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Van Nest Park

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Open Opens at 6:30-21:00
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218 Cranbury Rd, West Windsor Township, NJ 08550, United StatesMap
Phone+1 609-799-6141
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  • taylort4215
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    Nice place for a picnic or fishing

    Very well maintained park. Clean and tidy. Including bathroom area. Seems to be lots of people fishing and bbq’ing. Metal “War is the World’s” plaque is also well maintained in front of gazebo area.

    Reviewed on Jun 7, 2020
  • 981Linda
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    Groover Mills And War of the Worlds

    Van Nest Park is located in the town next to Princeton. Our GPS located it in Princeton Junction. Park in the parking lot and follow the asphalt trail leading back to the pond. On the trail, the Boy ...

    Reviewed on Jul 11, 2019
  • gostartraveler
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    Nice, but missing history

    Went here because this is where the Martians landed. Disappointed to find out that the monument indicating the "exact landing spot" was gone, just the descriptive placards on what went on that night -...

    Reviewed on Sep 3, 2018
  • Zoe C
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    Rock Wall & Lake View Are Great!

    This is a great park for several reasons: large field for playing chase or ball; it has a rock wall, which is not common to playgrounds; there's a pavilion just beside the lake; plenty of swings; and...

    Reviewed on Aug 28, 2018
  • E251KQjohnb
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    Martian Park

    Van Nest Park is a very small park with picnic tables and jungle gyms. Known for the monument at the park as being the site of the "War of the Worlds" landing site. Van Nest Park is Grover's Mill Ne...

    Reviewed on Aug 27, 2018

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