Clementon Park site for sale: NJ park shuts after 119 years

After more than a century of welcoming families through its gates, Clementon Park and Splash World in Camden County, New Jersey, has announced the ‘difficult decision’ to close permanently. The landmark amusement park made the announcement on September 9, marking an end to its 119 years of operation. The property is now up for sale.The end of a 119-year rideOne of New Jersey’s oldest amusement parks, Clementon Park and Splash World, located in Camden County, had operated continuously since 1907, when Theodore Gibbs and his sons opened it as a trolley park. Over the years, it has welcomed millions of visitors, survived the fire in 1931, weathered ownership changes, and, more recently, even navigated the financial turbulence that has claimed many regional parks over the past decade.On September 9, the park said the 2026 season would be its last. The announcement came two days after the park’s final day of operations for the year wrapped up. In a statement, the park authorities said that they were closing permanently and that the park was up for sale. “We are saddened to announce that we have made the difficult decision to close the park and plan to offer the park for sale.”They added...