Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in March 2010
TypeUrban park
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Area348 acres (141 ha)
Created1914
Operated byPhiladelphia Parks & Recreation
Visitors120,000
OpenAll year
Websitewww.fdrpark.org
DesignatedAugust 9, 2000

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park (originally named League Island Park) is a park located along the Delaware River in the southernmost point of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprising some 348 acres (1.41 km2), about 125 acres (0.51 km2) of buildings, roadways, pathways for walking, landscaped architecture, and a variety of picnic and recreation areas placed within about 77 acres (310,000 m2) of natural lands including ponds and lagoons.