Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city.
A garden inside Philadelphia
You can stay in Philadelphia
Fairmount Park is inside Philadelphia, which has 74,976 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1812
Fairmount Park dates from 1812 and is run by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Fairmount Park Commission. About ↓
A day trip from New York
New York is about 81 miles northeast and Baltimore is about 89 miles southwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Sep and Oct
April, May, June, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 64–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 7 miles away
Philadelphia (PHL) has airline service, about 7 miles from Fairmount Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Philadelphia. Green months are the mild ones.
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River, with the two sections together totalling 2,052 acres (830 ha). Management of Fairmount Park and the entire citywide park system is overseen by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, a city department created in 2010 from the merger of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Department of Recreation.
- Type
- Garden
- Established
- 1812
- Run by
- Philadelphia Parks & Recreation · Fairmount Park Commission
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1972)
- Wikipedia readers
- 22K a year
Stay in Philadelphia, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Fairmount Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | in town | 74,976 | 1,579,706 | $243K | D− |
| Millbourne | 4 mi west | 0 | 1,467 | $267K | — |
| East Lansdowne | 4 mi southwest | 17 | 2,712 | $200K | — |
| Yeadon | 4 mi southwest | 25 | 12,181 | $183K | — |
| Camden | 5 mi southeast | 1,957 | 71,496 | $112K | — |
| Narberth | 5 mi northwest | 132 | 4,511 | $750K | B+ |
| Lansdowne | 5 mi southwest | 360 | 11,122 | $211K | — |
| Darby | 5 mi southwest | 51 | 10,687 | $118K | D |
| Colwyn | 5 mi southwest | 89 | 2,325 | $128K | — |
| Upper Darby Township | 6 mi west | 1,764 | 85,486 | $219K | — |
| Woodlynne | 6 mi southeast | 9 | 2,920 | $142K | — |
| Sharon Hill | 6 mi southwest | 43 | 6,002 | $173K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Fairmount Park
Other well-known places within 7 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw12 mi🏺 Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
2in town🏛 MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
3in town🏛 MuseumPhiladelphia Museum of Art437K visitors a year
46 mi🌲 Park & preserveSchuylkill River
5in town🏛 MuseumBarnes Foundation
6in town🏛 MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
7in town🏛 MuseumMütter Museum
8in town🏛 MuseumFranklin InstitutePhoto credits
Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Philadelphia Museum of Art: Unknown, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Barnes Foundation: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mütter Museum: Smallbones, Public domain · Franklin Institute: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Visiting Fairmount Park
Is Fairmount Park in Philadelphia?
Yes. It’s inside Philadelphia, PA.
When is the best time to visit Fairmount Park?
April, May, June, September and October, with highs of 64–83°.
How far is Fairmount Park from Newark and New York?
About 75 miles northeast of Newark and about 81 miles northeast of New York, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Fairmount Park?
Philadelphia (PHL), about 7 miles away.
Where should I stay near Fairmount Park?
Philadelphia (in town, 74,976 hotel and restaurant jobs), Camden (5 mi, 1,957 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Narberth (5 mi, 132 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Philadelphia
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.