Brookside Park is located in the northerly section of the Township of Bloomfield. It is a rolling meadow-like, passive use park of 5.7 acres along a meandering brook, the Third River. The Master Plan illustrated below indicates site improvements designed by EI Associates to upgrade the park. Site improvements include the following:
-Three new entrance plazas along Broad Street, Morris Place and at Hoover Avenue
-Replacement and upgrade of entrance stairway and bus-stop along Bay Avenue
-Three new groupings of playground equipment with new curvilinear beds of safety surfacing for each play area
-New evergreen groundcover plantings to stabilize the western and northern banks and to beautify the park perimeter
-An 8-foot wide meandering walkway loops around the park and among the trees. A second pedestrian bridge has been added
-New site furnishings include approximately 26 metal benches, 18 litter containers, 7 picnic tables, and 56 iron bollards
-A new gazebo with seating as the central focal and gathering point