Our Mission

The Board of Recreation Commissioners is committed to improving the quality of life of the citizens of Monmouth County by providing open space, park and recreation areas, facilities, programs, and services of the highest quality and to furnishing these recreational and educational opportunities in the most effective, efficient, and economical manner possible. The Board shall pursue this mission in the following ways:

1. by studying, planning, acquiring, improving, and managing lands of county significance for parks, recreation, conservation, agricultural, and open-space preservation;
2. by protecting and interpreting natural, historic, and cultural resources of county significance;
3. by providing recreational facilities, programs, and services to meet the county-wide needs of the citizens of Monmouth County for the recreation and well-being of body, mind, and spirit; and
4. by implementing this mission in accordance with the Board’s adopted County Park and Recreation Policy and other adopted policies of the Board.