Fort Hunter Park

Fort Hunter is a beautiful shady park right along the Susquehanna River and Front Street in Harrisburg. There are two playgrounds, one on each side of front street, but on this visit we were only visiting the park on the east side of Front Street. Not only is there a nice big play structure, swings and baby swings but at 3:00 pm it was very shady. There are bathrooms and benches and a picnic pavilion on this side of the park. We saw signs for the Canal Trail but didn't venture to check it out.
If you visit the west side of the park, closest to the river, the kids can walk down a little path with a flat spot to throw rocks in the river and look for frogs. The restrooms on this side of the park are actually a deluxe port-a-potty with a hand sanitizing station outside. They are probably the nicest port-a-potties you will find since they are in in a building but walk across the park when nature calls to the real bathrooms, which were very well maintained.
From Camp Hill, take 2nd Street North to Division to North Front Street (where 2 way begins), continue North until you see the signs for Fort Hunter.