Winding River Park — Attraction in Toms River

“Right off parkway and 37,easy access, not busy- great for joggers”

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I always really liked this park, but it has been somewhat neglected by the township lately. It's not that they haven't spent some money on it, just that I feel their efforts have been misguided. They redid the picnic area because they can charge people a rental fee on it. They have redone the bathrooms recently, but they're usually locked unless there's a picnic or ball field rental. County Parks have facilities open all day, they should too. The Compassionate Friends garden is still nice but only because they care for it themselves. But the township has neglected the parts of the park that nature lovers like... removing tables and benches from waterfront areas, not properly caring for trails, etc. The parts that don't bring in money aren't getting any love at all. Ten years ago I called this park the jewel of the Toms River parks system, today I visit and am just saddened by the way that...

Beautiful park. Well maintained and serine. We went to a birthday party in a pavilion there and it was lovely. There's plenty of parking, the pavilion was clean and built to be sturdy and beautiful. It was a Sunday afternoon but we only saw a few people walking around. Dogs need to be kept on a leash, so there's no worry about a dog joining the party. I will consider renting the pavilion myself for a future party. It was a beautiful setting for a party of any kind and very large with clean metal picnic tables and trash cans around. Even if it had been raining you'd be well protected from the elements. And we were quite surprised and pleased that there didn't seem to be any bugs around Very nice idea for a...