Parks
PARKS
Maplewood has a wide array of great parks for you to enjoy.
Memorial Park is on Valley Street between Oakland Road & Baker Street
2 Playgrounds, 2 multi-purpose fields, 3 Tennis Courts and 4 picnic tables
Maplecrest Park is located on Springfield Avenue
3 baseball/softball fields, 1 playground, 4 tennis courts, 1 park building, 4 picnic tables
Borden Park is located on Orchard Road off of Parker Avenue
Map of Borden Park (No street front, so look for the signs)
2 multipurpose fields, 2 tennis courts
Orchard Park is located off of Ridgewood Avenue on DeHart Road
Map of Orchard Park (No street front, entrance is on DeHart Road)
1 multipurpose field, 2 tennis courts, 1 playground
DeHart Park is located off of Burnett Avenue
2 multi-purpose fields 1 playground, 1 outdoor street hockey rink, 1 tennis court,
Walter Park is located at the corner of Oakland & Valley Street
3 tennis courts, 2 platform tennis courts, 1 bocci court
SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESERVATION
Map of South Mountain Reservation
We are also fortunate enough to have the South Mountain Reservation, one of the beautiful natural resources that makes New Jersey the Garden State. South Mountain Reservation covers 2110 acres, the largest park in Essex County, extending through West Orange, 
Maplewood, and Millburn, and bordering South Orange. The reservation is watched over and taken care of by the South Mountain Conservancy, in partnership with Essex County Parks Department.
Among the distinguishing features are:
Twenty one miles of hiking and walking trails (See the Conservancy's Web site for a schedule of free hikes)
Twenty seven miles of carriage roads for jogging, horseback riding, & cross-country skiing
Ten picnic areas
Dog Park
Archery range
Washington Rock Lookout Historic Site
Hemlock Falls
Rahway River runs through the valley into several ponds and the Orange Reservoir
Fishing at Diamond Mill Pond
Various wildlife, including deer, wild turkeys
Girl Scout and Boy Scout camps
Richard J. Codey Arena — contains two indoor ice skating rinks and serves as the NJ Devils' training facility. The arena is also used for various special events.