Milford, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the Delaware River Highlands, along the middle and upper Delaware River. Milford is the north gate to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, located 20 miles west of Middletown, NY, 35 miles north of Stroudsburg, PA, 50 miles east of Scranton, PA, and 75 miles from New York City.
BY CAR
From NYC to Milford, PA, there are two principal routes:
Option #1 (through NY State; approximately 85 miles)
1. Take the George Washington Bridge, staying in the right-hand lane of the
upper level.
2. Take the first exit, onto the Palisades Parkway North and follow it to the
NYS Thruway (I-87).
3. Take (I-87) North (towards Albany) and follow it to Exit 16, which will put you onto Route 17M (Middletown/Harriman).
4. Pay the toll and head towards Middletown/Goshen on 17M. Watch for the Port Jervis exit onto the 17M bypass (the exit for Port Jervis is only marked once, so watch carefully).
5. Take the Port Jervis exit onto the 17M bypass, which will take you around Middletown and ultimately to I-84. (If you miss the 17M bypass, just stay on 17M and it will take you to I-84.)
6. Take I-84 West for about 20 minutes and take the first exit in Pennsylvania (Matamoras). Go off the exit and turn left onto Route 6/209. Follow 6/209 for six miles into Milford.
Option #2 (through NJ; approximately 75 miles)
1. Take I-80 West to Exit 34-B (Jefferson/Sparta).
2. Take Exit 34-B, which will put you on Route 15 North.
3. Follow Route 15 North and it will turn into Route 206 North.
4. Route 206 North will take you across the toll bridge into Pennsylvania.
5. After crossing the bridge, angle to the right and proceed one mile into Milford.
BY TRAIN
From NYC to Port Jervis, NYC
Metro-North Railroad
Penn Station in NYC to Port Jervis (coordinate change at Secaucus)
Approximately two to three hours, depending on which train.
BY BUS