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Thompson Park: Main Entrance
4.7 ★★★★★ 111 Google reviews · Running trail in Jamesburg, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
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- Shade
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- Access
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Confirmed from Thompson Park: Main Entrance'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.
Wooded 675-acre park on Manalapan Lake featuring trails, playgrounds, a frisbee golf course and picnic sites.
What runners say about Thompson Park: Main Entrance
“Beautiful park, very nice, went for the fireworks and they were spectacular”
Beautiful park with many trails. Forest is much larger than it seems. You can spend hours roaming trails and not run out of things to see. Little bridges over streams and through swamps. Beautiful fields and trials. Nice little community zoo that the kids will love. Right across from a nice playground and lake.
Large 675-acre Middlesex county park along Manalapan Lake with a bunch of amenities such as baseball, soccer, and football fields, tennis courts, picnic groves, jogging paths, hiking trails, a playground, and (similar to Merrill Park in Woodbridge Township in the northern half of the county), it also features an…
Has a petting zoo, frisbee golf course, and several hiking trails. In the fall, the park is used as a cross country course for schools in the local area. There are also soccer fields located on the very edge of the park bordering the high school.
I love this park. I grew up walking the trails ane celebrating holidays and doing other community activities. Visit. You won't regret it.
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful park, very nice, went for the fireworks and they were spectacular”
Plan your run at Thompson Park: Main Entrance
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- Websitemiddlesexcountynj.gov
- Phone(732) 745-3900
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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