Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee
The Recreation Committee Reminds Everyone Who Uses Our Parks:
- Use caution and watch your speed entering and exiting the parks. Speed limit is 5 MPH. Be alert for children and walkers.
- Our parks are "carry in, carry out".
- Our parks are smoke-free zones. NO smoking!
- Porta johns are not trash disposals. (Wantage Township has a very bad reputation with garbage in the porta johns, as told to us by two companies.)
- Teams: please announce these rules to the visiting teams before the start of the game.
- Coaches need to make a final sweep of the area after games.
- Dog walkers: clean up after your dogs. Waste bags are available at two stations in Woodbourne; front parking lot near the path entrance and back parking lot near the path entrance. Return the used waste bags to the station's waste recepticle.
Every year we received complaints from citizens. Please pass on this information to every coach and parent and keep our parks clean. Thank you!
Meetings
The Wantage Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of the month (except December) at the Municipal Building at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. A notice will be posted if a meeting is canceled. Agendas and approved minutes are posted on the website.
Minutes
Minutes and agendas are posted on the meetings page. Click here to go to the meetings page.
Contact
Recreation Secretary
Nicole Dunn
nicole@wantagetwp-nj.org
phone: 973-875-7192 (option #5)
2026 Committee Members
Committee members are appointed by the mayor at the Township reorganization meeting. Vacancies are filled throughout the year. Residents who are interested in serving on this committee may fill out and submit a volunteer application.
| Warren Wisse | regular member | Term expires 12/31/26 |
| Darryl Wuhrl | regular member | Term expires 12/31/26 |
| Susan Weiss | regular member | Term expires 12/31/28 |
| Gary Margiotta | regular member | Term expires 12/31/28 |
| Heather Hill | regular member | Term expires 12/31/27 |
| Daniel Cullinane | alternate member | Term expires 12/31/27 |
| Donna-Sherie Gotland | alternate member | Term expires 12/31/26 |
2026 Events
- Spring Plant Exchange
May 16 at 9 a.m. at Woodbourne Park Pavilion - Town-Wide Garage Sale
May 23 and 24, from 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m. - Wantage Township Pageants (Little Miss, Little Mr. and Miss)
June 13 beginning at 9:00 a.m. - Wantage Day
June 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at Woodbourne Park - Fishing Contest
July 13 beginning at 9 a.m. at Lake Neepaulin - 250th Celebration of our Nation
July 18 - Pickleball Tournament
September 19 at Woodbourne Park - Fall Plant Exchange
September 20 at 9 a.m. at Woodbourne Park Pavilion - Woodbourne Park 5K Family Run/Walk
September 26 at Woodbourne Park - Tree Lighting
December 4 at the Wantage School
Recreation Notices, Announcements, and Events
Legal and Public Notices will be posted on the Legal Notices page.
Announcements will be posted on the Announcements page.
Event information will be posted on the Events page.
Forms and Applications
Recreation forms and applications are posted on the Forms and Applications page.
Parks
For information about our parks, please refer to the Parks page.
Volunteer
If you are interested in performing public service in our community by serving on this committee, please download the Citizen Leadership Form and submit it to the Township Administrator.
Social Media
Recreation has its own Facebook page, separate from the official Municipal Facebook page. Go to the Wantage Recreation FB page.