Camden County plans improvements to Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield

Work is starting on one of the most historically significant parks in the Camden County Park System. The Camden County Freeholder Board has planned more than $450,000 of improvements to Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield.

“When completed, the revitalized Pennypacker Park will feature trail improvements and two new footbridges,” said Freeholder Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Park System. “Upgraded signage and interpretive kiosks will enhance your visit and ADA accessible paved trails and parking will make the park capable of being enjoyed by everyone,”

As part of the improvements, the granite staircase leading into the park will be rehabilitated and timber rail fencing will be added to the parking areas.

The world’s first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in Pennypacker Park in 1858 by William Foulke. The site is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and is marked with a commemorative stone and plaque. Just beyond the stone the ground drops away into a steep ravine where the bones of Hadrosaurus foulkii were originally excavated on the eve of the Civil War.

“We will replant portions of the park with species native to our area,” Nash said. “We are making a great park even better for the enjoyment of generations to come.”

Pennypacker Park is comprised of 32 acres in Haddonfield bounded by Kings Highway, Park Boulevard and Grove Street.