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    3.5 (12 reviews)

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    Andreina S.

    One of the great things to live in the Abington township is this park for sure! Be aware that you do have to be or be with a township resident in order to be able to get in and enjoy this park. We live very close to it and my kids absolutely love it! It has a nice trail where you can walk, run or bike, it very wooded so when it's super hot/sunny outside this is the place to be. Playground is large and has a sand pit and equipment for almost all ages, they could use a little cleaning though! That's mainly why I'm not giving this park a 5 star rating.

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    Lorimer Park - Lorimer Park -- 2022

    Lorimer Park

    4.7(9 reviews)
    2.0 mi

    During this hot weather, a shady stroll through Lorimer Park was pleasant. The path was paved and…read morestroller accessible . Everyone we encountered was friendly although there were not many people. There were a few benches along the way, but I could see how there could be a need for more benches if more people were present. We were also surprised that we did not encounter many bugs. We did use bug spray just in case! The parking lot was easy to find and there was plenty of space. We plan to return again for a family walk.

    This 230 acre park was given to the people of Montgomery County by the estate of George Horace…read moreLorimer, the editor of the Saturday Evening Post and president of Curtis Publishing Co., both headquartered in Philadelphia from the late 19th Century to the present. His mausoleum is in Laurel Hill Cemetery, so although originally from North Carolina, his true impact was on the cultural life of our city. Fairly small, it feels considerably larger due to its connection to Pennypack Park covering a large area in Northeast Philadelphia to the border with Montco. The creek by the same name flows through both parks, tying them together geologically. The watercourse meanders through Lorimer where it has cut a deep ravine over the millennia. There are multiple scenic overlooks worth exploring, even in winter when the absence of foliage allows you to see through the trees to the actual contours of the steep rocky hills across the creek. If power walking or family bike riding is your jam, Pennypack Trail runs along the northern boundary of the park and beyond for several miles, and it is flat, wide and dirt/gravel packed for smooth ambulation or cross country biking, allowing excellent views of the topography and creek vale. Plenty of parking in a big lot across the road from the main entrance.

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    Kids Dream Playground - Kid's Dream Playground

    Kids Dream Playground

    4.2(14 reviews)
    26.4 mi

    This playground was recommended by my son's chiro's office. Just as a place to go, nothing chiro…read morespecial about it. There is a lot of large equipment, but not a whole lot of variety or imagination in the different interactive functions. Reeves Park's playground (Phoenixville), Smith Memorial Playground (Fairmount Park), Freedom Playground (Haverford), and Aston Twp's new playground all have really imaginitive stuff, and just as large of an expanse (if not larger). I also have to give props to the Reeves Park and Freedom playgrounds for being fenced in (Smith is, but it's so big, the fence is not as containing as it could be). Kids Dream is not fenced, unfortunately, because it is a layer of safety I always appreciate, for young kids who run, and also just to keep out wandering dogs (the ones on a long leash whose caretakers aren't paying attention) or to dissuade sketchy people from hanging around (sorry but they're everywhere). There is a nearby walking trail, and it's also adjacent to township offices (shared parking lot). I do have to comment that there was a bit of litter generally around, which is never okay for a kids' playground. Also, this playground is pretty crowded. Parents seemed adequately considerate, but honestly, all the abovementioned playgrounds had a better vibe to me. Maybe because this place was built up by my recommendation and the reviews, but it wasn't as great as my expectations (and comparative experiences).

    Fantastic playground!! Huge plenty of options of what to play on. Love it! Will be back for sure…read more Not far from the shopping areas. Conveniently located.

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    Wissahickon Park

    Wissahickon Park

    4.6(56 reviews)
    5.8 mi

    I have been coming to Valley Green or whatever is it called now since I was born. Maybe I waited a…read morecouple months. I'm not sure. It's my favorite place to be in Philly. It's takem some time to realize that this is considered a different place than Fairmount Park. Please understand that Fairmount Park and Wissahickon are the same park. Meaning that they connect to each other and if you wanted to, you could walk run or bike all the way from Bell's Mill to the Art Museum. My dad used to do it every Saturday when he was training for a marathon. When I was a little kid, I loved to walk around here because honestly, it was the it's the only place that you can go and really understand. I feel what the area looked like before. Colonizers moved to the area and it was all developed. Just go in the park and think that this is what it looked like at 10th and market before the British got there or the Dutch or whoever. The Europeans. That a lot of places were landmarks. I also think that it's important if you can to get off of the main trail and go looking around. I would not recommend coming here at 2 AM to smoke a joint, even if you know exactly where you are going. This was something I did maybe 23 years ago or so with two friends and it was so stupid of us. All you can see is absolutely nothing. You can see how darkness has a texture to it. We sat on a bench and you can hear all around you animals. They make the little animal noises which is somewhat comforting sometimes and then you hear branches cracking and you're really hoping that it's the animals that you've heard making the noises and that there's not somebody out there with night vision. It's not something that I think many people would do in 2026 because it's a different world but just take my word for it. Another thing is swimming in devils pool. Don't do that. Unlike the rest of the water, which is iffy, devils pool does not empty. It does not flow. The water is the same water. It has always been with the same e. Coli. If you see kids, jumping off of a rock into a pool of water and think it looks like fun remember that it's probably worse than jumping i to the Schullkyll (probably spelled that awful). Some highlights would be the stable area off of Monastery Road (near Ridge or Henry Avenue I forget which). You see people riding horses around the trails but it's my understanding that if you don't go to Saul or have not given some serious cash to help keep up the park, you are not going to be riding any horses. Let's put it this way: I have lived here 45 years dreaming of getting to ride a horse in Fairmount Park and have yet to figure out how to do so, but I haven't had many friendly conversations with the people who work there and just enjoy that area of the park. It is beautiful right now, which is late May.. there were no horses around on the day that I was there last except for the one in the video below, but they are usually all over the place. It is kept extremely pristine and there is an old monastery there that is bucolic and beautiful as well as a huge field of buttercups (apparently I like butter so much that I should tell my doctor and get my cholesterol checked). Of course, you can always hike up to what we used to call the chief, and if I tried to write his name, besides knowing that it begins with Teddy, I would just be embarrassing myself here. The friends of the Wissahickon it's probably the best site to get information on the park from whether that is ours or volunteer opportunities. Hiking up to pistachio is a lot of fun. I think that I could say that I was maybe seven or eight when we first started going up there. I will leave you with an interesting fact that I just learned: the Wissahickon Creek starts in the parking lot of the Montgomery Mall. That was on the friends of the Wissahickon website. Which if you know anything about the Montgomery mall or malls in general, it's kind of really funny. Anyway, enjoy my pictures and enjoy the park. Run do not walk to this park! Or walk or bike or whatever. And keep in mind it is connected to Fairmount Park and you can just Google where that connection is so know that you can use this part to get to the Kelly Drive area of Fairmount Park. Please enjoy my other reviews as they are much funnier than this one.

    Hard to rate an entire park this massive, but all things considered, after 5 years of traversing…read morethe trails here, this is an awesome park. Note that I live in U-City, so the fact that such a massive trail system exists in only a ~20 minute drive, depending on which part of the park I start in, is a blessing and keeps my sanity. Friends of Wissahickon does a great job maintaining trails and even expanding the system over the past few years. I don't think I've ever observed an unseemly part of the park. Definitely unseemly times of year like the snow thaw or the time between the trees dying and the snow falling, but otherwise, this park is beautiful all times of year. I've never had a hard time parking, never even had trouble with crowds even around the most popular trails (ex. Forbidden Drive). Even the bikers are friendly and patient here! Would strongly recommend not only visiting but coming back to keep exploring! I'm still finding new gems in this massive trail system.

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