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Seasonal closures protect natural resources and visitors.
NPS Photo/ J. Grier
Seasonal Closures & Conditions
Park staff will normally clear walkways and parking lots within 72 hours of the end of a storm.
Pennsylvania
Open Restrooms:
Milford Beach
Dingmans Access
Bushkill Meeting Center
Bushkill Access
Hidden Lake
Toms Creek
River Access:
Open river access will close temporarily during a storm. These areas will be cleared AFTER priority routes become safe for travel. River ice may limit access depending on conditions
River access will be available at:
Dingmans Access
Milford Beach
Bushkill Access
Eshback access will receive no winter maintenance
Trail Access:
All trails currently open remain open during the winter. Trailhead parking will depend on weather conditions and may be limited. Road closures affect access to some trails. Trailhead parking areas that remain open will only be cleared AFTER priority routes have been cleared for safe travel. Trails are not maintained or groomed and may be ice/snow covered.
McDade Recreational Trail parking areas will be plowed after all other roads and facilities are completed EXCEPT Jerry Lees and Venturo, which will receive NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, access roads, parking area and trail remain closed to all traffic and access for ongoing bridge replacement and trail repair projects.
The upper parking lot for Raymondskill Falls will close from January 2, or when the first significant snowfall arrives, through April 15. The lower parking lot will remain open as conditions permit.
The parking lot for George W. Childs Park will close from January 2 or the first significant snowfall, until April 15.
The Cliff Park trailhead parking area will receive NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. It will be open as conditions allow.
McDade Recreational Trail between Pittman Orchard trailhead and Conashaugh trailhead is closed December 15 through July 15 due to eagle nesting
The park turns into a winter wonderland when it snows!
NPS Photo
New Jersey
Open Restrooms:
Kittatinny Point Picnic Area
Millbrook Village
Trail Access:
Blue Mountain Lakes Road will close to vehicles at the bottom of the hill prior to a storm and will reopen when conditions allow. Visitors may walk, ski or snowshoe on the road during closure.
The NPS section of Mountain Road will close to vehicles. Visitors may walk, ski or snowshoe the road during closure.
Conditions can vary depending where you are in the park.
NPS Photo/ J. Grier
Construction and Road Closures
Pennsylvania
Construction Closures
Dingmans Falls access road, visitor center, and trail are closed for bridge replacement and trail rehabilitation projects.
During construction, ALL traffic is prohibited, including pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle traffic.
National Park Drive (including Slateford Bridge).
Winter Road Conditions
New Jersey
Road Closures
The bridge on Main Street in Walpack, between Walpack Center and Mountain Road, remains closed due to structural damage.
To access Buttermilk Falls, visitors must take Struble Road through Stokes State Forest to Mountain Road.
Mountain Roadis closed to vehicles beyond the bridge and from the south end at Haneys Mill due to the closure for repairs on the state-owned section of the road.
Route 615 between Flatbrookville and Pompey Ridge is closed due to landslide activity.
Winter Road Conditions
Top priority routes that will remain OPEN during winter months:
Route 602 from Millbrook Village to the NPS Boundary
NPS Route 615 except sections that are closed due to an active landslide and road washout
Pompey Ridge Road to Route 615
Old Mine Road between Flatbrookville and Pompey Ridge Road
Old Mine Road between Milbrook Village and Flatbrookville
Old Mine Road will be CLOSED in these sections:
Between Worthington State Forest boundary and Millbrook Village
The dirt section of Old Mine Road that passes the Van Campen Inn
Old Mine Road between Mettler Road and the intersection with Route 206will receive NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. This section of road will not be plowed or treated for ice. Travel in this section is at your own risk. Cell phone service is not reliable.
Other NJ Roads:
Jager Road, from Old Mine Road to the NPS boundary, will receive NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
