• Aqueduct and towpath, Delaware Canal (Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor)photo credit

    Lower Delaware

    National Wild and Scenic River PA,NJ

Sightseeing & Autotouring

EASTON PA AREA (north to south)

On Route 611

Sandt's Eddy Access PA (boat launch on the Delaware River)

Frost Hollow County Park PA (picnic area with view of the Delaware River)

Easton PA
historic district, canal museum. river access, picnic area
Easton is within Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (Site list)

Delaware Canal State Park, 60 miles from Easton PA to Bristol PA
28 acres, unusual habitat, cliff face for the experienced
The Delaware Canal is within Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (Site list)
(More on the Delaware and Lehigh Canals)

Bridge to Phillipsburg NJ (Routes 22 & 57: toll)
Bridge to Phillipsburg NJ (Northampton Street or "Free" bridge)

Wy-Hit-Tuk County Park PA
(community park with playground, picnic pavilion)

Raubsville PA

Did You Know?

A boatman's horn, used to signal lockkeepers

... that at its peak in the 1850s, the inland waterway system of this country included over 4,000 miles of canals and "navigations." Most are abandoned today, but the lore of the canal boaters lives on at Delaware Canal State Park PA on the Lower Delaware River, and at other National Park sites. More...