Soccer Fields in Scotch Plains, NJ
Scotch Plains has 15 mapped soccer fields at seven places. It is 1st of 19 in Union County for soccer fields (county average: 5). Union County Vocational-Technical Schools has the biggest cluster, five in one place.
Of the named places, two are parks and two are schools. Lights are recorded on five of the 15. Six of the seven places have parking within a short walk, and three have a playground nearby. Where the surface is recorded, grass is the most common.
Pick a spot
The biggest cluster in Scotch Plains: five fields.
A playground about 150 feet away, next to one field.
Also has one softball field and one football field.
Soccer Fields in Scotch Plains, place by place
Union County Vocational-Technical SchoolsSchool
5 fields5 litGrassParkingUnion County Vocational-Technical Schools leads Scotch Plains with five soccer fields. All of them are lit for evening play. Expect grass fields. You'll also find one baseball field and one softball field here. Nearby: parking about 450 feet away. Next nearest option: Southside Field, about 0.5 miles away. It's at 1776 Raritan Road.
Field of DreamsRecreation ground
2 fieldsGrassParkingPlaygroundField of Dreams has two soccer fields. They are not lit, so plan on daylight games. They are grass. It shares the grounds with three baseball fields and three softball fields. On the practical side, there is parking about 250 feet away and a playground about 350 feet away. If it's busy, try Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, about 1 mile away.
Ponderosa Farm ParkPark
1 fieldParkingPlaygroundRestroomsPonderosa Farm Park has one soccer field. You'll also find one football field here. On the practical side, there is parking about 300 feet away, a playground about 500 feet away and restrooms about 450 feet away. If it's busy, try the fields on the south side of town, about 0.5 miles away.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolSchool
1 fieldParkingScotch Plains-Fanwood High School offers one soccer field. The same school also has one softball field, one football field and one baseball field. Within a short walk there is parking about 450 feet away. Next nearest option: Field of Dreams, about 1 mile away.
Southside Field
1 fieldParkingPlaygroundThere is one soccer field at Southside Field. Within a short walk there is parking about 250 feet away and a playground about 150 feet away. If it's busy, try Union County Vocational-Technical Schools, about 0.5 miles away.
Other soccer fields in Scotch Plains
Three unnamed soccer fields sit near the center of Scotch Plains.
DirectionsOn the south side of Scotch Plains, about 0.6 miles from the town center: two soccer fields with no name on the map. Parking about 450 feet away.
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How Scotch Plains compares
No town within 10 miles has more soccer fields than Scotch Plains.
Union County has 104 soccer fields in all, spread over 19 towns; besides Scotch Plains, Cranford (12), Roselle Park (9) and Summit (8) have the most.
Scotch Plains is not only about soccer: it also has 15 baseball fields, seven tennis courts and six basketball courts.
| Town | Fields | Lit | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | 6 | – | 2 mi |
| Plainfield | 3 | – | 2.4 mi |
| North Plainfield | 3 | – | 3.1 mi |
| Garwood | 4 | – | 3.1 mi |
| Mountainside | 2 | – | 3.2 mi |
| Clark | 6 | 1 | 3.7 mi |
| Berkeley Heights | 2 | – | 3.9 mi |
| Cranford | 12 | – | 4.2 mi |
Plan your visit
- Two schools in Scotch Plains have 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 one of the seven places, so plan ahead.
- For permits, fees and hours, check with Scotch Plains's recreation department.
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