Attractions in Port Jervis and its region

From outdoor activities to world-class art, the Port Jervis area has much to offer. Browse this page to learn more.

One of the greatest gifts with which Port Jervis and its region have been graced is the abundant natural beauty and fresh water it is privileged to enjoy. Besides two nearby National Park Service recreation areas, in Port Jervis this includes its 60 miles of public hiking and biking trails with an adjoining overlook of three states that provides one of the area’s best known vistas. Those wishing to see the monument representing where New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey meet will take a short drive or walk through the over 160 year-old Laurel Grove Cemetery (1856) to near where the Neversink and Delaware Rivers meet.

Along the Delaware River are West End Beach, walking trails and Riverside Park where mountain bike enthusiasts will find a large pump track and others may play a round of disk golf. In addition to being a public playground, Riverside Park is a venue for events staged by community groups and the Port Jervis Tourism Board.

A two lane road winds along a mountain cliff as cars park so people can look at the beautiful fall colors and Delaware River valley far below.
About four miles from Port Jervis is the "Hawks Nest," which has been frequently used in advertisements, commercials and movies.

On the opposite side of the railroad tracks that parallel the river here is the downtown commercial area with a mix of professional offices, apartments, specialty shops, restaurants, and a hotel whose construction is expected to be completed in late spring 2024. This section of Front Street is also used for community events such as car shows and the touchstone Fall Foliage Festival that has been held since 1993.

A street in the downtown area of Port Jervis as seen from an overlooking hotel is filled with canopies of vendors and guests attending a fall festival.
A fall foliage festival on Front Street in Port Jervis as seen from above. Photo courtesy of The Front Boutique Hotel and Rooftop Bar.

Likewise in this area are the rare, operational railroad turntable and a collection of vintage train engines and rolling stock. This property, owned by the City of Port Jervis, is home to The Dining Car Society and Operation Toy Train, which hosts activities and events during the non-winter months. Here, too, is a museum exhibit in a boxcar run by the Tri-States Railway Preservation Society that also seasonally welcomes guests on weekends.

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A sign for the Port Jervis Watershed Park Trails and Recreation Area stands in the woods with trees in the background
Port Jervis Watershed Park Trails and Recreation Area
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A photo taken at the scenic overlook at Point Peter at Elks-Brox Park shows Port Jervis with the Delaware River and mountains in the distance.
Point Peter at Elks-Brox Park
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Fireworks light up the night sky and illuminate an iron arch and Erie railroad sign on a railroad turntable.
Operation Toy Train
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Fireworks light up the night sky and illuminate an iron arch and Erie railroad sign on a railroad turntable.
Tri-States Railway Preservation Society Boxcar Museum
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A block of granite with a metal nedallion in the middle represents where the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania meet. Water from a river is in the background.
Tri-State Rock Memorial
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A small sign on a pole marking the start of the D&H Canal Trails stands in front of trees.
D&H Canal Trail
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A marker with a steam locomotive stands in front of trees and sky identifies the Delaware River Heritage Trail
Delaware River Heritage Trail
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A two lane road snakes along a mountain side as the Delaware River is seen far below and colorful fall foliage surrounds the scene.
The Hawk's Nest
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A person in a kayak paddles through river rapids as water splashes all around.
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational Area
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A group of small turtles gather on a mound of soil and vegetation surrounded by water. A shoreline is in the background.
Bashakill Marsh
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A lake in the foreground shows a swimming beach on the far side while a tall stone pillar monument is shown in the distance. Green trees are seen along the shore and on the mountain under the monument.
High Point State Park, Montague, New Jersey
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An aerial view shows the Delaware River with mountains and roadways paralleling it on either side.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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A drone photo looks down at a large house with castle like towers at its corners is surrounded by trees with colorful fall foliage.
Grey Towers National Historic Site
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A small stone house is shown with an American flag and historical marker by its side.
Fort Decker
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A sign in te foreground for the Magagkamack Churchyard stands on a grassy area with gravestones in the background.
Magagkamack Churchyard
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A Civil War cannon under a protective roof is in the foreground while a granite pillar monument and American flag are stand in the background.
Orange Square Civil War Cannon
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A close up of a Civil War soldierr holding a flag in one hand while the other hand grips the hilt of a sword at his waist stands atop a granite pillar.
Orange Square Civil War Memorial
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The front of a two story house with a walkway leading to uts entrance across a lawn has trees on either side. A historical marker is found in the foreground.
Crane House
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A red building with angled roofs that was once an Erier railroad station stands in front of a blue sky background.
Erie Depot
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A historical marker on a pole stands in front of vwgetation identifies Stephen Crane's Pond as a place where the author visited his brother Edmund/
Stephen Crane's Pond Historical Marker Town of Forestburgh, NY
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A historican marker identifies the former home of Western novels, Zane Grey, and his work.
Zane Grey Musuem
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Actors playing instruments portray early rock and roll musicians as one lays on his back while playing an upright bass.
Forestburgh Playhouse
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A school bus painted in bright psychedelic colors and designs sites in a museum as part of an exhibit.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
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A large steam engine and coal car sit on a rotating turntable.
Steamtown National Historic Site
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Large red metal tubes in various sizes and angles form a piece of outdoor artwork as a visitors stands beneath it looking up.
Storm King Art Center
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Uniformed West Point graduates stand in a stadium waiting to catch their hats thrown in the air in celebration.
West Point United States Military Academy
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