Soccer Fields in Franklin Township, NJ

Franklin Township has 28 mapped soccer fields at 17 places. It is 2nd of 13 in Somerset County for soccer fields (county average: 10). The largest group is at Middlebush Park, with three.

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Places

grass

Most common surface

Named places

Of the named places, three are parks and three are schools. Lighting is not recorded for Franklin Township's fields, so check before planning an evening game. 15 of the 17 places have parking within a short walk, and nine have a playground nearby. Where the surface is recorded, grass is the most common.

Pick a spot

Most fields

Middlebush Park

Three fields in one place, the best bet for a group.

With younger kids

Inman Park

One field with a playground on site.

A smaller spot

Rutgers Heights Park

A smaller option with one field.

Soccer Fields in Franklin Township, place by place

Middlebush ParkPark
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3 fieldsParkingPlayground
Middlebush Park leads Franklin Township with three soccer fields. The same park also has two basketball courts, two football fields and one baseball field. Nearby: parking about 250 feet away and a playground about 250 feet away. If it's busy, try Cedar Hill Preparatory School, about 1.1 miles away.
Franklin High SchoolSchool
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2 fieldsParking
Franklin High School has two soccer fields. The same school also has six tennis courts, four baseball fields and one football field. Nearby: parking about 350 feet away. Next nearest option: the fields on the northwest side of town, about 1.1 miles away.
Cedar Hill Preparatory SchoolSchool
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1 fieldPrivateParkingPlayground
Cedar Hill Preparatory School has one soccer field. It is marked as private, not open to the public. On the practical side, there is parking about 500 feet away and a playground about 800 feet away. If it's busy, try the fields near Dunham Lebed, about 1 mile away. It's at 152 Cedar Grove Lane.
Franklin Park SchoolSchool
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1 fieldGrassParkingPlayground
Franklin Park School offers one soccer field. There are no lights here, so this is a daytime spot. Expect grass field. Within a short walk there is parking about 600 feet away and a playground about 250 feet away. Next nearest option: the fields on the south side of town, about 1.7 miles away.
Inman ParkPark
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1 fieldParkingPlayground
Inman Park has one soccer field. The same park also has six tennis courts, two baseball fields and one basketball court. Nearby: parking about 150 feet away and a playground on site. If it's busy, try the fields on the east side of town, about 0.9 miles away.
Rutgers Heights ParkPark
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1 fieldParkingPlayground
Rutgers Heights Park offers one soccer field in a park. The same park also has one basketball court. Nearby: parking on site and a playground on site. The closest alternative is the fields near Dunham Lebed, about 0.4 miles away.

Other soccer fields in Franklin Township

On the northwest side of Franklin Township, about 3.2 miles from the town center: five soccer fields with no name on the map. Parking about 350 feet away.
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Two soccer fields on the south side of Franklin Township, about 3.1 miles from the town center. Parking about 350 feet away.
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On the northeast side of Franklin Township, about 2.5 miles from the town center: two soccer fields with no name on the map. A playground about 800 feet away.
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Two soccer fields on the east side of Franklin Township, about 2.3 miles from the town center.
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Two soccer fields on the northwest side of Franklin Township, about 3.4 miles from the town center. Parking about 450 feet away.
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One soccer field on the north side of Franklin Township, about 3 miles from the town center. Parking about 250 feet away.
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One soccer field on the north side of Franklin Township, about 3.1 miles from the town center. Parking about 300 feet away.
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One soccer field on the southwest side of Franklin Township, about 5.8 miles from the town center. Surface: grass. Parking about 200 feet away and a playground about 150 feet away.
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On the south side of Franklin Township, about 3.2 miles from the town center: one soccer field with no name on the map. Parking about 350 feet away.
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One unnamed soccer field sits on the northeast side of Franklin Township, about 2.4 miles from the town center. Parking about 250 feet away and a playground about 600 feet away.
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Near Dunham Lebed, on the northeast side of Franklin Township: one soccer field with no name on the map. Parking on site and a playground about 700 feet away.
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How Franklin Township compares

No town within 10 miles has more soccer fields than Franklin Township.

Across Somerset County, 127 soccer fields are mapped in 13 towns. Outside Franklin Township, the most are in Hillsborough (32), Montgomery (13) and Branchburg (11).

Beyond soccer, Franklin Township has 93 tennis courts, 32 baseball fields and 29 basketball courts on the map.

Town	Fields	Distance
New Brunswick	8	3.8 mi
Manville	5	4.3 mi
Piscataway	23	4.3 mi
North Brunswick	9	4.4 mi
Highland Park	5	5.2 mi
Middlesex	4	5.6 mi
Milltown	1	6 mi
Somerville	4	6.5 mi

Plan your visit

Three of the places in Franklin Township are schools, where the fields usually go to school teams during the school day; check with the school before you go.
One field is marked as private (clubs, schools or members only), so check before you go.
None of the fields in Franklin Township have lights on record, so confirm with the town before planning an evening game.
Restrooms are not on the map near these fields in Franklin Township; plan ahead, especially with kids.
For permits, fees and hours, check with Franklin Township's recreation department.

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