The newest addition to Chester Township's parkland, the MacGregor Preserve consists of 159.51 mostly wooded acres on Old Chester-Gladstone Road. This property was purchased through the combination of a Morris County Open Space Trust Fund Grant, a grant from the State Green Acres Program and money from the Township Open Space Trust Fund. The MacGregor Preserve is adjacent to the Township's existing Tiger Brook Park and together, the two parks provide 430 acres of contiguous open space. Peapack Brook, a major tributary of the North Branch of the Raritan River and a state classified Trout Production stream flows through the park. Immediate plans are to extend the current system of hiking trails in Tiger Brook Park into the MacGregor Preserve.
Current access is extremely limited.
The entrance to the property is located on Old Chester-Gladstone Road, just south of Route 206. The Evans Family Forest Preserve was purchased in December 1999 with a combination of funds from the Morris County Open Space Trust Fund, a Green Acres Grant from the State of New Jersey and funds from the Chester Township Open Space Trust Fund. This 110-acre tract is primarily wooded. It is traversed by Ayers Brook, which is classified as a Trout-Production Stream. This park is available for passive recreation.