Combined with additional state lands, the park is part of some 2,000 acres of green space.

The park includes mature secondary forest with trees such as tulip poplar, oak and hickory.

Later, David Brainerd established an Indian mission "Bethel", on what is presently park lands.

The mission boasted a population of 160 living in log cabins, with a school, church, and 80 acres of cultivated lands.

[10][11] The park offers tennis, basketball, handball, baseball, softball, beach volleyball and soccer fields.

[1] Unique features of the park include a natural spring, and a "animal haven" where both exotic and native wildlife are on display in enclosures.

The heavily wooded reservation is located along the Manalapan Brook, with some of the land still being utilized by local farmers in cultivating crops.

The pond features a diverse species of fish, such as bass, bluegill, yellow perch, and black crappie.