(HOWELL, NJ) -- Look for turtles, egrets, herons, ospreys and other wildlife in their natural habitat during a boat tour of the Monmouth County Park System’s Manasquan Reservoir. Led by a Park System Naturalist, these 45-minute tours leave from the Visitor Center, Windeler Road, Howell. 

Tours are offered at the top of the hour from 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, May 5 through September 3.  Wednesday afternoon tours are offered at 2, 3 & 4 p.m. from July 11 through August 29. Evening tours are offered on the first Friday of each month June through September; call 732-751-9453 as times vary for the evening tours. All tours are weather and water level dependent.

The fee is $6 per adult and $4 per child age 12 and under.  Life-jackets are required and provided. Tickets are available in the lower level of the Visitor Center.  Tours can be arranged for organized groups. For more information about the boat tours, please call 732-751-9453.  

For persons with hearing impairment, the Park System TTY/TDD number is 711.  The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.