This tranquil area Wilmington is perfect for enjoying music while taking in the waterfront sites that the city has to offer. Conveniently located next to the Amtrak train station and the Riverfront Market. Riverfront Park also hosts Wilmington's annual Independence Day Freedom Celebration.
Riverfront Park was named for abolitionists Thomas Garrett and Harriet Tubman. Garrett resided in the nearby Quaker Hill neighborhood, where slaves traveling the Underground Railroad often found refuge.
PARKING
Parking is free at the Wilmington Parking Authority Garage on Martin Luther King Blvd. (across the Amtrak tracks from the park) and in the Riverfront Shops surface parking lots (a short, scenic walk along the riverfront from the park)
Paid parking is available at the Colonial Garage on Martin Luther King Blvd.
RV PARKING
RVs can park for fre in the lot on Water Street (On the other side of the Riverfront Market, past the Delaware theater Company)
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Free parking is available at the Amtrak Station Parking Garage, Martin Luther King Boulevard & King Street. The entrance is located on Martin Luther King Boulevard between King Street and French Street.
Directions to the Amtrak Station Parking Garage:
From I-95 South: Take Martin Luther King Boulevard Exit #6, go straight for three blocks and turn left on MLK Boulevard. Garage is located on the left across from the train station.
From I-95 North: Take MLK Boulevard Exit, turn right at first light on to Maryland Avenue, at next light bear right on to MLK Boulevard and continue to garage on your left across from train station.
From Rt.13 North: After crossing the Walnut Street bridge over the Christiana River you will pass under the railroad tracks. Continue one block and turn left on 2nd Street, turn left on to King Street, and turn left on to MLK Boulevard. Entrance to garage is on your left.
Free handicapped parking is available at the surface lot on French Street (adjacent to the Amtrak Station & next to Riverfront Park).
Additional free parking for RVs, buses & vans is available at the surface lot on Water Street. Take Martin Luther King Boulevard to Tatnall Street; turn right onto Tatnall Street.
Parking is available at the Colonial Parking Garage located next to Riverfront Park. A fee will be charged to park in this location.
