Most reviewed Nature preserves in Philadelphia, United States to visit (Updated May, 2024)

Most reviewed Nature preserves in Philadelphia

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Philadelphia through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 57 places from Nature preserve category.

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Pennypack Park

City park

Creekside park with multi-use trails & an outdoor bandstand, plus historic houses & a farm.

4.50 (4.4K reviews) (~15.91 km from centre)

Palmyra Cove Nature Park

Nature preserve

250-acre riverfront park features ponds, trails & scenic viewpoints, plus an environmental center.

4.50 (1K reviews) (~12.11 km from centre)

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

👍👍 This place is fantastic. There are quite a bit of animals and each animal's story is displayed on their cage. The animals are well cared for. The grounds are clean. They could use a few trash cans here and there, but I understand why they are hard to find. But the humans tend to litter. We picked...

4.80 (672 reviews) (~30.51 km from centre)

Natural Lands' Stroud Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful place to walk around. Very peaceful and well maintained!

4.80 (584 reviews) (~41.29 km from centre)

Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust

Nature preserve

👍👍 Love this park the trails are super clean an open you can see the deer when they walk around. Which is great for the kids. Theirs a ton of animal activity between the birds, deer and whatever else you are lucky to encounter. The water is wonderful, constantly flowing and clean my dog loves swimming...

4.80 (579 reviews) (~22.32 km from centre)

John James Audubon Center

Museum

More than 175 species of birds & 5 hiking trails plus the Audubon museum on the grounds.

4.70 (569 reviews) (~30.4 km from centre)

Black Run Preserve

Nature preserve

👍 We took the Blue route. Almost a straight line. The blue route is almost 3 miles one way. Marker just stops, we went a bit further to make sure no more blue marker and then just back track. There are two parking area. Nice walk/hike, saw some people/w dogs and cyclists, all were friendly.

4.60 (481 reviews) (~25.48 km from centre)

Peace Valley Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great walking loop around Lake Galena, about 6 miles. Very dog, on a leash, friendly.

4.80 (458 reviews) (~43.06 km from centre)

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

Nature preserve

This 134-acre wildflower preserve features over 800 plant species native to the Delaware Valley.

4.50 (439 reviews) (~46.22 km from centre)

Natural Lands' ChesLen Preserve

Nature preserve

Sizable nature preserve featuring walking trails, a small playground & picturesque scenery.

4.70 (432 reviews) (~48.05 km from centre)

Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens

Arboretum

Horticultural showcase of native plants & a world-class collection of rhododendrons & azaleas.

4.80 (399 reviews) (~26.03 km from centre)

Okehocking Preserve

Nature preserve

Miles of trails through 180 acres of conservation land with varied habitats, plus a nature center.

4.70 (325 reviews) (~27.2 km from centre)

Winslow Fish and Wildlife Management Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great riding through the trails here. Beautiful place and remote ish

4.40 (308 reviews) (~39.83 km from centre)

Harmony Hill Nature Area

Park

👍👍 Mountain biking is good here with lots of hills and short bursts of flowie sections with rocks and roots. Lots of walking and hiking. Some areas are very challenging if you know where they are. Other areas range from east to moderate. Both paved and dirt. Try to find Bud’s on the hill. There are bet...

4.80 (274 reviews) (~44.49 km from centre)

Briar Bush Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Amazing place! Quiet nature preserve in the middle of the suburbs. Perfect place to bring children.

4.70 (235 reviews) (~19.16 km from centre)

McKaig Nature Education Center

Hiking area

89-acre natural preserve featuring undeveloped woods & 2 creeks, offering several hiking trails.

4.80 (216 reviews) (~23.31 km from centre)

Flat Rock Park

Park

👍👍 A quiet park on the river. You can walk down to the dam from a dirt access road and sometime see the local township fire department doing water rescue drills.

4.50 (213 reviews) (~12.65 km from centre)

Rancocas Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍 There's a lot of diversity in the types of forest you go through in such a small area. You have your open fields. Your swampland. You have your River Bank and your small brook. You have your reforested area where the trees grow in rows right next to your hilly brambles. You have the remains of old O...

4.50 (194 reviews) (~29.73 km from centre)

Natural Lands' Binky Lee Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 The trails are so well maintained. Beautiful place.

4.80 (183 reviews) (~40.69 km from centre)

Natural Lands' Wawa Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 A great hiking trail that's not to crowded. The walk isn't very difficult, there are some fair sized gradients, but nothing too challenging. There's a place where the trail crosses a creek. We walked over side of Valley road, and it connects to the Darlington trail, so you can access that area as w...

4.60 (179 reviews) (~25.51 km from centre)

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Most reviewed Nature preserves in Philadelphia, United States