Facilities
La Grande Park — playground, 2 baseball fields, 5 tennis courts, basketball court, recreation building, open-air pavilion. Building reservation and rental information.
La Grande Avenue and Second Street
Forest Road Park — playground, 2 baseball fields, 2 tennis courts, 2 pickleball courts, basketball court, skateboard park, recreation building with kitchen. Building reservation and rental information.
Forest Road near Woodland Avenue
Carriage House Park — benches, walking path.
Watson Road betweeen Martine Avenue and Russell Road
The Basin — Grassy, bowl-shaped area behind Municipal Building parking lot.
Russell Road, between Watson Road and Paterson Road
The recreation buildings in La Grande and Forest Road Parks are available for reservation and rental by organizations and individuals. Building reservation and rental information.
Commission
The Recreation Commission is comprised of seven commissioners and four alternates, and oversees recreational programs for the residents of Fanwood. All members of the Commission are volunteers who are Fanwood residents. A Director and an Assistant Director manage the day-to-day operations that the recreation programs require.
Watch the Community Calendar throughout the year or click here for the latest on Recreation events.
Recreation Commission Members
- Eryn Sinclair— Chairperson
- Mike Kelly — Treasurer
- Rosa Mannarino
- Neil Pierce
- Bruce Zakarin
- Ivan Solomahhin
- Arlene Ross
- Venessa White — Secretary (Alternate #1)
- Michael Lowenthal (Alternate #2)
- Jennifer Ives (Alternate #3)
- Michelle Wayans (Alternate #4)
- Council Liaison: Erin McElroy-Barker
- Bob Budiansky, Director
- Vacant, Assistant Director
Address:
Borough of Fanwood
75 North Martine Avenue
Fanwood, New Jersey 07023
Attention: Recreation
Phone: 908-370-7092
Email: “fanwoodrec” at “gmail-dot-com” (email address is written this way to help prevent spam. To use this email address: remove all quotes and spaces, and replace “at” with @ and dot-com with .com)