Valley View Group Campground
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The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices
In the agency’s own words
Valley View Group Campground comprises five primitive group campsites nestled along the Delaware River located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Its close proximity to the Delaware River allows campers to enjoy the peacefulness of nature with easy access to outdoor recreational opportunities. Each of the five 5 campsites include a fire ring, picnic tables, bear proof trash containers, bear proof storage lockers, and vault toilets. Each site can host a minimum group size of five and up to 25 people. Keep reading
Campers can access Valley View Campground in two ways: by vehicle down a short gravel roadway from Route 209 or by paddling in by boat on the Delaware River. Once you reach the shore line for Valley View Campground there is short path that will lead you from the riverbank up to the campsite area. Along with the seclusion of your campsite there is a common area centrally located with benches and a flag pole. This area is great to mingle or conduct group activities. Pets are not permitted at Valley View Campground. The use or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. Quiet hours begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m.
Recreation
An approximately 2/10 of a mile (.3 km) stroll up the gravel driveway from the campsites you will find the McDade Recreation Trail. The McDade Trail is a hiking and biking trail. The McDade Recreational Trail (MRT) is a packed gravel path that parallels the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania side of the park for 32 miles (51 km). A Lifejacket Can't Save Anyone If All People Onboard Don't Wear One Children aged 12 and under MUST wear Coast Guard-approved lifejackets at all times when on the river. Jackets must fit appropriately, and be fully fastened to be effective. Wearing a life jacket is not just common sense, it is THE LAW. Lifejackets aren't just for kids. Any person paddling or boating MUST have their own US Coast Guard approved lifejacket or PFD onboard and readily accessible in case of emergency. All boaters must wear lifejackets on boats less than 16 feet (5 m) in length and on canoes and on kayaks, from November 1 through April 30, to protect boaters from cold water shock if they fall into the water. Always wear your lifejacket on and in the water. Some helpful tips when it comes to any incident on the Delaware river during your visit: Stay calm and remove yourself to a safe area; Help will come to you Contact 911, or the park Emergency Operations Center at 570-426-2457 if you have an emergency Know your surroundings; Keep an eye out for important landmarks to describe where you are located in an emergency Download the NPS App to your phone prior to your visit and download the maps for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Keep your phone and identification in a waterproof bag for safety.
Natural Features
Located along the Delaware River, Valley View Campground is a flat camping area sprawled out beneath the shaded canopy of the hardwood trees.
Nearby Attractions
Nearby attractions include: The McDade Trail 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 $10 cancellation fee. Refunds will only be issued for park implemented closures.
What the agency tells you
Campers can access Valley View Campground by vehicle or by paddling in on canoes or kayaks.
The use or possession of acoholic beverages is prohibitted.
Pets are prohibited. Only bona fide service animals are welcome. Groups violating these rules will have their group camping privileges revoked and must leave the camping area immediately.
Everything else this campground posts · 8
Dead and Down Wood Only. The destruction or defacing of any trees or shrubs is prohibited. Firewood may be gathered from dead and down wood in the vicinity of the campground.
Chainsaws Prohibited. The use of a chainsaw to make firewood is prohibited.
Do Not Bring Firewood! Due to possible infestation of firewood, it is prohibited to bring firewood into the park.
Generators Prohibited. The use of a generator is prohibited.
Check in/Check out. Check in time is 12pm. Checkout time is 11am.
Quiet hours. Quiet hours are from 10:00pm until 6:00am.
Keep the beach area clear from boat congestion. Please take your boats to your assigned site for the duration of your stay.
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
- 5 · 5 group
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- Bear boxes
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- River, Coast
- Fall color · reported 2 days ago, in Pike County
- Past peak
3 of 5 sites open on Sat, Oct 17read 15:38 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
“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 $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 15:38 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
5 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 5 mapped sitesAll 5 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 5 of the 5 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the phone number
Where it is
Rivers Bend Group CampgroundDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 1.3 mi
Alosa CampsitesDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 2.3 mi
Middle Delaware National Scenic & Recreational River Primitive CampsitesDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 4.1 mi
River CampingDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 4.1 mi
Mohican Outdoor CenterDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 5.9 mi
Dingmans CampgroundDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · 8.2 miThe 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 42°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
Valley View Group Campground 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 →