Discover Montgomery Township

Montgomery Township offers different ways to spend time outdoors: parkland, an arboretum with a growing collection of woody plants, and Opie's Mill Trail. When planning a stay, you can choose based on your interests—for example, a particular trail surface, a variety of native tree and shrub species, or a dog run. Each place has its own distinct features.

Skillman Park and Montgomery Park

Skillman Park is a 247-acre park in the Skillman section of Montgomery Township. At Parking Lot A, there is a 2-acre fenced, off-leash dog run. It is divided into areas for small and large dogs. If you are planning a stay with a dog, this specific distinction can help when choosing places to visit: the dog run is a designated area within the park and is divided by dog size.

Another park with its own distinct character is Montgomery Park. It covers 100 acres, is located on Harlingen Road, and is characterized by a diverse landscape. Its size and landscape set it apart from the specific amenities at Skillman Park. This lets you weigh whether the dog run or the varied park landscape better suits your interests, without treating both destinations as one connected trail.

Arboretum: Trees, shrubs, and trails

The Montgomery Township Arboretum is a 50-acre natural area with a growing collection of more than 150 tree and shrub species. Some are quite rare; all the species mentioned are native to east of the Mississippi. Plant enthusiasts will find a different focus here than in a park whose main distinction is its size or a designated dog run. The collection combines a wide range of species with the special note that some woody plants are rare and where they originate.

The arboretum has trails for walking, jogging, and cycling. It can be reached from the lower parking lot of Montgomery Veterans Memorial Park via signs and a bridge. When planning your day, you can consider these details alongside the features of other trails and park areas, rather than treating all outdoor experiences as alike.

Opie's Mill Trail: Asphalt and boardwalk

A section of Opie's Mill Trail begins at the trailhead at Mill Pond and continues to the end of the trail. It is 6/10 of a mile long. Half of the trail is paved with asphalt, and the other half is a boardwalk. This breakdown gives you a clear idea of the surfaces to expect on this section, but it does not describe the full route of the broader trail network. The trail runs along the Pike Run floodplain, which is bordered by a hedge of Osage orange trees. The description thus combines a clearly defined length and change of surface with two distinctive landscape features.

Opie's Mill Trail is also part of a trail network that continues from Montgomery Park through the Mill Pond Soccer Complex to River Road. If you are planning a stay and want to explore different places and trail sections, this context is relevant: the trail is not only the 6/10-mile section at Mill Pond, but also forms part of a wider network.

A planned trail network for Montgomery

A multi-use trail network is planned for Montgomery. It is intended to connect parks, farmland, historic sites and districts, and residential neighborhoods. The plan calls for trails to follow scenic stream corridors and preserved upland areas. Together with the specific details about the arboretum and Opie's Mill Trail, the plan shows that trail connections in Montgomery are intended to take in a range of landscapes and areas.

When choosing a vacation rental in Montgomery Township, the interests described here can help shape your travel plans: the arboretum appeals to plant enthusiasts, Opie's Mill Trail offers a section with two different surfaces, and Skillman Park has a dog run divided by dog size.

Discover more places

If you would like to discover more places, you can also visit Somerville, Manville, South Bound Brook, Franklin Township, Bernardsville, Hillsborough, Basking Ridge and Branchburg Township.

For the broader travel overview: Somerset.