OAKtober in Marquand Park

Join us for our 7th annual OAKtober day of fun activities--scavenger hunt, crafts, cookies, cider and more. Take home an oak sapling and Marquand Park coloring book! Free and open to all. Rain date: Sunday, October 18.

Parking: Lovers Lane parking lot. Overflow parking on Mercer Street between Hibben Road and Springdale Road. Additional parking on Olden Lane.

About Marquand Park: Marquand Park and Arboretum is a 17-acre historic preserve of trees and woodlands that offers a variety of recreational and educational experiences in the center of Princeton. Originally the landscaped garden of a 19th-century estate, the park has a rich collection of native and exotic trees reflecting the interest and tastes of its previous owners and its current beneficiaries. Some trees in the park are the largest of their kind in New Jersey.

Marquand Park includes in its collection over 140 different tree specimens, among them some rare evergreens and a Dawn Redwood, known only as a fossil until 1944 when it was discovered growing in China. In the wooded area are huge specimens of native trees such as beech, hickory, and black, white and red oaks. The park’s tree planting program ensures the continuous acquisition of new trees.