Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a national historic site run by the National Park Service in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. There is no entrance fee.
Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Oct. 5, 2026.
- Closure: Site Closure for Utilities Improvement Project The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is closed for a utilities improvement project.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site on the managing agency's own page.
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site map
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for PA, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
Fees, passes, and hours
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site has no entrance fee.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Camden, 2.9 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
What to see
- Historic siteNational Historic SiteNPS unit designation
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- National Park Service unitIndependence National Historical Park is 0.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National Park Service unitThaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, a National Park Service unit, is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)