A spot at Francis Fields Campground, located north of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in East Fairmount Park, can be yours for around $100 to $200.
PHILADELPHIA -- If you planned on walking to see Pope Francis during his upcoming visit to Philadelphia, camping out about two miles away from the site of Sunday's Mass sounds like a pretty good deal.
A spot at Francis Fields Campground, located north of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in East Fairmount Park, can be yours for around $100 to $200 if you don't plan on arriving in an RV camping vehicle.
"Francis Fields Campground will offer an enjoyable, secure, outdoor alternative housing option for those who've made the pilgrimage to Philadelphia in celebration of Pope Francis's visit to the World Meeting of Families," according to the group's website.
Up to 16,000 people will be able to stay at the site, which is a roughly 1.8-mile walk along the Schuylkill River and north of the Philadelphia Zoo. For reference, the walk from downtown Camden to the Philadelphia Museum of Art is approximately 4.5 miles away and takes more than an hour and a half to complete.
Amenities at the monitored campground include bathrooms, showers, food vendors, grills, charging stations and a general store.
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Tickets are also being offered through the official World Meeting of Families website. According to the website for the camp grounds, a general access wristband is $199, a pass that allows you to bring your vehicle into the site in $109, a tent-only parking pass is $99 and an RV mobile home pass is $999.
City residents hoping to rent out their rooms during the papal visit via online services like Airbnb have seen a lack of demand. The average price for a room was around $400 as of late last month. Airbnb officials suggested slashing that asking price in half if they expected to rent their properties out.
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