I am biased because my best friend's mom worked with the city to get this park refurbished and my…read morebest friend used to just a few houses down, so I've grown to feel at home in this little park as we've visited over the years. This park is designed for young children, as most of the swings have the bucket seats and the slides are not terribly high. There is also a fire-truck structure to play on, a dachshund balance beam/bench, a couple of adult benches, a little free library, and 2 picnic tables. There's a grassy area for tag, while the play structures are surrounded by mulch. There are a couple of trash cans and one recycling container. Only thing that could make this park better is a water fountain. Closest one is at the library, a quick walk past the ballet studio. 2019 Reviews #31

This is a gem in the heart of Swarthmore. It's the perfect size toddler park to let your little one…read morerun off some steam. Swings, slides, and fire truck to climb on give it plenty of options for fun. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is beautiful the equipment is very old and well loved, worn wood planks and all.

This is a smaller greenspace, only 1 acre. So it's great for a picnic, just chilling in the…read moreoutdoors on a blanket, bug hunting, or maybe a careful game of catch. For those purposes, this is a sweet little escape in a relatively quiet part of the borough. The park is designed to be functional, and packs as much into the L-shaped acre as is reasonable. There is hardscaping and of course horticultural cultivation. One corner appears to have mini-amphitheater seating for talks or small performances, perhaps for classes to gather? There is a paved path that weaves through the park, great for strollers. There are currently no rules listed so I'm not sure if bikes, skates, boards are allowed? For me, this is a fun little loop off of Fifth Street as part of a longer walk, but I'd like to sit and enjoy some time too. This park is dedicated to black families who live/lived in Media, and their histories as they pertained to the town. I read this online but didn't really see any didactic about it at the park. I may have missed it? Or it's just meant to be a dedication and that's that. I get it, I guess the park is meant to be a park, and its history is accessible if anyone wants to Google it. I was so happy to see this land remain undeveloped for so many years, worried it would turn into the Mc Architecture popping up all over Media (and the new residents have the nerve to put "save our greenspace" signs out front). But the resident who sold this land to the borough really did save her greenspace!

Visited: Sunday - November 15, 2015 - 10:00AM…read more The "first-to-review" of P E. is spot on. Armed with a cup of hot coffee and bathed in warm sunny day, I visited this tranquil oasis. My lady friend and I walked around and through the park in a leisurely fashion. The bright sun reflected off the lake in blinding but welcoming fashion. As we walked, a flock of geese, majestically landed in virtual unison. We returned to the car carefully avoiding the little "gifts' left on the ground by the feathered flock.

This is a wonderful park nestled in the borough of Ridley Park. Fish off of the dock or the shore,…read moreor just enjoy the walk around the lake. There is 14 acres to enjoy. It's right next to a school so you might want to avoid it during certain hours if you are seeking peace and tranquility near the lake's fountain. There are lots of Canada geese here so look out for lots of droppings during certain times of the year.

Umoja means unity, but this is known to residents as the "triangle park"…read more A triangular greenspace bordered by Rutgers Ave, Kenyon Ave, and Yale Ave, Umoja Park is relatively small for a park, but a well-sized outdoor picnic/frisbee/gathering space. Umoja Park used to be the site of a 20th C. school building. It has a perimeter of shade trees, with a cleared lawn in its center. There are a couple (not many) picnic tables, and several benches under the shady trees. For a fun time hit Umoja Park on July 4th for their annual firehose fight! It's great old fashioned fun, always with a few people showing the witty vibe of Swarthmore locals (eg. two dads playing frisbee in the middle of a firehose stream)! This small but spirited green space is a cool spot to take in nature, peace, and local flavor! My grandmother grew up on Yale Ave, so it is also nostalgic to me, imagining my Quaker ancestors' daily lives there in the early 20th C.

You can tell the caretakers for this park put a lot of time into it. This is basically a bunch of…read morewoods trails, great for walking (the trails are a little soft so I wouldn't recommend bikes or wheeled anythings). They are great for runners or walkers. The paths are mostly all neatly trimmed in the warm months, with fresh mulch on the walkways. Some of the paths weren't trimmed recently, and it limited our walk because of ticks and possible poison ivy. But the ones under the majestic tall pines looked beautiful, and were very pleasant to walk. In the winter, these are great exercise in the snow (x-country skiing, snowshoeing or walking in some good boots). The entrance to the Upper Providence Park area is directly across from Rosemary Lane, off N. Ridley Creek Rd (the stretch between Rose Tree Rd and Kirk Lane). The areas near the creek get very muddy, so I don't recommend for certain dogs, or very young children. If you come prepared for mud you'll be fine. There are some neat cinder-blocks sunk into the swamp to make a stepping path across it to the solid ground on the other side (however, this area gets muddy often, so mud shoes would be recommended). The trails connect to the neighboring Louis W. Scott Memorial Park, and I am not sure if they are maintained by the same group(s) or not? The Louis W. Scott Memorial Park is an open field, with the ruins of a stone building beside it. The stone area seems to attract litterers, which is not pretty, and not sanitary or safe for children or dogs. Wish they kept that up better, but elsewhere it is clean and well-kept.

Trail = 5 stars! Not…read moresure why Yelp combined all access points for this trail into one listing??? Not allowing multiple listings for different access points prevents those unfamiliar from knowing there are other areas to park. The Knowlton Rd lot is already problematic and constantly full, so whatever, I tried to provide listings for the other lots. Annoying, Yelp, and not in service to the community. Try Mt. Alverno Rd near Iris Lane (toward the Pennell Rd end) Or in Lenni lots of people park at the top of the trail off Lenni Rd near Station Ln

Great running/bike/walk path! From what I saw, there are a couple designated parking lots which…read moremade it accessible. The parking lot was very full, but I guess that is to be expected on a Sunday morning when it's 55 degrees out in January. The path was about 3 miles long and paved the entire way. It also had some nice rolling hills and was quite scenic as well.

Nice park with kids play area, easy hiking trail, and creek access for my 5 year old!read more

There is no better off the leash dog park period. Great walk also the area is totally beautifulread more

I am a 23 year Nether Providence resident and enjoy this park for daily walks even though I live…read moreelsewhere in NP. Do not let the previous review of Hepford get you to thinking this is a bad place.You will also see Police cruisers down the road at FIELD OF DREAMS in Wallingford. What else do the police have to do here anyway? LOL True, this is located in an area is not as "swanky" as other NP neighborhoods but these people whose houses surround the field pay the same percentage in taxes as other Walllingford/Swarthmore/Rose Valley residents. Step outside of your bubble and enjoy this gem.

This is a little hidden gem of a park nestled right in the middle of a lower middle-class area of…read morethe generally swanky Nether Providence Township. Like most everything in Nether Providence Township, it is Spotlessly clean, with well groomed grass, and very secure, with police cruisers are usually standing by near the park. The park offers a near fifth of a mile walking path, soccer and baseball fields, and a playground area for toddlers, great utilization of its small 6 to 7 acre size.

We have one of the Pennsylvania Parks Passports so we try to visit new parks to explore and also…read moreget passport stamps. Today was Ridley Creek. It's a nice park with lots of trails to explore and we did the 4-point-something mile white trail loop. We enjoyed it though the trails are busier than the ones we're used to. It's close to Philadelphia, which makes it attractive for hiking, but also more crowded. Is this park worth the two-plus hour drive for us? Well, yes, to get a passport stamp and explore someplace different. Would we come back? Probably not because we saw nothing remarkable and the trails were busy. But any state park with decent trails is worth four stars so four it is!

I came here for a hike yesterday on the Yellow Trail and it was beautiful! This time of year…read moreeverything is green and the forest is full. The wildlife are out and about creating a great sound to complete the scene. The Yellow Trail is the longest in the park (about 7.5 out and back) and takes you through the woods and crosses the paved path a couple times. The trail has a few small hills in it that make the hike a little more interesting and fun. In some parts the trail is narrow and the trees are hanging over, but it is nothing unmanageable. The trails are marked throughout the park, but we did find that these markings could have been improved with more arrows when two trails intersected. The best method for making sure you stay on the right trail is to look at the color markings on the trees. However, the marked trees may be several yards down the path. Just keep walking until you see the marking and then turn around if you need to. I would definitely recommend checking out Ridley State Park for a hike, or even a picnic, as there were plenty of areas to do so. I would love to come back and see other areas of the park or even do the same hike again!