Mercer County Guide Categories
Use these county guide links to explore Mercer County by topic.
County Snapshot
Capital County
Trenton is New Jersey’s state capital and one of Mercer County’s major civic, historic, and employment centers.
College & Innovation Corridor
Princeton University, The College of New Jersey, Rider University, Mercer County Community College, Princeton Theological Seminary, Thomas Edison State University, and other schools give the county a strong education and research presence.
Parks, Farms & Trails
Mercer County combines big public recreation areas such as Mercer County Park and Mercer Meadows with historic and rural destinations such as Howell Living History Farm, Baldpate Mountain, and Terhune Orchards.
Mercer County Towns
The original NJTGO page listed Mercer County municipalities and community destinations including East Windsor, Ewing, Hamilton, Hightstown, Hopewell, Lawrence, Pennington, Princeton, Robbinsville, Titusville, Trenton, and West Windsor. The refreshed page keeps those locations while using current wording where needed.
Education & Library
Colleges and Universities in Mercer County
- The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 · 609-771-1855 - Mercer County Community College
West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550 · 609-586-4800 - Princeton Theological Seminary
64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 · 609-921-8300 - Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544 · 609-258-3000 - Rider University
Princeton campus listed in the source at 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540 · 609-921-7100 - Strayer University - Lawrenceville Campus
3150 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 · 609-406-7600 - Thomas Edison State University
101 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 · 888-442-8372
Library
The county library system supports local research, community programming, digital resources, reading programs, and branches serving Mercer County residents.
Mercer County Government
Mercer County is governed by a County Executive and a seven-member Board of County Commissioners. The refreshed page updates older county-government terminology to the current Board of County Commissioners wording.
County Executive
County Executive Dan Benson
Board of County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners provides the county’s legislative oversight.
Public Information / County Administrator / Clerk to the Board
These offices support county public information, day-to-day administration, and board administrative functions.
Mercer County Prosecutor
The county’s chief law enforcement officer.
County Counsel
Manages legal matters for the county and represents the county in litigation.
Mercer County Sheriff
Provides specialized law enforcement support and services to local agencies and the public.
Parks, Trails & Outdoor Places
Mercer County’s original NJTGO page included a strong parks section. The refreshed guide preserves those locations and fixes legacy typos while presenting the parks in a cleaner layout.
Baldpate Mountain
The mountain offers more than 12 miles of marked natural trails for hiking and horseback riding, ranging from shorter loops to steep rocky trails.
Howell Living History Farm
A 130-acre living history farm in the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District, interpreted as a working farm from a century ago with hands-on seasonal programs.
Herrontown Woods Arboretum
A wooded Princeton park with mature trees, rolling terrain, and hiking opportunities.
Millyard Park & South River Walk Park
A Trenton riverfront setting for street fairs, small concerts, art fairs, and downtown lunch stops.
Mercer County Park
More than 2,500 acres with year-round active and passive recreation opportunities.
Mercer Meadows
Passive recreation, walking, biking, horse trails, scenic nature areas, cross-country skiing, environmental education, farming, fishing, and wildlife observation.
John A. Roebling Park
A 257-acre natural park in an urban setting with freshwater marsh, tidal Delaware River connection, and Spring Lake.
Rosedale Park
472 acres with a 38-acre stocked lake, playgrounds, family picnic areas, boating/canoeing with non-gasoline engines, and reservable recreation areas.
Sports & Recreation
Family / Outdoor Fun
- Lee Turkey Farm
201 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520 · 609-448-0629 - Trenton Thunder / Waterfront Park
One Thunder Road, Trenton, NJ 08611 - Mercer County Equestrian Center
431 Federal City Road, Pennington, NJ - Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed
31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 08534 - Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
Hockey & Skating
Regional hockey links preserved from the original page:
Golf
- Bunker Hill Golf Course — 220 Bunker Hill Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540 · 908-359-6335
- Cranbury Golf Course — 49 South Field Rd, West Windsor, NJ 08550 · 609-799-0341
- Greenacres Country Club — 2170 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 · 609-896-0276
- Hopewell Valley Golf Club — 114 Pennington Hopewell Rd, Hopewell, NJ 08525 · 609-466-9070
- Lawrenceville School Golf Course — Route 206, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 · 609-896-1481
- Mercer Oaks Golf Course — 785 Village Rd W, West Windsor, NJ 08550 · 609-936-9603
- Miry Run Country Club — 106-B Sharon Rd, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 · 609-259-1010
- Mountain View Golf Course — Bear Tavern Rd, West Trenton, NJ 08628 · 609-882-4093
- Peddie School Golf Course — S Main St, Hightstown, NJ 08520 · 609-490-7542
- Princeton Country Club — 1 Wheeler Way, Princeton, NJ 08540 · 609-452-9382
- Springdale Golf Club — 26 College Rd W, Princeton, NJ 08540 · 609-924-3198
- Stonybrook Golf Club — Stonybrook Rd, Hopewell, NJ 08525 · 609-466-2215
- TPC at Jasna Polana — 8 Lawrenceville Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540 · 609-688-0500
- Trenton Country Club — 201 Sullivan Way, Trenton, NJ 08628 · 609-883-3566
Visitor Center & Planning Resources
Visit Princeton-Mercer
Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau
Visitor planning, hotels, dining, events, arts, culture, college-town destinations, and regional itineraries.
Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce
Business, networking, community, and regional economic resources.
Mercer County Tourism
County visitor links include historic sites, agritourism, family fun, music, sports and recreation, outdoors and trails, arts, culture, entertainment, colleges, shopping, events, and town guides.