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Washington Crossing State Park is the site of General George Washington’s historic 1776 Christmas night crossing of the icy Delaware River. For almost ten hours, boats and ferries moved continuously back and forth carrying men, horses and cannon to the Jersey side. By midnight a strong storm had developed, hurling sleet, hail and snow at the rebel army. Landing at Johnson’s Ferry, the Continental Army still faced an arduous nine mile march to Trenton as the storm continued with a vengeance. Reaching Trenton in the early morning of December 26th, the American Army surrounded, defeated and captured over 900 Hessian mercenaries and secured a morale boosting victory of immeasurable proportions.
Group campsites:
Four group campsites are located in the Phillips Farm area of the park. Each site contains picnic tables, fire rings and a composting toilet. These are designated as primitive campsites with no water or electric utilities available on site. Total combined capacity of all four sites: 115. We highly recommend that group leaders carefully estimate their group size so not to overestimate as refunds cannot be made.
355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road
Titusville, NJ 08560-1517
I had an enjoyable Sunday here. And this was my first time exploring the trails with this specific park and I was surprised by the jersey park. I am parked near the museum which I would recommend that many people do especially since parking by the bridge gets really crowded due to the fascination of the scenic route. When I got inside the museum , the person at the front desk was able to guide me with the trails and all the different historical perspectives there is. The bathrooms near the museum are clean and quiet which is nice. I love that this was in the fall where there were still people around, but I never felt like I was unsafe in any way shape or form. The trail by the museum extends out all by the water where you can take the scenic route if you so choose. I will come back to explore again as there is a whole trail that runs miles upon miles at least five where you can adjust run or jog by the water. If you really wanted to you could also cross the bridge as cars, come and go. It was a nice scenic route.
Awesome place, especially the Pennsylvania side. Check out the Durham boats too!
This is a very nice park to visit for an easy day trip. There is a pedestrian bridge to cross River Road and see the Delaware River or walk/bike along the canal from there. There's parking close to the river as well. The visitor center is small on the NJ side but has all the history and some artifacts to check out. The park trails are easy to walk around and there are picnic benches near the Visitor Center. You can bring your dogs as long as they are leashed. The Johnson Ferry House is the original building from the time George Washington made the famous crossing. They host tours Tuesday through Saturday.
