The Monmouth County Park System has scheduled the following trips to New England. Preregistration is required for all trips.
"The Berkshires and the Boston Pops," Aug. 25-27. This three-day, two-night trip will leave Thompson Park, Lincroft, at 8 a.m. Sunday and return at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. It includes a guided tour of the Berkshires, shopping, visits to Hancock Shaker Village and the Clark Art Institute, a performance of the Pops at Tanglewood, and a stop at the Norman Rockwell Museum. The cost per person is $540 single, $430 double, $400 triple and $380 quad.
"Ocean Vistas of Cape Cod," Sept. 3-6. This four-day, three-night trip leaves Thompson Park at 8 a.m. Tuesday and returns at approximately 8:30 p.m. Friday. The trip includes a guided tour of Woods Hole, a steamship ride to Martha’s Vineyard, trips to Edgartown, Gay Head, Yarmouth, Provincetown, Hyannis and the JFK Memorial, and a Hyannis Harbor cruise. The cost per person is $495 single, $430 double, $410 triple and $400 quad.
"The Mountains and Lakes of New Hampshire," Sept. 27-30. This four-day, three-night tour leaves Thompson Park at 5:30 a.m. Friday and includes a guided tour of the White Mountains, a Cog Railroad Steam Train ride, shopping in North Conway, a tour of the Lakes Region and Castle in the Clouds, a cruise of Squam Lake (Golden Pond) and a visit to Canterbury Shaker Village. The cost per person is $630 single, $530 double, $470 triple and $460 quad.
"Salem, Mass., Haunted Happening," Oct. 20-21. The bus will leave Thompson Park at 6:15 a.m. Sunday and return on Monday. The adventure includes a guided tour of the city; free time for dining; a visit to the Peabody and Essex museums for "Eerie Events," a professional presentation of unearthly tales set in the mansions and garden; and a tour of the Salem Witch Museum. The cost per person is $235 single, $195 double, $170 triple and $160 quad. The rate per child (ages 5-12) is $130.
"Historic Plymouth and New Bedford Tour," Nov. 7-9. The trip includes a stay at the John Carver Inn, dinner at the Grand Buffet, a guided walking Colonial lantern tour, and guided tours of Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II, Plimoth Plantation, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The cost per person is $420 single, $315 double, $275 triple and $260 quad. The rate per child (ages 8-12) is $175.
For more information and registrations, call (732) 842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the TDD machine number is (732) 219-9484.