Piscataway Park
Piscataway Park is home to bald eagles, beavers, deer, foxes, ospreys, and many other species.
Photo: NPS photo / NPS
About Piscataway Park
Piscataway Park is home to bald eagles, beavers, deer, foxes, ospreys, and many other species. To complement the surroundings, the park has, in addition to a public fishing pier and two boardwalks over fresh water tidal wetlands, a variety of nature trails, meadows, and woodland areas. The Park is also home to National Colonial Farm.
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Driving times from Piscataway Park, one way, via road — a realistic day is 8–10 hours behind the wheel.
Hours
Piscataway Park
- Mon
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Tue
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Wed
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Thu
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Fri
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Sat
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
- Sun
- 6:00AM - 10:00PM
National Colonial Farm Gate
- Mon
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Tue
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Wed
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Thu
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Fri
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sat
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
- Sun
- 7:00AM - 5:00PM
Piscataway Park Gated Areas
- Mon
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
- Tue
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
- Wed
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
- Thu
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
- Fri
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
- Sat
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
- Sun
- 9:00AM - 10:00PM
Activities
Getting there
Summers are generally hot and humid, with daytime highs frequently above 90 degrees Fahrenheit and scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Please carry water while participating in physical activity and be prepared to take shelter from lightning. Winters are generally cold, with nighttime lows frequently near freezing and occasional snowfall. Weather during spring and fall is generally moderate, but can change quickly.
Frequently asked questions
- What is there to do at Piscataway Park?
- Popular activities include Boating, Fishing.
- Which national parks are within a day's drive of Piscataway Park?
- Within about a day's drive you can reach Harmony Hall (18 min), Fort Foote Park (24 min), Fort Washington Park (25 min), Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm (27 min), Thomas Stone National Historic Site (31 min), Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (36 min).