The initial park land was established in 1962, with an additional 227 acres (92 ha) section added in 2001.

[5] The park's recreational offerings include fishing (with a permit),[2] individual and group picnic areas, tennis courts, playgrounds, and 10 miles of hiking trails.

Interpreters dress in period clothing and perform typical year round farming and domestic activities, including seasonal planting and harvesting of crops and raising livestock.

The farmstead consists of a 14-room Federal-style farmhouse, a Dutch barn, and a collection of nineteenth-century farm outbuildings.

The David C. Shaw Arboretum is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) horticultural display created by the Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission.