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PRINCETON
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
380 Witherspoon St. 921-9480
COMMUNITY PARK POOL COMPLEX
(Summer) 921-2990
Olympic pool, diving pool, wading pool. Offers a variety of aquatic programs for all ages, including instruction in swimming, diving, life-saving and competitive swim teams with local meets
COMMUNITY TENNIS COURTS
(Spring, Summer, Fall)
6 hard surface courts open all year (lighted on warm evenings)
9 cushioned courts
4 lighted platform tennis courts available 24 hrs. a day
instruction available, team or individual play, tournaments
COMMUNITY PARK PLAYING FIELDS
(Spring, Summer, Fall)
4 softball fields
2 regulation size bocce courts available for free use
Softball, volleyball, basketball, football, soccer, fitness trail
Brochures on the Recreation Department programs are mailed to all residents in the Spring, and are available at the office adjacent to Community Park Pool. There is a wide range of programs for all ages.
Parks & Recreational Areas With Public Access
AUTUMN HILL RESERVATION
Herrontown Road
picnic tables, hiking trails
BARBARA BOGGS SIGMUND MEMORIAL GARDEN
next to Hamilton Ave Playground
Plantings in memory of the late Princeton Borough mayor
BICYCLE PATH NETWORK
in and around Princeton, map available at Township Clerk's office
CHARLES ROGERS WILDLIFE REFUGE
West Drive
Trails, bird-watching
COMMUNITY PARK NORTH
Rte. 206 & Mountain Ave.
trails for hiking, jogging, cross-country skiing, ice skating, amphitheater for a variety of cultural events
DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL STATE PARK (Towpath)
66 miles along the Canal, accessible from Princeton
quiet refuge for walking, birdwatching, canoeing, jogging, biking
HERRONTOWN WOODS ARBORETUM
(entrance on Snowden Lane)
Hiking trails, bird-watching.
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
Olden Lane
woods, trails, birdwatching, cross-country skiing
LAKE CARNEGIE
owned by Princeton University, available to public for boating, canoeing, ice skating (limited area), picnicking (no swimming)
MARQUAND PARK
Stockton & Lovers Lane
playing fields, arboretum, picnic area
MOUNTAIN LAKES
Mountain Avenue & Bayard Lane
hiking trails
PLAYGROUNDS
S. Harrison Street, Erdman Avenue, Lytle & John Streets, Chestnut & Hamilton, Quarry Park (Spruce Street), Caldwell Park (Bertrand Drive), Grover Park, Hilltop Park
PLAYING FIELDS
Grover Park (behind the Princeton Shopping Center)
Hilltop Park (Bunn Drive)
PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK
Mercer Rd.
Historic site, large open area
TURNING BASIN PARK
Alexander Road at the Canal
picnic area, canoe rentals, playground, shelter
WOODFIELD RESERVATION
Great Road West
80 acres for hiking and birdwatching
YMCA
Paul Robeson Place 497-9622
Offers programs for adults, children and families in aquatics, sports, health and fitness, as well as Family Camp and after-school program. Contains a Children's Center with classes for pre-school children as well as Full Day Child Care for ages 2 months to 5 years.
YWCA Princeton
59 Paul Robeson Place 497-2100
Offers programs year-round for all ages from 4 months to seniors, including aquatics, gymnastics, arts and crafts, English for speakers of other languages, dance, health and fitness, and many others. Many classes are for men as well as women. There is an after-school program for grades K-6, total nursery/preschool care, also book clubs, support groups, The Newcomers Club, etc. A course catalog is prepared four times a year and is available at the YWCA main office.
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