Riverfront Park, Harrisburg

Riverfront Park is a public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that spans beside the Susquehanna River.

The park runs parallel to the Susquehanna River between the shoreline and Front Street, from Vaughn Street at the north to Paxton Street at the south. Riverfront Park offers picturesque views of the river, City Island, Wormleysburg and Blue Mountain in the distance. Riverfront Park is also part of the larger Capital Area Greenbelt and maintains bike lanes and paved paths. Along the park are many statues, memorials, a series of exercise pits, gardens, public art installations, and a Harrisburg Centennial time capsule. Special areas include the Sunken Gardens, gravesite of John Harris Sr., and Kunkel Memorial Plaza.

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