Please be sure to check the event organizer’s website for any last-minute changes or cancellations prior to attending.
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Nature at Noon at Fairmount Water Works Boardwalk & Trail
For this one-hour outing, we will meet at noon outside of Lloyd Hall public bathrooms located at 1 Boathouse Row, or you can plug this location into your map (39.968953, -75.184904). We hope to encounter early spring migrants like Black-Crowned Night Heron below the dam on the Schuylkill, Pine Warbler singing in the trees and lingering winter waterfowl.
Access Features
Surface/Terrain: The park surface is composed of paved path, metal boardwalk, loose brick sections and grassy areas.
Public Bathrooms and water fountains located at Lloyd Hall.
The area features some tree canopy shade and offers ample benches.
Parking: Free two-hour parking is available along Water Works Drive. 5 Disability Parking spots are available. 2 near Lloyd Hall, 2 on the left by the Azalea Garden, and 1 at the Circle fountain near the security booth.
Public Transportation: Bus Routes 38 (0.3 miles from Art Museum to Lloyd Hall)
Weather: If it is actively raining, we will postpone or cancel the event. Please check our Facebook event listing by 11 a.m. on event day to confirm.
