Camp Melmar

Camp Melmar is a campsite in Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Camp Melmar is situated nearby to the nature reserve Lorimer Park, as well as near Michael’s Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lorimer Park and Bethayres station.

Lorimer Park

Nature reserve

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Lorimer Park is a 230-acre public park in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The park, a bequest from George Horace Lorimer, is connected to Pennypack Park in Philadelphia County, and the Pennypack Creek runs through both parks.

Bethayres station

Railway station

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Bethayres station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bethayres, Pennsylvania. It is located at Station Avenue and Old Welsh Road and serves the West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. Bethayres station is situated 1 mile north of Camp Melmar.

Fox Chase Farm

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Fox Chase Farm is one of two working farms in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly owned by the Wistar family, the farm is located on Pine Road in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia on the border with Montgomery County. Fox Chase Farm is situated 4,100 feet south of Camp Melmar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meadowbrook and Bethayres.

Meadowbrook

Hamlet

Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is located within Abington Township.

Bethayres

Hamlet

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Bethayres is an unincorporated community in Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named for Elizabeth Ayres, who lived at 2410 Huntingdon Pike, in a house now owned by Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church.