Somerset County, NJ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

" That default is absolute; a food truck or vendor cannot simply park at a trailhead or picnic area and sell to visitors. The one route around it runs through Section 7, Permits, item h, Approval of Concession Required: "Any and all concessions associated with an event must be approved in advance, in writing, by the Commission. All food concessions must have a permit granted by the respective Health Department of the Municipality in which the event will be conducted, in addition to the Commission Permit.

" That means a food vendor needs two permits stacked, a Commission event Permit and the host municipality's own Health Department permit, and both documents must be on display at the site. Section 7's general permit rules also apply to any such event: requests must be filed at least 14 days ahead for a picnic-scale event up to 30 days for a special event, and the applicant may be asked to carry at least $1,000,000 in combined liability and property-damage insurance. There is no standalone "vending zone" carved out anywhere in the Regulations; commerce in a Commission park exists only as an adjunct to an approved, permitted event.