Directions
COLONIAL PARK
156 Mettlers Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
(Includes: Arboretum, Perennial Garden, Fragrance and Sensory Garden, Ornamental Grass Collection, Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden, and Shrub Collection)
From Route 287
Route 287 to Exit 10 toward New Brunswick. Take Easton Avenue to the first light. Make a right onto Cedar Grove Lane. Follow for two miles, and make a right at the fourth light onto Weston Road. Follow to first light and make a left onto Elizabeth Avenue. Colonial Park is on the right.
From Route 206
Southbound:
Take Route 206 to Dukes Parkway. Go through the U-turn and cross back over Route 206. Follow Dukes Parkway to the end, and turn right onto Main Street. Go through the center of Manville. Make a left at the light onto the Manville Causeway (Wilhousky Street). Go over a small bridge and turn right onto Weston Road. Follow Weston Road for 1.5 miles and make the first right onto Mettlers Road. Entrances to Colonial Park will be on the left and right.
Northbound:
Take 206 to Amwell Road. Make a right at the light onto Amwell Road. After three and a half miles you will see a sign for Colonial Park on the right side. Turn left here onto Mettlers Road. Entrances for Colonial Park will be on the left and right.
From New Brunswick Area
(Hamilton Street - Amwell Road)
Follow Hamilton Street from New Brunswick - the name changes to Amwell Road in Somerset. Amwell Road comes to a fork; turn left. You are still on Amwell Road. Follow to the second light and make a right onto Elizabeth Avenue. Follow Elizabeth to the Colonial Park entrance on the left.