Editing Somerset County, New Jersey (section)

==Parks and recreation==
The [[Somerset Patriots]] are a professional baseball team that plays at the 6,100-seat TD Bank Ballpark, located on the border of Bridgewater and Bound Brook. They played in the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]] until they became the Double-A affiliate of the [[New York Yankees]] in 2021.<ref>[http://www.somersetpatriots.com/ballpark/aboutbankballpark/ About TD Bank Ballpark], [[Somerset Patriots]]. Accessed October 23, 2017.</ref>

[[File:Basking Ridge, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|A walking trail in [[Basking Ridge, New Jersey|Basking Ridge]]]]
Somerset County parks are under the administration of the Somerset County Parks Commission.<ref name=scpc>[https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/ Somerset County Parks Commission]</ref> General parks are [[Natirar]], [[Duke Island Park]], [[Lord Stirling Park]] (part of the [[Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge]]), [[Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens|Colonial Park]], North Branch Park, [[Skillman Park]], [[East County Park]] and a park in development called [[Raritan River Greenway]]. [[Leonard J. Buck Garden]] is a [[botanical garden]] of the county. In addition, the Commission manages natural parks such as the [[Washington Valley Park]] (with biking and hiking trails) and the [[Sourland Mountain Preserve]] (hiking and mountain biking trails).<ref name=scpc/>
[[File:The Sourland Mountain Preserve, Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA June 2012 - panoramio (3).jpg|thumb|The Sourland Mountain Preserve in [[Hillsborough Township, New Jersey|Hillsborough]]]]

The southeastern portion of Somerset County in Franklin Township includes [[Delaware and Raritan Canal]] State Park, which provides hiking, biking and boating.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/drcanal.html Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]] Division of Parks and Forestry. Accessed October 6, 2013.</ref> The Parks Commission operates five public golf courses.<ref name="scpc" /> [[Trump National Golf Club (Bedminster, New Jersey)|Trump National Golf Club]] in [[Bedminster, New Jersey|Bedminster]], an exclusive golf club owned by [[Donald Trump]],<ref name=":1">[http://www.trumpnationalbedminster.com/ Welcome], Trump National Golf Club. Accessed October 6, 2013. "Greetings from Donald J. Trump: When I saw this beautiful piece of property in Bedminster, New Jersey, I knew that it deserved only the best."</ref> that he used as a Summer White House during his presidency.<ref>Niquette, Mark; and Abelson, Max. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-23/trump-discussing-a-relocation-to-new-jersey-golf-club-for-summer "Trump Discussing Moving to New Jersey Golf Club for Summer"], ''[[Bloomberg News]]'', April 23, 2021. Accessed January 31, 2022.</ref>