Parks & Facilities

Jerseyland Park - 2377 Richmond Street

• Baseball / Softball Field
• Basketball Courts
• Grass Field
• Pavilion / Picnic Area
• Playground
• Restrooms

Kramer Manor Park - 1950 Evelyn Street

• Baseball / Softball Field
• Basketball Courts (with lights)
• Grass Field
• Playground
• Restrooms
• Tennis Courts (with lights)

Southside Field - 1910 Raritan Road

• Multi-Use Turf Field (with lights)
• Playground
• Restrooms

Park Reservations: Field Rentals 

• Field time is allocated by priority:
  • Recreation Department
  • Allied Associations (fee schedule does not apply)
  • Resident-Based Groups
  • Non-Resident-Based Groups

Email the Recreation Department for a Facility Permit Application: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

• Do not schedule activities for your group/organization until you submit an application and receive the official permit from the Recreation Department.  Permits are issued based on facility availability so not all requests are guaranteed to be granted.
• If your group is found to be using facilities during unpermitted times, this may result in revocation of all permits issued to the permittee.
• Unauthorized field preparation is not permitted without prior approval by the Recreation Director.
• Dogs must be leashed and curbed at all times.
• No vehicles are permitted beyond parking lots at any facilities.  Parking restrictions will be strictly enforced.
• If fields are unplayable due to inclement weather, the activity should be rescheduled.  If damage is done to the facility, the permit will be revoked and the group/organization will be held responsible.
• The Recreation Department may restrict or limit facility availability due to Township events, maintenance of fields, etc.  The Recreation Department reserves the right to cancel this permit for any date(s) needed.
• Please allow 1-2 weeks for permits to be generated and distributed after application is submitted.

Shady Rest Country Club

9-Hole Golf Course

Scotch Hills Golf Course opened in 1920 as the Shady Rest Golf Club, the first African-American Golf and Country Club in the United States.  The Club was home to John Matthew Shippen Jr., the first American born African-American Golf Professional.

The 9-hole course features 2,247 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par 33.  The course rating is 33.3 and has a slope rating of 106 on blue grass.

Hours of Operation:

• Monday - Thursday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
• Friday - Sunday, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Address: 820 Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains

Membership Information

To purchase a membership, please call the Pro Shop at 908-232-9748 or visit the Scotch Hills Golf Course website: https://www.scotchhillsgolfcourse.com/request-membership/

18-Hole Miniature Golf Course

Scotch Hills Country Club also features an 18-hole miniature golf course.  The course wanders around streams and stepping ponds with small shrubs and trees accompanying them, with a picturesque waterfall as the centerpiece.

Hours of Operation:

*The mini golf course closes 1 hour before sunset

Let us host your next party! Contact Greg Ward, Director of Sales & Marketing, for pricing and a customized package that will suit all of your party needs.

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: 908-241-8700 x 308

Miniature Golf Rates

Shady Rest at Scotch Hills Country Club

A Brief History of the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club

by the Preserve Shady Rest Committee

The Shady Rest Golf and Country Club is the oldest African-American golf clubhouse in the United States.  The building was once a dwelling of a Revolutionary War hero.  In the 20th Century, it was home to John Matthew Shippen, Jr., the very first American born golf professional to play in the U.S. Open.

 The Clubhouse, originally the Ephraim Tucker Farmhouse built in the 1700's, became the George Osborne Tavern in 1882.  In 1900, the Westfield Golf Club converted the farmland into a 9-hole golf course and the farmhouse into a clubhouse.  After the Westfield Golf Club merged with a club in Cranford to form the Echo Lake Country Club in 1921, a group of prominent Black investors purchased the property and organized Shady Rest Golf and Country Club.  The private club became a center for African-American society at the time.  The Shady Rest offered amenities in addition to golf such as tennis, horseback riding, and skeet shooting.  Club members hosted events that brought to Scotch Plains such luminaries as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Count Basie lead their bands there; tennis great Althea Gibson played tennis; African-American golf pros Teddy Rhodes, Bill Spiller, and Joe Louis teed off there.

Today, this historic building is often used for group meetings, wedding receptions, and other social gatherings.  You can find more information about booking Shady Rest in the Recreation Directory (Shady Rest at Scotch Hills Country Club).