The notebook of Poconos et Delaware Water Gap
Climb to see the landscape differently.
Forests, waterfalls and gorges accessible from New York and Philadelphia.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 6 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
Mountain · Forest · River · Nature
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Poconos et Delaware Water Gap
Forests, waterfalls and gorges accessible from New York and Philadelphia.
The discovery of Poconos and Delaware Water Gap is centred around Delaware Water Gap, Bushkill Falls and Hickory Run State Park. The stay thus alternates between mountain reliefs, forests, river landscapes and natural spaces, giving a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 3 to 6 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: changing weather in altitude. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be verified step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Delaware Water Gap
- Bushkill Falls
- Hickory Run State Park
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Changing weather at altitude
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Place indismissible
Delaware Water Gap
The Delaware Water Gap sector offers immersion in a wide recreational area with direct contact with Delaware reliefs and rivers. It feels the logic of a protected area designed for hiking, kayaking and the landscape in full variation. The relief requires a different speed of exploration from the entrance.
Nature and landscape
Bushkill Falls
Bushkill Falls line up several falls in a sequence that keeps a rhythm of family discovery. The route makes perceptible the path of the waters and the volume of the mountain walls. The contrast of light in the ravines gives a theatrical dimension without artifice, very natural for the region of Pocono.
Nature and landscape
Hickory Run State Park
Hickory Run State Park combines wooded relief, valleys and trails on a Pocono territory that lends itself as well to exploration as to rest. The walk remains structured, with a feeling of accessible wild space. It is a solid base if you want to alternate water, forest and sight areas in the day.
Practical tips
This information helps know if the destination matches the planned trip before starting a fuller search.
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The nearest destinations
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Lambertville et Delaware River Towns
New Jersey, 🇺🇸 United States of America
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