Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fairmount Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Fairmount Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.89724, -76.60646. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fairmount Park

• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~14 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~15 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fairmount Park

Other parks near Fairmount Park

• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~15 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ladew Topiary Gardens · park · Harford · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire · park · Lancaster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hersheypark · park · Dauphin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hershey Gardens · park · Dauphin · ~56 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~58 km · Must-see

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