Upper Delaware River
Affordably priced cottages. Clean comfortable rooms, mini-fridges, WiFi, cable TV. Just 1 mile from the Delaware Water Gap Nat’l Recreation Area and the town of Milford.
Ski lodge restaurant with booths and a bar. Reliably good for nachos, cheesesteaks, and burgers. Tiki bar in the summer. Live music, family-friendly.
River trips on the Delaware River in the Water Gap National Recreation Area. Canoes, rafts, kayaks, zip lines, paintball, riverfront camping. Family-owned for 75 years.
Pizzeria located in a strip mall in Matamoras. Full bar, menu of pizza and assorted pasta dishes. Customer reviews are spotty at best.
Roadside budget chain motel. Rooms have refrigerators, microwaves, flat-screen televisions w/ cable, Wifi. Close to ski areas, rafting, canoeing, hiking. Next door to Village Diner.
Annual indie film festival in Oct. Screenings, salons, workshops, live music, parties. Held at the Milford Theatre and other sites around town.
A 575-acre private wooded retreat with a mile of Class A trout stream, hiking trails, wildlife. 75 miles from NYC, right near the charming historic village of Milford.
Founded in 1953, Camp Lee Mar has brought many innovations to the field of camping for kids with special needs. Private 7 week residential summer program for campers 7-21.
46 homemade ice cream flavors on-site, from May to October, since 1983. ice cream, Italian ice, sorbet, soft-serve, and waffle cones.
General store on Lake Pickerel since 1936. Gas station, convenience store, bait shop, and deli. Decent sandwiches, including a good breakfast sandwich.
Traditional sleep-away camp for boys grades 2 – 11, proud to be one of the oldest boys overnight summer camps in the United States.
Former residence (1905-1918) of the writer of American westerns Zane Grey now maintained as a museum operated by the National Park Service. Open May-Oct.
A stylish environment for casual and late-night dining and great cocktails. Ahi Sushi pizza, Trout dip, raw bar, artisanal cheese.
Breakfast and lunch shop. Very good deli sandwiches, best breakfast in town, and, of course, bagels. Great coffee. Do not miss their homemade desserts.
Hiking, fishing, boating, swimming, white-water rafting, zip-lining, camping, dining under the stars, and delighting in an old-fashioned small American town.
Diner fans, road trippers, and families: stop in for shakes, pie, daily specials, breakfast all day. Great food in a classic vintage diner.
Basic Chinese-American with enormous buffet that includes Crab Rangoon, hibachi chicken, boneless ribs, sushi, some American food. Located just off Rt 84 near Milford.
Old-fashioned inn built in 1876, steps away from the Delaware River. Guest rooms are humble and clean. The inn houses the well-regarded Laurel Villa restaurant.
This peaceful 300-acre park of forest, meadows, and wetlands offers a picnic pavilion and well-marked, easy trails.
One of the largest antiques/collectibles multi-dealer shops in the Northeast. 45 dealers, 2 buildings in old lumberyard filled with 18th, 19th, 20th century goods.
Comfort food and burgers, home-style cooking. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Their specialty is homemade baked goods.
Fine dining destination restaurant with a view. Creative regional cuisine served in a 20th-century Parisian chic dining room. Reservations highly recommended.
Beds are comfy, rooms are clean, staff friendly. Located just 5 miles from the lovely town of Milford, directly on the Delaware River where NY, NJ, and PA meet.
Small-town restaurant with big aspirations. Steaks, tuna tartare, salmon, fish and chips, and chicken penne are on the dinner menu. Daily specials.
Sundays 10 am – 2 pm Memorial Day – October. Local produce, organics, meat, bread, bakery goods, jams, and more. Live music. Rain or shine.
Upscale European-American cuisine in a white-tablecloth setting known for superb hospitality and friendly staff along with excellent food and wine.
Restaurant in 1867 country inn. Steaks, chops, seafood. Extensive wine list, daily specials. Casual. Dinner Thur-Sun.
A bar with great beers, cocktails & whiskeys. Comfort food in a comfortable space.
Basic supermarket with bakery, deli, prepared foods. Beer and wine. Open until 11:00 pm.
Home decor boutique, repurposed and hand painted furniture a specialty. Clothing and a beautiful collection of selected gifts and candles.
Terrific pork store with prepared foods, deli items, and a good retail section. Beef Braciole, homemade fennel sausage, lasagna, pork loin, broccoli rabe sandwiches.
2 floors of exhibits of people, places, and things that make up the history of Pike County, including Zane Grey, Virginia Kidd, and Chief Thundercloud.
Cheerful hole-in-the-wall Mexican. Enchiladas, chimichangas, tacos, burritos, and fajitas. Everything made fresh daily from scratch. Tables outside.
Humble budget motel. Old, dated, but clean rooms. Guests can use BBQ grills. 2 miles from Milford. WiFi, in-room coffee/tea maker, fridge. $
Log cabin-themed taproom of the Log Tavern brewery in beautiful Milford. Live music, food, IPAs, stouts, and wheat beers. Growlers to go.
A crêperie, an authentic Italian pork store, the country’s best diner, and an elegant bistro. Milford offers a tiny taproom to a country inn to 5-star dining.
Hanging baskets, plants, cut flowers in this nursery owned by the same family since the 1950s. All organic and pesticide-free.
Boys sleepaway summer sports camp ages 7 – 16, since 1943. Programs in sports, horsemanship, and the arts, including the communications and technology program.
Hampton Inn with clean and comfortable rooms, indoor salt-water pool, free breakfast. 10 minutes from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 6 miles from Milford.
It’s a franchise, it’s a chain, and it’s actually pretty good (or we wouldn’t include it here). Burgers, fries, milkshakes.
26-room budget motel near Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area. WiFi, TV, refrigerator in rooms. Restaurant and bar/lounge on premises.
Fogwood and Fig is a plant based comfort food cafe offering messy good burgers, delectable sandwiches, whole meal bowls and thoughtful seasonal specials.
A drive-thru coffee shop that offers a variety of specialty beverages including coffees, espresso drinks, chais, teas, and real fruit smoothies. Fresh baked muffins, croissants, cookies, breakfast burritos, and more.
Terrific little farm stand selling farm-fresh homemade hard ice cream, produce, and beef from Green Valley Farms in Sussex County.
This is the place for an intimate and sophisticated wedding in a charming and historic small river town. Elegant and beautiful destination providing expert service.
160 sites, 18 wooded acres on the Delaware River. Tent/RV waterfront sites. 2 bathhouses, laundry, camp store. Great value. Crowded, noisy fun for the river trip/hiking gang.
Small town bar and restaurant in a beautiful, historic inn. Wood-fired pizza, burgers, pasta, steaks, and daily specials. Live music, friendly vibe.
5-star hotel in a historic building in the heart of Milford. Luxurious, sophisticated, haute hideaway. Tons of amenities. Really special place with the vibe of the big city in the DWGNRA.
Tour one of the nation’s largest collection of American Dorflinger glass, displayed in the home of the founder. Located in the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary.
B&B directly on Delaware River. Just across the bridge from NY State. Eagle watching, kayak/canoe launch from property. Full breakfast. Great fishing. Closed Jan-Mar.