List of parks in Philadelphia


has a total parklandincluding city parks, squares, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation centers and golf courses, plus state and federal parksthat amounts to. The Fairmount Park system historically encompassed 63 park areas prior to 2010, including six city-owned public golf courses, along with the landscaped areas of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Roosevelt Boulevard and the Southern Boulevard Parkway, two farms and the Manayunk Canal. Those 63 historic park areas have been included among 378 separate facilities which in turn contain the 7 large watershed parks, 143 neighborhood parks and squares, 156 recreation centers and playgrounds, various playing fields, courts, rinks and swimming pools, 40 community gardens and orchards, as well as the six aforementioned golf courses. All facilities are administered by the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation department since a merger of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Department of Recreation in 2010. The new Parks & Recreation department also administers six older adult centers, three environmental education centers, 40 historic sites and 25 KEYSPOT computer labs.
In terms of total park area to population, Philadelphia is ranked ninth among the most densely populated cities in the United States with 7.2 park acres per 1000 residents, and fourth among the same cities in total acres of parkland, behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. Philadelphia has reserved 13.5% of its city acreage for parkland, which is the eighth highest percentage among the most densely populated cities.

List of parks

ParkNeighborhood / AreaAcres
Fairmount ParkWest2052
Wissahickon Valley ParkNorthwest2042
Pennypack ParkNortheast1343
Cobbs Creek ParkWest, Southwest851
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ParkSouth348
Tacony Creek ParkNortheast304
Benjamin Rush State ParkNortheast275
Poquessing Creek ParkNortheast189
Morris ParkOverbrook147
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at TinicumSouthwest145
Morris ArboretumChestnut Hill92
Hunting ParkNorth87
Burholme ParkNortheast85
Awbury ArboretumGermantown55
Independence National Historical ParkCenter City55
Fernhill ParkNorthwest50
Bartram's GardenSouthwest45
Wissinoming ParkNortheast42
Wister's WoodsNorth33
Penn ParkUniversity City24
Fisher ParkNorth23
Marconi PlazaSouth23
Glen Foerd on the DelawareNortheast18
Stenton ParkNorth17
Pastorius ParkChestnut Hill16
Makefield ParkNorth15
Tacony ParkNortheast13
Jardel ParkNortheast12
Bradford ParkNortheast9
Clark ParkWest9
Malcolm X ParkWest6
Kingsessing ParkSouthwest8.4
Penn Treaty ParkFishtown8
Schuylkill BanksCenter City, South, West10
Franklin SquareCenter City9.6
Logan Circle Center City9.6
Rittenhouse SquareCenter City8.3
Washington SquareCenter City8.3
Eakins OvalCenter City8
LOVE Park Center City3.4
Schuylkill River ParkCenter City3
Dilworth ParkCenter City2.8
Franklin's Paine SkateparkCenter City2.5
Sister Cities ParkCenter City2
Race Street PierCenter City1
John F. Collins ParkCenter City0.1
Korean War Memorial ParkPenn's Landing4
Vietnam Veterans Memorial ParkPenn's Landing2.4
Spruce Street Harbor ParkPenn's Landing0.9
Drexel ParkUniversity City2.5
Cira GreenUniversity City1.3
Columbus SquarePassyunk Square4.6
Wharton SquareSouth4.6
Stephen Girard ParkGirard Estate4
Dickinson Square ParkPennsport3
Jefferson SquareSouthwark3
Mifflin SquareSouth4.6
Starr Garden ParkQueen Village2.2
Pier 68Pennsport0.8
Gold Star ParkSouth1
Palmer ParkFishtown0.9
Girard Fountain ParkOld City0.15

Approximate acres based on estimates
Philadelphia acres onlymajority of the wildlife refuge is located in Delaware County

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