I think other reviews said it but I'll include my thoughts too -- the noise curfew is non-existent…read more We are night owls so we didn't mind. Let's dive in ... Campsite (3/5): These are a bit stacked on top of each other but our group had two next to each other so it didn't impact us too much. Ambiance (4/5): These campsites are right on the water which is absolutely stunning! You really feel like you're in nature, but there is a major road near the top campsites and even by the water you can hear road noise. There was a huge group at the top which partied into the night though we're up late anyhow and it was no issue for us. Consider earplugs if you're not like us. Bathrooms (4/5): These were relatively clean for a campground bathroom. Minus a star here because on the last day the women's room was out of order -- but I believe it was due to another guest, as a member of our party heard someone say "oh no it's not flushing!" TL;DR: Great for those late-into-the-night campers. If you stay here make sure you get a waterfront spot.

This is my second time doing a float trip with Kittatinny Canoes, but my first time from this base…read morecamp and I would never do it again. The employees working there were not helpful at all. After we were dropped off at the launch point, one employee gave a quick safety speech and then disappeared. No one helped us tie our tubes together or navigate the steep drop-off with our tubes to get into the water, which was extremely slippery and rocky. We were told the float would take 2-2.5 hours. This was wildly inaccurate. It took us an hour to float from the drop-off point back to camp. When we previously did the trip from Barryville, the float was much longer. For what we paid, this was a complete waste of money. Then, when we reached the ending point around 4 p.m., we were harassed by three teenage employees who were yelling at us and demanding that we bring up our tubes immediately. There was no one else going out with those tubes at that time, and we simply wanted to sit and relax for a few minutes since the float had been so short. The employees were unnecessarily rude and nasty about it. I feel bad for the people who paid to camp out on this site. It was pathetically small and claustrophobic. Do yourself a favor and book a float trip with another company. After this experience, I would not return to or recommend Kittatinny Canoes at either base camp. EDIT/UPDATE: After the owner's response, I wanted to provide some additional context because I don't feel her response accurately reflects what we experienced. First, regarding the float time: the website states that the trip is 2-3 hours, not 2-2.5 hours. I understand that river conditions can affect the timing, but the conditions on Saturday were considered normal summer levels, with no flood warnings or high water advisories. Our float was significantly shorter than the advertised timeframe. We were also surprised by how close the drop-off point was. The bus barely drove us up the road before letting us out, and the location itself seemed like an odd place to start the trip, being let out in what appeared to be a vacant grassy field directly next to the Riverside on the Delaware townhomes, not even 3 full miles away. I feel bad for the people who live there. It did not feel like we were out in nature, enjoying lush vegetation. I could literally hear landscaping equipment buzzing along the float. As far as the landing area, we did not see anyone trying to get out of the water with kayaks while we were there, nor did the teenage employees tell us that kayakers were waiting to come through. They were not helping people navigate the landing area; they were primarily standing around and yelling at guests to bring their tubes over to the trailer. If they had politely explained that we were blocking kayakers or asked us to move for that reason, that would have been completely understandable. That is not how the situation was handled. Our issue was not being asked to move. It was the attitude and lack of helpfulness from the staff from the moment we arrived. We would have been happy to cooperate if the situation had simply been explained to us. Unfortunately, that was not our experience, and the owner's response does not change what we personally witnessed during our trip

Well in the Security department you work with a bunch of people who act like they know everything…read moreeven know they've never worked a day of Security anywhere else prior, very small minded place. Most of the 'employees' sit in the guard shack or rec center playing video games all day instead of real work. There was no interview, they just hired me outright, I wasn't drug tested even though they said I would be, I wasn't properly trained at all, maybe since I have more security experience than all of them they didn't bother? They had someone drive me around for a night through the community, didn't actually show me anything or teach me, especially when it came to the computer system where there's no useful programs, just outdated excel files to store property owner information all over the place, something a lot of places have moved on from years ago because of inefficiency & there are actual data storage programs out there that do it way better nowadays. Management doesn't care about improving the place, very outdated & inefficient systems in place, there's no Patrol Log to keep track of things for patrol officers, they just write a quick summary at the end of shift in the computer's daily log, the program they use for daily logs is some horrible outdated unheard of application that barely works, instead of just using excel like everyone else in the world. They still do handwritten passes in 2023.... most gated communities moved on from this a dozen years ago not just because of inefficiency but also data storage on computers is 10000x better than scattered papers in a filing cabinet.. Their gate system doesn't even store owners information like Card Access would, so you have little to no information of the cars who are passing through the owner gates. The exit gate you have to open manually, never seen that anywhere before (and I've been in/around 30 gated communities) Very annoying & unnecessary job for the gate guard, do you know why it doesn't open manually ? It's so that Security can collect the pass for their records.. you know, something a pass program in a computer would store automatically when a pass is made... Just very outdated operations all around. If you're working gate don't expect cars to pull up to a window for a pass like everywhere else, you're suppose to weave between traffic & walk Infront of/around cars while they're driving into the community to fill out the outdated paper passes, not only inefficient but unwise & potently dangerous as well. The only time the manager listens is when someone cries loud enough about something small/not important then she accommodates them so she doesn't have to hear it, any real suggestions or complaints are ignored. There is no rank system in place, so no shot at getting promoted or having your hard work pay off, so nothing to work towards or care about at the job, also as a result some of the regular officers thinks they're in charge there when Chiefs on duty, even though they're not. There's no official breaks like every job ever, you're suppose to just take one when it's not busy, but you'll get in trouble if you stand still for 20 minutes... & they expect you to report every time you park the patrol vehicle or go to the bathroom now, again caring about unimportant things & not improving/focusing on things that actually need changing. They will schedule you for hours & days you can't work (and you told them you can't) & expect you to come in & not complain about it. People wont show up for shifts & then you're stuck their longer than you expected to be & nothing is done about the people who didn't show up for their shift. Very sloppy & lazy place, not to mention it's ugly & outdated. You're better off anywhere else honestly.

Beware to all. Last year I purchased a piece of property in Breezewood acres, Glen 1 lots#153/154…read morefor my pre-retirement wishes. I discussed with the owner my desires to put an updated trailer on the property. He expressed that this property would give me many years of pleasure with me and my family for years to come. I purchased the property from him for 8500.00 with a small 24ft./22 year old trailer on the property. This year, I started the process of updating the property only to find out that the property is worthless due to new Pennslyvania zoning laws. Last year, I went to the main office to look for properties available at Breezewood acres. Nobody and I mean nobody, informed me of any possible problems with any property purchases. So lets review. Owner 8500.00 / Breezewood acres transfer fee 500.00 / yearly dues 1325.00 / school taxes 60.00 / value of property worthless. BEWARE TO ALL!! People say that New Yorkers are corrupt and deceitful well guess again. Yours Truly, Tom McCarty

Just as the website says this is rustic dry camping. We have a 21 ft rig it fit fine…read more The setting was full of trees and foliage. The gravel road is maintained and also to make it more visiible by blowing leaves away to define the road the bathrooms. There are flush toilets and 2 sinks at the bathroom. This was a stop over on a 16 hour trek,we slept great under the beautiful canopy of tree cover. There were some shantys built over trailers,adding to the rustic feel . Several were adorably decked out with yard ornaments or cute signs placed by the family occupying that site. I am giving it five stars as it was clear per the website this would be rustic and the owner was helpful in answering my questions.

Nice place and great people, so kind and helpful. When there on a church retreat, had a great time…read more Definitely would go back.

Immediate child safety/priority red flags. I was very disappointed to learn that Pocono Plateau…read moreallowed Greater Grace World Outreach to host two weeks of its child and youth camp programs at Pocono Plateau in August of 2024. Greater Grace World Outreach had recently been the subject of extensive child sex abuse allegations, as published by the Baltimore Banner. Despite multiple sources bringing awareness of these concerns to the management of Pocono Plateau, they chose to continue to host the group. I would not recommend hosting any child or youth camp at Pocono Plateau.

Good property. Friendly and helpful staff. Camp has lots of space to do activities. The lake adds…read moreanother level of activities that can be done, which is great. Food options and variety really good for a camp.

I spent 3 nights at Camp Candensis through a Living Social adult summer camp event, it was…read moresponsored by Mike's hard lemonade. It was a great way to meet new people and try different activities or relax away from the stress of life. There was swimming, kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, karaoke, arts/crafts, yoga , boot camp etc. (when the camp is run for children in the summer they also have archery, horseback riding, zip line, high ropes course, etc) The only thing that could have been a little better were the bathrooms (a little TLC,paint and bleach would be great). The food is typical cafeteria style and selection.

Paid extra for the dome tent with a hot tub. Having to buy their wood and heat it for hours was…read moreboth annoying and kind of ridiculous. Considering how expensive it was, did nickel and dime $10 for wood that cost them nothing is kinda sad! They should absolutely include a bundle of wood for that. They also told us that you cannot bring your own wood or you could receive a fine, their wood is overpriced at 10$/bundle. The tent itself was very nice. You could open it up to a view of the woods, although through the plastic it wasn't exactly like a glass window. It came with air-conditioning and a little firewood heater for inside. They also had a sauna on property which was nice to have. But again, you had to buy wood and get the fire going yourself, then let it heat up for a while in order to enjoy it. They had some other small things on the property, small game room that we didn't use, some kids activities and what not. Not even a three minute drive away was a very cool lake that we were able to rent a small motorboat and also went swimming later on by a beach area. One thing that absolutely freaked us out is the first night we had both a mother and cub Bear come to our campsite. We absolutely freaked out with this, but according to one of the employees, those bears are there a lot looking for food and they've never hurt anybody. Still kind of freaky to see a full-size bear on your picnic table! We also saw a rattlesnake the next morning at a tent near our but from a distance so no big deal. Finally, we had received an email when we initially booked. The checkout was at 11 then they sent us a text the morning of saying it was at 10 and they actually locked us out Literally a few minutes after 10. So we had to call up and explain what happened and they gave us till 11 AM. Overall, we enjoyed camping there, but they definitely ruined the experience with all the nickel and diming nonsense and forcing you to buy their wood for an extra money grab! Lots of other campsites so I don't know if we would return.

We stayed at the double bed hot tub dome tent, which is one of the more expensive tents. With the…read moreamount of money paid we were really disappointed to not have a view of the woods, but instead of what looks like a storage yard and a maintenance shed which workers used so would walk through our campsite. The site was also flooded around the fire ring the whole stay. We were also surprised and disappointed to have to pay even more to heat up the hot tub, even though there is already a big initial charge to book a tent with a hot tub. So we paid a lot extra for a tent with that amenity, only to arrive and not be able to use it unless we pay even more. The fire wood was also sold at 10$ a bundle, which is a lot more than i have paid in other camp/glamps in the region. Overall it has a trendy vibe with some cool amenities , but we had a realllllly bad view which diminished the experience (especially for the amount of $$$), a flooded camp, and we felt nickel & dimed with the hot tub. Because of this, this was actually my least favorite stay so far in PA.

It's mostly young people working the river trips. Some of them were great (really), but others…read moreseemed like they couldn't be bothered. In particular, exiting the river at Milford there was no good spot to get out, the rocks were very slippery, and two employees just stood and talked to each other as an elderly man struggled to get out, pretending they didn't see that the man was struggling.

The campsite advertises quiet hours but no one is around to enforce the rules. Guests are…read moredisrespectful of the rules partying until all hours of the morning. When we asked the front desk if they will enforce quiet hours they said we go home at night like it's not their problem. I understand the staff can't work all night but someone should be available to check their guests are behaving appropriately.

My husband and I had a fab time with Edge of the Woods! We rented a raft and a tandem tube…read more Service was friendly and the Delaware Water Gap is goooooorgeous. Highly recommended!

(This was a few months ago so the details could be a bit iffy.)…read more This was a very impromptu trip and everything at Edge of the Woods makes doing that easy. Head to the website, book the date & time you want and you're done. www.watergapadventure.com/river-trips A few things worth noting: They offer multiple trip lengths. The standard 4-, 6- and 10-mile trip (Smithfield to Portland) are all booked generically and then when you get there you tell them what you want to do. All pricing is the same which believe me compared to others companies, that's very different - in a good way. They do offer two other longer trips but those require calls to the main office I assume to assess river conditions; your own competency and shuttle availability. The main office in Delaware Water Gap is very easy to find and there was plenty of parking on a quiet post-Labor Day Monday. You check in, you're handed a laminated map, life jacket and given a brief route explanation and then you're off in the van. One problem arose and it was kind of a PIA but it was worked around. Most companies have different types/sizes/models of kayaks and quite often, will ask you what you prefer. Not here. When we left the office, the guy driving didn't say a word to me until we get to Smithfield Beach to unload. He had a few kayaks pre-loaded in the carrier but definitely did not look at them before we left. One of them had a broken foot pedal that he said couldn't be used, another was very much designed for a smaller individual (i.e. if you're taller and/or taller & larger it ain't happening safely) which only left two tandem models. Using a tandem as a single individual is not the end of the world but especially when the seats are still left in the two person configuration (i.e. one front and one back versus the rear one being placed more towards the middle), it's a PIA to maneuver the craft and you are paddling harder to get the job done compared to a single. The scenery along the route was decent. You could see a bit of the Shawnee Resort and Golf Course, an old stone bridge abutment in the middle of the river, under and along 80 and then when you get into the Water Gap itself with the high cliff sides. Very picturesque. Once you go under the old train viaduct in Portland, you give the office a call for the shuttle to meet you at the out point which is at the Portland Pedestrian Bridge. The whole experience was about four hours door to door to cover the ten miles on the water plus the shuttle to & from the pick up and drop off points. Lots of nice scenery, due to the low water level there wasn't much in the way of current except for the area around viaduqt in Portland and even that wasn't bad. I'm not a big fan of the equipment here but I wouldn't let that deter me from coming back in the future for one of their northern longer trips.

Myself and my party of 16 had an amazing time on the river thanks to Chamberlain Canoes. The entire…read morestaff is some of the friendliest and most helpful people you'll ever meet. I've done similar trips with other companies and Chamberlain has been the best. We will be using them again. Highly recommended.

They are amazing! I've been going to Chamberlain Canoes in Stroudsburg, PA for over 10 years, and…read morethey've never once let me down. They are a family owned business and are absolute pros - always friendly, always knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about making your river trip fun and easy. From the moment you pull into their huge parking lot, to the moment you're back on dry land, they take really good care of you. They walk you through the route clearly, answer all your questions and let you decide your exit point on the river while you're out paddling. That flexibility is a great option. I look forward to my next paddle!

We chose this place for dinner after our elopement. We were able to book weeks in advance online…read more When we arrived, they did a beautiful job decorating for halloween! Super fun and tasteful decor! Also very warm and welcoming inside as they had the fireplace lit with candles. We were instantly greeted by name and was offered a complementary champagne toast and dessert for saying we were celebrating! We ordered homemade ricotta & bruschetta, both of us got the porck chops, and split the cranberry creme brulee. It was one of the best meals we've both had. We are dreaming about that pork chop, had such delicious flavor, juicy, and decent portions! The mushroom sauce was also super flavorful with the mashed potatoes cooked perfectly. Our waitress was very personable and attentive to us as well. She made small talk and seemed very interested in our day. We would love to consider this place for rehearsal dinner when we have our big wedding in a couple years! Awesome food and place!!!

There's so much to be said about the Frogtown Inn. To sum it up succinctly, EVERYTHING was…read morefantastic. The owners Mark and Carol were more than accommodating, and they made us feel very welcome during our weekend getaway. The room was spotless and super cozy. We honestly got the best sleep ever as the beds were super comfortable. The included satellite TV service was a nice touch, as we were able to watch some good shows while unwinding from our day. The included breakfast was absolutely fantastic. Everything was super fresh and it screamed top quality ingredients. I had gotten the special with truffle and asparagus with home fries and it was VERY good. My lady had scrambled eggs with sausage patties, blueberry pancakes, home fries toast and she loved it as well. That same night we had dinner in the restaurant named Butter, and it was such a treat. The menu is extensive enough to have a variety of options without being overbearing. Dinner was just as amazing as breakfast, and EVERYTHING we had was top tier. We got a Tokyo Mule, the Sidecar, The Margarita Flatbread, the Lobster Campanelle, the Horseradish Crusted Salmon, a Nutty Irish dessert cocktail and an Espresso Martini alongside a dessert (I can't remember which one we shared). We devoured absolutely everything we had. Portions were generous and the flavors were out of this world. Customer service on the restaurant side was also very good. Do note that dinner isn't included in your stay, but I HIGHLY recommend trying the restaurant. Aside from all of the above, I can't overstate how good the customer service was here. Mark and Carol really made this place feel like a second home. The decor also gives that feeling, and it all culminates to being one of the best places I've ever stayed. Don't hesitate. Highly recommended!