Freneau Woods Park

We went there early evening to see our grandson perform in a play. He attends a drama class there and it was adorable. The coaches are very patient and sweet. I'm looking forward to the Christmas show. The building is beautiful. Wish I could have seen more, of the outside, but it was dark.

Saw an owl on the green trail 2 days in a row 🦉

A fantastic park. Great hiking trails and beautiful scenery. Love the bridge they put in over the stream, now I can finally explore the rest of the park

Grew up in Monmouth County my whole life! This park is 1000% a hidden gem. The trails are great and the park itself is so clean and so well kept!

This is a very nice, clean and stimulating small woods with trails to see little wetlands. Not crowded, we saw no one else on the trails.

This is a great park for just opening not that long ago! The trails, while limited are very nice and scenic.

IMPORTANT: For first time visitors looking for the trails, follow these directions:

Trail 1: After turning down Monastery Lane, continue down the road until you see the Assumption/Event center on your left. Enter the parking lot, and the trail is in the far left corner of the parking lot (farthest corner from the building. This trail “lets out” behind the house on the end of Monastery Lane.

Trail 2: After turning down Monastery Lane, continue down the road past the Assumption/Event Center. Enter the Visitor Center’s parking lot. After parking your car, walk around the back of the church towards the woods. You should see a small opening, which is the trail. This trail leads back near the power lines, and there are multiple exits. The trail has access to Lake Lefferts.

Trail 3: When coming from Route 79 on Wilson Avenue (Or after passing Monastery Lane coming from Greenwood Road), you will see a small opening across the street from multiple houses. This is the Hunter’s entrance, but there is also access to a third trail. The trail’s access is right next to the parking lot, and meets up with the power lines at the end.

Trail 4 (Horse Track): This trail is off of Greenwood Road. If coming from Route 79, continue on Wilson Avenue, until you come to the intersection with Greenwood Road. Turn right into Greenwood Road, and after driving a short distance, a small opening will be seen on your right.

There are a couple of other, smaller trail access points off of Greenwood Road and Wilson Avenue. The Henry Hudson Trail has yet to be connected to one of the park’s trails, and it is unknown if this connection will ever happen. I hope these directions helped those of you who previously couldn’t find the trails.

Beautiful destination for the Environmental Science field trip. Excellent hands on activities for the high schoolers. Knowledgeable staff and interactive learning.

Beautiful place to walk when you want a relaxing hike.

Grew up in Monmouth County my whole life! This park is 1000% a hidden gem.

A hidden gem!
It has all the things you would want in a park, trails, indoor toilets, classrooms, information, and green grass.
Tucked away in a quiet corner of the county.

Serene lovely wooded walks.

Excited to explore and learn all aspects of the newer pertiguous Monmouth County parks

Nice for local woodland trails

Great place to go hiking

Great place. Clean trails and decent hike

A nice place to take a walk but bring boots...a lot of muddy puddles on the path.

Well hidden for you to discover and spread the word of natural beauty there.

Well marked trails.

Great local park with nice nature walking trails

Very nice walk.it is diverse and good for beginners.