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Skillman Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 128 Google reviews · Running trail in Skillman, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Loop distance
- 25 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Skillman Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Public park with picnic areas and a restroom, trails, 2 dog parks, and cross-country skiing.
What runners say about Skillman Park
“Beautiful, well maintained, and clean public park.”
“Great park providing immersion into a calm and picturesque environment.”
“If you are self directed and looking for a quiet, peaceful place to walk, run or a leisurely bike ride - you might want to check it out.”
“Excellent place to run, cross-country ski, hike, or walk the dog to the new gated dog-run on the western section of the park.”
This park is one of my favorites in the area. There are hundreds of old trees—hickories, sycamores, willows, oaks, black walnuts, maples, birches, and more. It has about four miles of trails, some are asphalt and some grass.
Great park providing immersion into a calm and picturesque environment. It's relatively new, being Skillman's newest park. It's quite big, about 250 acres. The park offers a 2.25-mile paved loop trail. Several parking lots are available.
If you are self directed and looking for a quiet, peaceful place to walk, run or a leisurely bike ride - you might want to check it out. Not sure the length of the loop but I would guess it's at least a mile. In the back corner, behind the school there's an old cemetery.
Beautiful, well maintained, and clean public park. Great for walkers, bikers, and runners. There's even a dog park. There is plenty of parking and seating for people who just want to sit and enjoy the outdoors. Our thanks to the Somerset County Parks Department for this wonderful public resource.
Trail conditions & character
“Excellent place to run, cross-country ski, hike, or walk the dog to the new gated dog-run on the western section of the park.”
“If you are self directed and looking for a quiet, peaceful place to walk, run or a leisurely bike ride - you might want to check it out.”
“There is a nice paved trail to walk along as well as a path along the creek which allows for some very pretty scenes”
“There is plenty of parking and seating for people who just want to sit and enjoy the outdoors.”
“Great park providing immersion into a calm and picturesque environment.”
“Easy, flat, paved 2 mile loop but also areas to wander in the grass and a nature trail.”
“Easy, flat, paved 2 mile loop but also areas to wander in the grass and a nature trail.”
“5 mile loop with open fields, glen, stream.”
“there are a few parking lots some of which have portable toilets and garbage buckets.”
“There are markers along the trail to store you the distance you've traveled, once around the entire park is about 2.”
Plan your run at Skillman Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- Loop distance25 mi back to where you parked. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitemontgomerynj.gov
- Phone(908) 722-1200
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–9 PM |
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