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PARKS AND TRAILS

Pulaski Park
Pulaski Park
located at the intersection of Delaware & Allegheny Avenues is a small park used for fishing and relaxation.  Under the auspices of the New Kensington CDC and area residents, a Master Plan has been developed to revitalize this small local gem.

Arsenal Boat Launch
Arsenal Boat Launch

is adjacent to the Arsenal Business Center in Wissinoming at Tacony & Carver Streets. This facility can accommodate a large number of vehicles for the boat launch in this location and anglers find it to be a very pleasant site to fish.

 

Tacony baot launch Tacony Boat Launch
is a much smaller site for launching a boat or spending a quiet afternoon with your rod and reel. The location here is at the river end of Princeton Avenue off of Milnor Street.

Pleasant Hill Park
Pennypack on the Delaware

located just off State Road & Rhawn Street, and hidden behind the Prison Complex and Riverview Home for the Aged, this facility includes a park with baseball and soccer fields and a large nature area. There is a recreational trail along the riverbank for walking, biking and fishing adjacent to picnic areas, a gazebo and pavilion that continues into a small nature preserve with a tidal wetland that leads to the mouth of the Pennypack Creek with incredible viewing opportunities.

 

Glen Foerd Glen Foerd on the Delaware
This beautiful Italianate mansion is located on several acres of exquisitely landscaped grounds affording wonderful scenic views of the Delaware River. Located in the Torresdale section at Grant Avenue & State Road, this is a must-see for visitors to the riverfront.

Pleasant Hill Park
Pleasant Hill Park & Boat Launch

located at Linden Avenue and the River is a 20-acre recreational area with facilities that include fish ponds (known as the fish hatcheries), a public boat launch, softball fields, walking paths and riverfront viewing. The Department of Parks and Recreation is implementing phases of a new Master Plan for the park that seeks to enhance the educational, recreational and coastal experience of visitors.

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