Firefighter's Park — Attraction in Union Beach

Great spot for the days that Holmdel or Dorbrook Parks seem too big and you just want to bring the kids to a smaller, yet fun, park. The park has nice views of NY and Raritan Bay and walking the bulkhead along the water is a nice way to break up the time there. The comment about lack of shade is spot on. Save for the large gazebo, there's not much in the way of respite from the sun and on days with no breeze, it can be brutal. I'd also bring bug spray as they can become quite annoying toward evening hours towards the later...

Beautiful small park with playground and onsite parking. It was near empty in mid-winter weekend and I have used this opportunity to walk up to Union beach pier. Satellite and street views in Google Maps are not updated yet as of time of review to reflect amazing work of Army Corps of engineers to build dunes and berms done as part of flood control project. Shoreline looks much different now, so close water views are no longer park’s attraction but that would be more than compensated by new recreational value...

Great place to take your kids and relax next to the waterfront. It also contains the names of our past and present service members that protect our communities every day. Many people dont know this but at the park, there are also 4 decorative fire hydrants next to the plaques, each with the colors of one of the 4 fire stations in town. There is also a 5th one by the curb on Florence Avenue, it is painted gold and black which are the colors of the...