Rittenhouse Park

Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.65665, -75.76142. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rittenhouse Park

• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~3 km · Must-see
• Memorial Hall · fort · New Castle · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ott's Chapel · church · New Castle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Middle Run Natural Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek State Park · sanctuary · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• White Clay Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Chester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge · attraction · Chester · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wilmington & Western Railroad · museum · New Castle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Air Service, Inc. Hangar · fort · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• First State National Monument · fort · New Castle · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Castle Court House Museum · museum · New Castle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Casimir · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old New Castle - Pennsville Ferry Wharf · beach · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Cuba · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort DuPont Historic District · fort · New Castle · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rittenhouse Park

Other parks near Rittenhouse Park

• Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park · park · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rockford Park · park · New Castle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nemours Mansion and Gardens · park · New Castle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · park · New Castle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fox Point State Park · park · New Castle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · park · New Castle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cowtown Rodeo · park · Salem · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · Delaware · ~51 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · New Castle · ~51 km · Must-see
• John J. Tyler Arboretum · park · New Castle · ~52 km · Must-see

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