Soccer Fields in Verona, NJ
Verona has seven mapped soccer fields at six places. It is 8th of 21 in Essex County for soccer fields (county average: 6). Verona High School has the biggest cluster, two in one place.
Of the named places, three are schools. Lights are recorded on two of the seven. Five of the six places have parking within a short walk, and five have a playground nearby. Most recorded surfaces here are grass.
Pick a spot
The biggest cluster in Verona: two fields.
One lit field.
Just one field, away from the bigger parks.
Soccer Fields in Verona, place by place
Verona High SchoolSchool
2 fieldsGrassPlaygroundVerona High School leads Verona with two soccer fields. The surface is grass. The same school also has five tennis courts, three baseball fields and two football fields. On the practical side, there is a playground about 700 feet away. If it's busy, try Henry B Whitehorne Middle School, about 0.5 miles away.
Centennial Field
1 fieldParkingPlaygroundCentennial Field has one soccer field. You'll also find one football field here. Within a short walk there is parking about 200 feet away and a playground about 500 feet away. Next nearest option: Veterans Memorial Field, a few minutes' walk away.
Forest Avenue Elementary SchoolSchool
1 fieldParkingForest Avenue Elementary School has one soccer field. You'll also find two softball fields here. On the practical side, there is parking about 600 feet away. The closest alternative is Centennial Field, about 0.5 miles away. It's at 118 Forest Avenue.
Freedom Field
1 field1 litArtificial turfParkingPlaygroundThere is one soccer field at Freedom Field. It is lit for evening play. It is artificial turf. You'll also find one field hockey field, one football field and one lacrosse field here. Within a short walk there is parking about 300 feet away and a playground about 250 feet away. If it's busy, try Veterans Memorial Field, a few minutes' walk away.
Henry B Whitehorne Middle SchoolSchool
1 fieldParkingPlaygroundHenry B Whitehorne Middle School offers one soccer field. It shares the grounds with one basketball court. Within a short walk there is parking about 150 feet away and a playground about 250 feet away. If it's busy, try Verona High School, about 0.5 miles away.
Veterans Memorial Field
1 field1 litGrassParkingPlaygroundThere is one soccer field at Veterans Memorial Field. It is lit for evening play. It is grass. Within a short walk there is parking about 300 feet away and a playground about 250 feet away. If it's busy, try Freedom Field, a few minutes' walk away.
How Verona compares
For more choice, West Orange has 8 soccer fields, about 3.3 miles from Verona.
Essex County has 124 soccer fields in all, spread over 21 towns; besides Verona, Newark (17), Livingston (14) and Bloomfield (10) have the most.
Verona is not only about soccer: it also has 13 tennis courts, 10 baseball fields and seven basketball courts.
| Town | Fields | Lit | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell | 1 | – | 1.5 mi |
| Cedar Grove | 3 | – | 1.6 mi |
| Essex Fells | 3 | – | 1.9 mi |
| Montclair | 6 | – | 2 mi |
| North Caldwell | 3 | – | 2.2 mi |
| West Caldwell | 5 | – | 2.5 mi |
| Roseland | 7 | – | 3.1 mi |
| West Orange | 8 | 1 | 3.3 mi |
Plan your visit
- Three schools in Verona have fields listed here, and school teams tend to use them on weekdays, so check with the school before heading over.
- No restrooms are mapped near any of Verona's soccer fields, so plan ahead.
- For permits, fees and hours, check with Verona's recreation department.
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