These facilities are used often by the Montclair High School's[1] gym classes and athletic teams and are closed to the public at some times.

It is bordered on the west side by New Jersey Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line, on the north by Champlain Terrace, on the east by Essex Avenue, and comes to a point in the south next to the Walnut Street station.

Going through it is Chestnut Street, separating the Pool, playground, and skating rink from the rest of the park.

A small, densely wooded playground abuts Essex Park's public pool and ice rink.

Montclair residents worried that entry fees might increase and that the quality of service would go down, and the township decided to retain authority in some way over the rink while having it operated privately.