Wiggins Park Marina

I visited Wiggins Park Marina to watch the Philadelphia New Year’s Eve fireworks show and it was a great way to start the new year. For years, we have gone over the bridge and watched the show from Penn’s Landing. Wiggins Park was much less crowded with a great view of the show! They even played the same soundtrack they play at Penn’s Landing.
Do be aware that getting out of the parking lots after the fireworks was an absolute mess! Parking costs $ 10, but I saved $ 5 on the bridge toll and I would have paid for parking in the city anyway. I would seriously consider bringing a movie or something and just hanging out in the car for an hour after the show and then head out from there.
Several folks brought lawn chairs and set them up so that is an option for you as well.

What a neat little place! This park is home to the Jazz fest and WXPNs music festival, Xponential every year. It is a great place to catch an outdoor concert in the summer!
The philly skyline at sunset is a nice backdrop and if you are a boat owner you can drop anchor behind the stage or rent a slip at the marina and still hear the music!
Even on non concert days it’s a quiet and sunny place for reading and relaxing. And even features shady knolls for those who are not sun-​worshippers! Generally a nice urban oasis in the heart of Camden. Who would have thought?
There are food vendors selling hot dogs, cold drinks and soft pretzels, by the aquarium, but a picnic might be a nice alternative too! Access the park by the Riverlink ferry or the Riverline train — it couldn’t be easier!

Not to be sniffed at or sneered at. You can lay on clean undulating grassy berms here – take a load off your dogs! – and enjoy the knowledge that you’re sitting on the actual coastline of New Jersey. Put your bag down – it won’t be ripped off. This is a quiet and calm haven and set squarely off against the fantastic Philly skyline, gazing west. Feel that sod under your butt. Look out at pleasure craft from the wealthy marina, bobbing in the sun-​speckled currents. Measure the speed of that Camden River ferry as it trundles back and forth. Think. Contemplate. Compose. Rest. Its not a bad spot, really. as far as this world goes…

Another review from the back burner. Back in the Wiggins Park used to be something that I faced with a just passing through mentality whenever I made my way between the ferry and the Camden E (whatever the crap it’s called now) Centre. But maintaining the Unilocal table inside it widespread riverside greenery gave me a better opportune moment to appreciate it.
The hills were filled with green grass, it was the perfect surrounding between the concert hall and aquarium, it offered an enchanting view of the city skyline, and the geese shat upon everything. I guess 3 out of four isn’t bad, but at least the other isn’t a problem during the colder season. But the best thing about Wiggins Park by far are the concerts it manages to bring in. It being the home of the XPoNential Fest makes it especially awesome. And it also holds a couple of fun jazz events throughout the summer season.

Tonight Hunter and I went to see King Sunny Ade play for free at Wiggins Park as part of the Sunset Jazz Music Series. I’d never been here before, so I didn’t really know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it had grass, not concrete like Festival Pier or nasty, litter-​riddled dirt like the E-​Centre (or whatever it’s called now). Not only was the grass green and lush, but it was also litter-​free.
The stage is right in front of the water so that its backdrop is the Philly skyline. Today was the perfect day to watch the sunset fall over the city… it really was beautiful. In fact, it was so picturesque that I forgot that I was in Camden!
You can bring in whatever you’d like to eat and drink, but in case you get hungry, there are a few vendors selling pretzels, water ice, sodas, candy, funnel cake, etc. I was impressed with the venue and look forward to the XPN festival in two weeks so that I can enjoy this park again!