The township's parks and preserves are free and open to the public. Parks include: Chubb Park: An area with playing fields, skating, ponds, and sledding.Township Parks, Chester Township. Accessed January 19, 2015. Tiger Brook Park: Purchased with the assistance of the New Jersey Green Acres Program in 1980, this preserve contains a reservoir. Hacklebarney State Park: This park was established in 1924 with the donation of . The Black River, which bisects the park, is one of the premier trout fishing streams in New Jersey. Black River Fish and Wildlife Management Area: This area consists of in the northern portion of the Township. It was purchased under the Green Acres Acquisition Program for recreational activities, including fishing, hunting, canoeing, cross-country skiing and hiking. Highlands Ridge Park: Former Bell Laboratories Outdoor Research Lab. Site of the 'Telephone Pole Farm' and current headquarters of the New Jersey Highlands Council, a 15-member appointed body tasked with implementation of the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004.
The township's parks and preserves are free and open to the public. Parks include Chubb Park: An area with playing fields, skating, ponds, and sledding.Township Parks, Chester Township. Accessed January 19, 2015. Tiger Brook Park: Purchased with the assistance of the New Jersey Green Acres Program in 1980, this preserve contains a reservoir. Hacklebarney State Park: This park was established in 1924 with the donation of . The Black River, which bisects, the park, is one of the premier trout fishing streams in New Jersey. Black River Fish and Wildlife Management Area: This area consists of in the northern portion of the Township. It was purchased under the Green Acres Acquisition Program for recreational activities, including fishing hunting, canoeing cross-country skiing and hiking. Highlands Ridge Park: Former Bell Laboratories Outdoor R:esearch Lab. Site of the 'Telephone Pole Farm' and current headquarters of the New Jersey Highlands Council, a 15-member appointed bo,dy tasked with implementation of the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act of 2004.