Acreage: 499 Acres

Key Features: This park is passive and primarily undeveloped. The pond and the waterfall, where the mill was once located, is one of the most picturesque areas of the County.

Helping to Protect our Native Pollinators!

Visitors to Davidson's Mill Pond Park may observe odd structures in the fields and meadows. In July 2015, as part of his Eagle Scout Service Project, Patrick Fitzgerald built and installed a series of Pollinator Boxes and Pollinator Hotels to benefit native plants and their pollinating insects - which are in decline.

Pollination is the transfer of pollen between plants that allow for fertilization and the production of seeds.

In Middlesex County, typical pollinators include butterflies and bees. Over 75% of all flowering plants depend on animals to pollinate them - including many of the fruits and vegetables that we eat! Non-native honeybees have historically done much of this pollination. But the U.S. has lost over 50% of its honeybee colonies - due to disease, pesticides, and habitat degradation.

One important way we can improve the success of our native pollinators is by providing nesting places where they can lay eggs or hibernate in the winter. As you visit Davidson's Mill Pond Park, look for the pollinator boxes and hotels shown in these photos. These structures allow pollinators to live and thrive in the area and help their population to grow. Please do not approach or disturb the pollinator boxes.

• Flyer on Pollinator Boxes
• Map of Davidson's Mill Pond Park
• Map of the Farrington Lake Trail

Driving Directions and GPS Coordinates

Driving Directions, Crossroads, and GPS Coordinates

• South Brunswick Township
• Intersection of Riva Avenue and Davidson Mill Road
• GPS Coordinates: N 40° 24' 39.1752", W 74° 29' 50.064"

From Route 287:

• Take Exit for Rt. 1 South
• Follow directions for Rt.1

From Route 1:

• Take Rt. 130 at Rt. 1 & 130 circle
• At light after Middlesex County Offices & Correctional Center, make left (Davidson Mill Rd.)
• Make first right onto Riva Ave.
• Park is on the left

From Route 18:

• Take Cranbury Rd. (Rt. 535) in East Brunswick
• Follow to Davidson Mill Rd. (Make a right)
• Go over bridge
• Make left onto Riva Ave. (Last left before bridge)
• Park is on the left

From Route 9 North:

• Take Rt. 18 North
• Follow directions for Rt. 18

From Garden State Parkway South:

• Take Exit 130 (Rt.1)
• Follow Rt.1 South
• Follow directions for Rt.1

From Garden State Parkway North:

• Take Exit for 287
• Take Exit for Rt. 1 South
• Follow directions for Rt.1

From NJ Turnpike:

• Take Exit 8A
• Follow signs for Rt. 32 West
• Take Rt. 130 North (New Brunswick)
• Make right onto Davidson Mill Rd.
• Make first right onto Riva Ave.
• Park is on the left