Amusement Park On Island In Delaware River
It was also known as island beach park.
Amusement park on island in delaware river. In 1967 it was the end of an era along the delaware river called the riverview beach amusement park. The completed trail will link 24 communities from trenton to palmyra on the new jersey side and from morrisville to philadelphia s tacony neighborhood in pennsylvania. The delaware river heritage trail will be a 60 mile multi use loop highlighting the cultural and natural resources along the upper portion of the scenic delaware river estuary.
The water park was organized with a lazy river splash fountains shallow pools and slides. This is just northeast of philadelphia pa. The small outdoor water park is located in killens pond state park.
Access to the island was limited. It includes a large zero depth entry pool with a fountain and a lily pad walk a baby pool with some small slides and a tot lot with a water curtain small enclosed slide and a few other features. Burlington island park was an amusement park located on burlington island in the delaware river between burlington nj and bristol pa about 18 miles northeast of philadelphia.
Burlington island once had one of the largest amusement parks on the east coast and thousands of people visited. This video captures some of the fun times that were prevalent during the 1920s when island beach was in operation. Killens pond state water park in felton.
Burlington island park was an amusement park on the island between 1900 1934 in the delaware river between burlington n j and bristol pa. The lazy river was small but relaxing and not too crowded. The only way to get there in the early days was by boat.
Boats came from philadelphia and trenton bringing people to island beach with stops in bristol and burlington. The big slides were for 42 with pfd or taller. To get full value at this water park i suggest that your kids be at least 48.
There wasn t much to offer for my younger son who is 40 5 tall. The water park was underwhelming. John fitch built the first successful steamboat and operated it on the delaware river in 1787 out of philadelphia.