Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is a 73.4-mile scenic river stretch between the New York cities of Hancock and Sparrowbush that is maintained as a unit of the National Park Service, spanning a total recreation area of more than 55,000 acres. The park was established to protect portions of the Delaware River and to preserve the historic Delaware and Hudson Canal, which carried anthracite coal and other mining products from the Appalachian region to the major urban areas of the American East Coast between 1828 and 1898. Portions of the canal are preserved as a National Historic Landmark and are visible within the unit, including an aqueduct designed by Brooklyn Bridge architect John A. Roebling. The park sees more than 250,000 annual visitors, who come for outdoor recreational opportunities and tourism at the facility's Zane Grey Museum.
274 River Rd, Beach Lake, PA 18405, Phone: 570-729-7134