RECREATION

State Parks

• Neshaminy State Park
  3401 State Road • Bensalem, PA 19020
  Located along the Delaware River
  215-639-4538, 888-PA-PARKS
  The 330.17-acre Neshaminy State Park in lower Bucks County features picnic areas, swimming pools, four miles of trails, and boating access to the Delaware River. more...  map

Recreation Areas

• Lawncrest Recreation Center
  6000 Rising Sun Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19111
  215-685-0597
  Gymnastics, tumbling, basketball, swimming, tennis, volleyball and weightlifting are just some of the activities that are enjoyed at Lawncrest Recreation Center. Numerous programs and group meetings are held here each year. more...  map

• Murphy Recreation Center
  Shunk Street • Philadelphia, PA 19148
  Located between 3rd and 4th Streets
  215-685-1874
  After school programs, arts & crafts, baseball, karate, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, and softball can be enjoyed at the Murphy Recreation Center. more...  map

• Parkside-Evans Recreation Center
  53rd and Parkside Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19131
  Located in the West Park
  215-473-2517
  This recreation center offers camps, basketball courts, a children's playground, and a picnic grove. The facility is also used throughout the year for teen dances, family reunions, parties, and meetings.  map

• Smith Playground
  2100 24th Street • Philadelphia, PA 19145
  215-685-1898
  Basketball, football, arts & crafts, chess, and track are just some of the activities that can be enjoyed at Smith Playground. more...  map

Golf

• Bala Golf Club
  2200 Belmont Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19131
  215-877-0661 (Golf Shop)
  Founded in 1897, Bala Golf Club is a private 18-hole, parkland course built on a rolling terrain. The course features small greens, deep bunkers, and water hazards that come into play on four holes. Guests must be accompanied by a member. more...  map

• Cobbs Creek Golf Course (Karakung)
  72nd & Lansdowne Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19151
  215-877-8707
  The sister course of the Olde Course, the 18-hole Karakung Course features several elevation changes.  map

• Cobbs Creek Golf Course (Olde)
  72nd & Lansdowne Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19151
  215-877-8707
  Built by designer Hugh Wilson in 1916, the 18-hole Olde Course is the "sixth best municipal golf course in the United States" according to Golfweek Magazine.  map

• Franklin D. Roosevelt Golf Course
  South 20th Street and Pattison Avenue
  215-462-8997
  One of Philadelphia's six public golf courses, this public Florida-style 18-hole golf course features a flat terrain, wide fairways, a driving range, practice green, and water hazards on ten holes.

• John F. Byrne Golf Course
  9500 Leon Street • Philadelphia, PA 19114
  Located in Northeast Philadelphia
  215-632-8666
  "One of the most respected courses in Philadelphia," this public 18-hole, par 67 golf course features a variety of tree-lined open fairways, the Torresdale Creek, water hazards, oversized bunkers, and medium-sized greens. A practice green and a snack bar are also available at the John F. Byrne Golf Course.  map

• Juniata Golf Course
  1391 Cayuga Street • Philadelphia, PA 19124
  Located in Tacony Creek Park
  215-743-4060
  Designed by Ed Ault, the 18-hole par 66 Juniata Golf Course is a challenging public golf course with naturally rolling terrain.  map

• Walnut Lane Golf Club
  800 Walnut Lane • Philadelphia, PA 19128
  215-482-3370
  Located within Fairmount Park's Wissahickon Valley Park, the public Walnut Lane Golf Club offers an 18-hole golf course that was designed by Alex Findlay. It is the shortest Philadelphia public golf course.  map

Hiking & Climbing

• Go Vertical
  950 North Penn Street • Philadelphia, PA 19123
  215-928-1800
  The largest rock climbing gym on the east coast and the only rock climbing gym in Philadelphia, Go Vertical offers classes for beginners and features 250 climbing routes with new routes set up weekly. more...  map

Skating

• Penn Ice Rink, The
  3130 Walnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19104
  University of Pennsylvania Class of 1923 Arena
  215-898-1923
  This ice rink offers daily public and freestyle ice skating, as well as figure skating and hockey. Group lessons and private party rentals are available. more...  map

• Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society
  220 Holland Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19003
  Located in Ardmore
  610-642-8700
  The oldest and largest figure skating club in the United States, this skating club offers adult and junior skating. more...  map

Swimming

• John B. Kelly Pool
  4231 North Concourse Drive • Philadelphia, PA 19101
  Located in West Fairmount Park
  215-685-0174
  This regulation Olympic-size pool is open to the public throughout the summer. more...

• Lincoln Pool
  201 Ryan Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19136
  215-685-8751
  Visitors of Lincoln Pool can participate in such activities as basketball and swimming. more...  map

Miscellaneous Activities

• Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Course
  33rd & Oxford Streets • Philadelphia, PA 19190
  Located in Fairmount Park
  215-361-7699
  The oldest disc golf course on the east coast, this disc course is played with an aerodynamic frisbee, also known as a disc. more...