Soccer Fields in Madison, NJ
Madison has 11 mapped soccer fields at nine places. It is 10th of 30 in Morris County for soccer fields (county average: 7). Bayley Back has the biggest cluster, two in one place.
Of the named places, five are parks and one is a school. Lights are recorded on two of the 11. Five of the nine places have parking within a short walk, and one has a playground nearby. Where the surface is recorded, artificial turf is the most common.
Pick a spot
Two fields in one place, the best bet for a group.
One lit field.
Just one field, away from the bigger parks.
Soccer Fields in Madison, place by place
Bayley BackRecreation ground
2 fieldsWith two soccer fields, Bayley Back is the biggest spot for soccer in Madison. The same recreation ground also has two lacrosse fields. The closest alternative is Bayley Front, a few minutes' walk away.
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityUniversity
2 fieldsFairleigh Dickinson University has two soccer fields. You'll also find one baseball field here. If it's busy, try Bayley Back, about 0.3 miles away.
Bayley FrontRecreation ground
1 fieldThere is one soccer field at Bayley Front. The same recreation ground also has one lacrosse field. The closest alternative is Bayley Back, a few minutes' walk away.
Drew UniversityUniversity
1 fieldParkingDrew University offers one soccer field in a university. You'll also find eight tennis courts here. Nearby: parking on site. Next nearest option: Bayley Front, about 0.5 miles away.
MRC 1Recreation ground
1 field1 litArtificial turfParkingRestroomsMRC 1 offers one soccer field in a recreation ground. Lights are marked on it, so evening games work here. It is artificial turf. It shares the grounds with one baseball field, one field hockey field and one football field. Within a short walk there is parking about 300 feet away and restrooms about 350 feet away. The closest alternative is MRC 2, a few minutes' walk away.
MRC 2Recreation ground
1 field1 litArtificial turfParkingRestroomsThere is one soccer field at MRC 2. It is lit for evening play. Expect artificial turf field. The same recreation ground also has one baseball field, one field hockey field and one lacrosse field. On the practical side, there is parking about 400 feet away and restrooms about 250 feet away. Next nearest option: MRC 1, a few minutes' walk away.
Niles ParkPark
1 fieldThere is one soccer field at Niles Park. The same park also has one lacrosse field. If it's busy, try the fields near Sonny Vitale Memorial Field, about 1.2 miles away.
Upper GrassSchool
1 fieldGrassParkingUpper Grass offers one soccer field. There are no lights here, so this is a daytime spot. Expect grass field. It shares the grounds with one lacrosse field. Nearby: parking about 300 feet away. Next nearest option: MRC 1, about 0.3 miles away.
Other soccer fields in Madison
Near Sonny Vitale Memorial Field, on the southeast side of Madison: one soccer field with no name on the map. Parking about 150 feet away and a playground about 750 feet away.
Directions
How Madison compares
For more choice, Morris Township has 18 soccer fields, about 3.9 miles from Madison.
Morris County has 220 soccer fields in all, spread over 30 towns; besides Madison, Mount Olive (20), Denville (19) and Morris Township (18) have the most.
Madison is not only about soccer: it also has 15 tennis courts, 13 baseball fields and eight lacrosse fields.
| Town | Fields | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Florham Park | 4 | 1 mi |
| Chatham | 6 | 2.1 mi |
| Morris Township | 18 | 3.9 mi |
| Morristown | 1 | 3.9 mi |
| Hanover | 14 | 4 mi |
| New Providence | 5 | 4.4 mi |
| Summit | 8 | 4.4 mi |
| Livingston | 14 | 4.6 mi |
Plan your visit
- One school in Madison has fields listed here, and school teams tend to use them on weekdays, so check with the school before heading over.
- Restrooms are mapped near only two of the nine places, so plan ahead.
- For permits, fees and hours, check with Madison's recreation department.
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