 miles
(1) Play Area for Children
(2) Basketball Courts |
12. Kentwood Park |
20.3 Acres |
Vail Road and Oldchester Drive |
Undeveloped |
13. Knoll Park and Country Club
|
352.17 Acres |
Knoll Road and Country Club Lane |
(2) Picnic Areas
(2) Playground Areas for Children (1 handicap accessible)
(2) Open Fields
(2) Bocce Ball Courts
(3) Horseshoe Pits
(2) Volleyball Courts
(4) Restrooms
(2) 18 Hole Golf Courses
(1) Nature Center with an Amphitheater
(4) Picnic Shelters
|
14. Lake Hiawatha Park |
.56 Acres |
Lake Shore Drive and Huron Avenue |
(1) Open Field
(1) Playground Area for Children
(1) Gazebo with Veterans Monument |
15. Lake Parsippany Park |
23.45 Acres |
Elmwood Drive
( Lake Parsippany Section) |
(1) Picnic Area with Shelter
(1) Little League Baseball/ Softball Field
(1) Paved Walking Path @ .6 miles
(1) Bocce Ball Court
(1) Horseshoe Pit
(1) Volleyball Court
(2) Basketball Courts
(2) Restrooms
(1) Soccer/Midget Football Field
(2) Play Areas for Children |
16. Littleton Park |
27.37 Acres |
Off Brooklawn Drive |
Undeveloped |
17. Manor Park |
9.46 Acres |
Bell Road-Off Route 202 |
(1)Picnic Area
(1) Playground Area for Children
(1) Basketball Court
(1) Paved Walkway@ .4 Miles
(1) Softball Field |
18. Mountain Way Park |
189.87 Acres |
Mountain Way
(Powder Mill Section of Twp.) |
(1)Volleyball Court
(1) Basketball Court
(1) Play Area for Children
(2) Hiking Trails |
19. Normandy Park |
2.31 Acres |
Trouville Drive |
(1) Basketball Court
(1) Play Area for Children
(1) Open Play Field
(1) Tennis Court |
20. Park Road Park |
7.27 Acres |
Park Place and Arlington Avenue |
(1) Little League Baseball Field
(1) Little League Softball Field
(1) Children’s Play Area
(1) Paved Walking Path |
21. Parsippany Roller Hockey Facility |
9.98 Acres |
Parsippany Boulevard
(a.k.a. Route 202) |
(2) Roller Hockey/Ice Hockey Rinks (When In Season) |
22. Powder Mill Park |
9.42 Acres |
Waterloo Drive
(Powder Mill Section of Twp.) |
(1) Playground (1) Tennis Court
(1) Basketball Court
(1) Open Play Field |
23. Rainbow Lakes Park |
6.27 Acres |
Oakdale Road and Long Road
(Rainbow Section of Twp.) |
(1) Baseball/Softball Field
(2) Play Areas for Children |
24. Rockaway Neck Park |
10.28 Acres |
Elm Street-Off Old Bloomfield Avenue |
(1) Basketball Court
(1) Play Area for Children
(1) Open Play Field |
25. Smith Tract |
29.19 Acres |
Oakdale Road and Highview South |
Undeveloped |
26. Smith Field Park |
25.71 Acres |
Route 46 Eastbound and Baldwin Road |
(1) Baseball Field
(2) Softball Fields
(1) Picnic Shelter
(1) Soccer Field
(1) Football Field
(2) Handball Courts
(1) Volleyball Court
(1) Bocce Ball Court
(1) Horseshoe Pit
(4) Tennis Courts
(2) Restrooms
(2) Play Areas for Children
(2) Basketball Courts
|
27. Smith Field Park South |
4.36 Acres |
Troy Road |
Undeveloped |
28. Veterans Memorial Park
|
16.91 Acres |
Route 46 and Vail Road |
(1)Memorial to Honor Veterans of War
(1) Soccer Field
(1) Open Play Field
(1) Picnic Area with Shelter
(1) Bandstand
(1) Restroom
(1) Play Area for Children |
29. Volunteers Park |
24.26 Acres |
Crescent Drive or Seminole Avenue (Lake Hiawatha section of Twp.) |
(1) Picnic Area
(1) Picnic Shelter
(2) Play Areas for Children
(2) Volley Ball Courts
(3) Open Play Fields
(3) Softball Fields
(1) Paved Walkway @ 1.5 miles
(2) Basketball Courts
(1) Horseshoe Pit
(1) Soccer Field |
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