McDade Trail
The Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail is a planned recreational trail which, when completed, will extend for 37 miles on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The completed McDade Trail will follow the banks of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania from Milford to Delaware Water Gap (north to south). The McDade Trial will connect with Dingmans Campground, passing right in front of our beautiful campground store.
Recreational opportunities on the McDade Trail will span all seasons, with hiking, biking and bird watching opportunities through spring, summer and fall, and cross country skiing and snow shoeing in the winter months. In addition, the trail will pass over several creeks with spectacular waterfall attractions within hiking distance of the trail to the west. Dingmans Campground is situated in an ideal location for visitor enjoyment of the McDade Recreational Trail, with the Milford Beach Access 9 miles to the north and the Bushkill Access 12 miles to the south.
Two segments of the McDade Trail have been completed and are currently open for public use:
• A 5.0 mile segment along River Road from the Hialeah Picnic Area to the Turn Farm Trailhead.
• A 2.7 mile segment from Milford Beach to the Pittman Orchard at Raymondskill Creek.
Three additional 1 mile segments are under construction and nearing completion:
• From Bushkill Creek to the south side of Randall Creek (no bridge over Randall Creek).
• From the north side of Randall Creek to Valley View Campground.
• From Route 739 to the Adams Creek parking area (including bridge over Adams Creek - biking photos on this page are from this segment of trail).
Please visit the following links for maps of the McDade Trail and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA):
• North Half of the DWGNRA
• South Half of the DWGNRA
The National Park Service started construction of the McDade Trail at Dingmans Campground in October 2007, heading south for about 1 mile. We are hopeful that by Summer 2008, several miles of the McDade Trial will be directly accessible from Dingmans Campground!
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