The park was designed by Daniel W. Langton and Charles N. Lowrie,[1][2] both founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

[3] The sections are named for their positions relative to U.S. Route 1/9 Truck, which passes between them, and are connected by foot and vehicular bridges over the highway.

The Lincoln Park Nature Walk is part of wetlands restoration project adjacent to the Hackensack River.

The Hackensack RiverWalk is a partially completed greenway along the banks of the river running the length of the Hudson County shoreline.

[7] The Lincoln Park Nature Walk is part of 31-acre (130,000 m2) wetlands restoration project on a former landfill site adjacent to the Hackensack River unveiled in July 2011.

[8] A section of the East Coast Greenway crosses through the park,[9] which is site of one of five kiosks in the state for the project[10] A ballpark within the grounds was the home of the Jersey City Skeeters of the Eastern League from 1902 through 1905.

[13] Lincoln Park West features wetlands with hiking trails and Joseph J. Jaroschak Field, the facility for the baseball, softball, and men's and women's soccer teams of Saint Peter's University.

In 1963, Frank Sinatra attended his parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Casino in the Park alongside his daughter and Rat Pack "Clan".

[23] The original building was demolished in April 2020 and a replacement called "The View at Lincoln Park" is set to be completed in September 2022.

[24][25][26] Skeeters Park was a baseball field with bleachers and a grandstand with a seating capacity of 8,500 people, built in 1902.