Alosa Campsites
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:43 UTC
- A night
- $16From, per site
- Sites
- 6All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
The Alosa Campsites are boat-in only sites located on the west (Pennsylvanian) shore of the Delaware River near Bushkill, Pennsylvania. The side of the river with the campsites will be on your right while traveling downstream. This section of the river offers unspoiled views, excellent boating, fishing, and birding opportunities within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River. These reservation-only campsites are available to boaters who are on a multi-day river trip. Keep reading
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area also offers other boat in only campsites that are $16 and available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information on the first-come, first-served campsites and river campsite regulations in general, visit: http://www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/river-camping.htm Recreation This part of the Delaware River is unspoiled as it travels through the rural landscape of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River. A mixture of flat water and a few riffles make this section ideal for beginning paddlers and those seeking a relaxing trip. Fishing is permitted on the Delaware River during the appropriate state-specific seasons. Anglers must possess a valid PA or NJ fishing license. Hunting is not permitted in or near the campsites.
Facilities
The Alosa Campsites are composed of six individual reservation-only campsites. Five of the campsites hold a maximum capacity of six people per site (AL4,6,8,10,12), and one campsite holds a max capacity of 10 people (AL2). The site has three boat take-outs. Each take-out serves two campsites: the upstream most serving sites AL2 & AL4, middle serving AL6 & AL8, and the furthest downstream serving AL10 & AL12. There is a steep, 10-foot bank between the water's edge and the campsite locations; boats will need to be pulled out of the water. There is a large sign at the first boat take-out that states "Alosa Campsites". Each take-out has signs indicating their location and each campsite is clearly numbered. Porta Johns are located on site for campers to utilize. Or dig 6-8-inch-deep cat holes 200 feet from water, trails, and campsites Each individual campsite is outfitted with a fire ring with grate and has enough space for a several small to mid-size tents. There is no potable water (for drinking or cooking) available onsite. No vehicles are allowed at these sites. They are designated for boat-in only river trips.
Natural Features
This section of the Delaware River is known for its American Shad ( Alosa sapidissima ) fisheries, which is how the campsite got its name. The campsites are located on a bench above the Delaware River underneath a grove of hardwood trees. The hardwood forest is home to wildlife, including the eastern gray squirrel, white-tailed deer, and the American black bear, if you are lucky you might even see a bald eagle.
Nearby Attractions
The campsites are located approximately 2.5 miles downriver of the Bushkill Access and approximately 6 miles upriver from Smithfield Beach. PLEASE NOTE: Only campers on legitimate multi-day river trips may stay overnight at the Alosa Campsites. No vechicles are permitted at Alosa Campsites.
Charges & Cancellations
A $10.00 service fee will apply if you modify your reservation or change your stay dates. Cancelling your reservation prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time the night before your stay will incur a non refundable $10 cancellation fee. Refunds will only be issued for park implemented closures.
What the agency tells you
Swimming at this location is not advised. Swimming areas are provided at Milford Beach, Turtle Beach, and Smithfield Beach.
Quiet hours in the park are 10:00 p.m. to 6:00a.m. Loud audio devices and fireworks are prohibited at all times.
Camping is limited to one night only, and only on legitimate multi-day river trips.
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Check-in time is 2:00 p.m., check-out time is 12:00 p.m.
Fires are only permitted in existing steel fire rings.
Use dead and down wood only. Cutting standing trees (alive or dead) is not permitted.
Pack out all trash, including all food and food waste.
Porta Johns are available at this location.
Reservations are required and camping is restricted to designated sites, which are numbered AL2 through AL12.
All items with an odor such as food, garbage, and toiletries are attractants for wildlife including black bear. Take precautions and don't leave food, garbage or other attractants out. Store food in bear proof containers.
Cell phone coverage is unreliable within park boundaries.Depending on cellular provider, some cell phones may have service in portions of the Alosa Campsites and some phones will not have service at all.
For emergencies, call the park's 24-hour Communications Center 570-426-2457 or 911 for the quickest response.
Absoltely no vehicled are permitted at Alosa Campsites. These sites are desinaed for boat-in only on a legitimate mutli-day river trip.
We ask visitors to be aware of the risks inherent with being in the woods, to avoid congregating under dead trees, and to be extra cautious during high winds.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 6 · 6 boat-in
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Portable Toilets
- “…and each campsite is clearly numbered. Porta Johns are located on site for campers to utilize. Or dig…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…for a several small to mid-size tents. There is no potable water (for drinking or cooking) available onsite. No…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- River, Beach
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Fall color · reported 2 days ago, in Monroe County
- Peak color
8 of 12 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:43 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $16 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“A $10.00 service fee will apply if you modify your reservation or change your stay dates. Cancelling your reservation prior to 11:59 pm Eastern Time the night before your stay will incur a non refundable $10 cancellation fee.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 16:43 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
6 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 6 mapped sitesAll 6 sites
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Rivers Bend Group CampgroundDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 1.0 mi
Valley View Group CampgroundDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 2.3 mi
River CampingDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 2.3 mi
Mohican Outdoor CenterDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 3.6 mi
Middle Delaware National Scenic & Recreational River Primitive CampsitesDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 6.3 miWorthington State Forest Campground7.5 miDirections From The River The Alosa Campsites are located on the right hand (west) shore of the Delaware River approximately 2.5 miles downstream of Bushkill Access, 1.2 Miles downstream of the Rivers Bend Group Campground (left/east shore of river), and 2,000 feet downstream of Turtle Island, formerly called "Sambo Island". The island is a small (300 x 700 ft.), closer to the right/west side of the river. For the safest route, stay to the left/east side of Turtle (Sambo) Island and in the main channel of the river. Once you reach the downstream side of the island, move to the right/west shoreline of the river and watch for the large Alosa Campsite sign (see photos for sign). The sign is approximately 1,000 ft. from the downstream end of Turtle Island, about 8 feet in from the river's edge. The large Alosa Campsite sign is also at the location of the 1st boat take-out, this take-out serves campsites R1 & R2. Approximately 175 ft. downstream of the first take-out is the 2nd take-out, which serves campsites R3 & R4, than approximately 240 ft. downstream is the 3rd and final take-out which serves campsites R5 & R6.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Pine Ridge, PA
Typical weather
Typical October night 40°F, day 63°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 19°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Alosa Campsites is in Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district. Its representative, Rob Bresnahan (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →