Turtle Beach Picnic Area in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
There are eight picnic areas on the Pennsylvania side of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and five on the New Jersey side. Only tables at the Milford Beach Picnic Area can be reserved in advance for group events. You are welcome to hold your event at any of the other picnic areas, but you must show up early to get tables because all are taken on a first come, first served basis. Furthermore, there are no grills at any of the picnic areas. Some permit visitors to bring their own gas or charcoal grills while others do not.
For more information on each picnic area, see the following web pages here on National Park Planner.
PENNSYLVANIA PICNIC AREAS
LISTED NORTH TO SOUTH
Milford Beach Picnic Area
grilling permitted
Toms Creek Picnic Area
grilling permitted
Smithfield Beach Picnic Area
grilling permitted
Hialeah Picnic Area
grilling permitted
There is a picnic area at George Childers Park, but it was closed when I visited. The National Park Service also claims there is a picnic area at the Bushkill Meeting House (6414 Milford Road in Bushkill, Pennsylvania). There are a few picnic tables next to the building, but this is nothing anyone would consider to be a picnic area.
Picnic tables at the Bushkill Meeting House in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
NEW JERSEY PICNIC AREAS
LISTED NORTH TO SOUTH
Namanock Picnic Area
grilling permitted
Turtle Beach Picnic Area
grilling permitted
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Last updated on April 15, 2024
