Lincoln Park
As the oldest and largest of the County Parks, Lincoln Park is truly the jewel of the Hudson County Park System! The Park’s East and West portions attract Hudson County residents of all ages and interests looking to enjoy open space in the midst of the urban landscape. Lincoln Park East’s 150 acres are home to numerous athletic facilities, children’s areas, historic monuments, meandering trails, and publically-available Wi-Fi-internet access. Major projects underway at Lincoln Park West, comprised of 123 acres along the Hackensack River, will add new and exciting natural features and recreational amenities. Click here to view park brochure.
Recreation
Lincoln Park is a central location for a variety of frequently updated athletic facilities, including 21 tennis courts, 7 baseball/softball diamonds, basketball courts, handball courts, soccer fields, an artificial surface multipurpose field, a running track, a cross-country course, and a horseshoe pit. Children are sure to have a great time at the two playgrounds and the spray pool area in the summer. Visitors can take advantage of full-length trails, barbeque areas, or the enclosed dog run.
To complement the Eastern Park’s ponds and landscaped greenery, Lincoln Park West is an exceptional collection of open space with preserved natural habitats and areas to engage visitors. The centerpiece of this area is the fishing-accessible Edgewood Lake. Its location on the Hackensack River is part of the Historic Liberty/Water Gap trail, and the park has nature trails winding throughout it. The County is currently in the process of a wetland restoration project that will enhance the observation of the natural habitat and local species with a waterfront walkway. The rare bird species observable in the park include Black Skimmers, Osprey, and Egrets.
History
In 1905, “West Side Park”, as it was originally called, was designed by landscape architect Charles Lowrie and Daniel W. Langston and features multiple historical points of interest. “Lincoln the Mystic”: a seated statue of the US President, was sculpted by James Earle Fraser. The Statue was dedicated on June 14, 1930 when the park was given its current name of Lincoln Park. The fountain at the entrance of Lincoln Park was designed by the sculptor Pierre J. Cheronin and completed in 1911. It is 53-feet high and decorated with water spouting frogs and allegorical figures. The park honors history through several monuments, such the Irish Famine Memorial, Civil War Solider statue, James T. Farrier Firefighter Memorial, and by the display of two historic cannons and sun houses.
Lincoln Park in Jersey City: Master Plan for the Belmont Avenue Entrance
The subject of this Master Plan is the portion of Lincoln Park in Jersey City, New Jersey that stretches from the Belmont Avenue entrance at John F. Kennedy Boulevard to West Side Avenue. This portion of the park is located and is a contributing feature in the West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District, listed on all three Registers of Historic Places by 2016 – the State of New Jersey (2014), Jersey City Municipal (2015) and the National (2016). This report addresses all of the features of this portion of the Park, including trees and plantings, utility infrastructure, paving, walls, fencing, benches, sculpture and built features (in particular the two “Sun Houses) from the Park entrance at JFK Boulevard to the walls and plazas at both sides of West Side Avenue.