The Manasquan Reservoir is a source of water for municipalities and utilities, as well as a 1,204-acre (4.87 km²) park located in Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The park is part of the Monmouth County Park System.
A five-mile (8 km) multi-use perimeter trail surrounds the reservoir. The trail is marked with mileposts, and starts in the vicinity of the visitors parking area. There are also a number of shorter trail...
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The Manasquan Reservoir is a source of water for municipalities and utilities, as well as a 1,204-acre (4.87 km²) park located in Howell Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The park is part of the Monmouth County Park System.
A five-mile (8 km) multi-use perimeter trail surrounds the reservoir. The trail is marked with mileposts, and starts in the vicinity of the visitors parking area. There are also a number of shorter trails, but these have no milepost markings. The shorter trails are also considerably narrower. The width of the perimeter trail fluctuates between 8 and 24 feet (7.3 m), whereas that of the side trails is usually no greater than 3 feet (0.91 m).
A secondary trail, called the Cove Trail, features 1.1 miles (1.8 km) of nature that explores the lakeshore near the nature center. The trail starts off the main Perimeter Trail, about 1/4 mile from the Nature Center. Binoculars are recommended for sightseeing of wildlife in this area.
The perimeter trail...
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