Bushkill Park
Bushkill Park, formerly Bushkill Park and Grove, is an amusement park in Easton, Pennsylvania.
A theme park inside Forks Township
Open year-Round for skating rink; starting in 2018, Summer for rides
Bushkill Park is open year-round. When to go ↓
Places to stay about a mile away
Red Roof PLUS+ Easton is 0.8 miles away; Quality Inn Easton (0.8 mi) and Seipsville Inn (0.8 mi) are close too. 21 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
7 rides
On 13 acres. Open since 1902. About ↓
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 19°. When to go ↓
A day trip from Philadelphia
Philadelphia is about 48 miles south and New York City is about 69 miles east (straight-line). Hotels nearby ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Forks Township. Green months are the mild ones.
Bushkill Park
Bushkill Park, formerly Bushkill Park and Grove, is an amusement park in Easton, Pennsylvania. One of the oldest amusement parks in the nation, it is today geared toward younger audiences. The facility operated continuously from 1902 to 2004 and during the summer of 2006. It has operated since January 2017.
- Type
- Theme park
- Season
- year-Round for skating rink; starting in 2018, Summer for rides
- Rides
- 7
- Opened
- 1902
- Area
- 13 acres
- Wikipedia readers
- 5.1K a year
Hotels near Bushkill Park
21 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Red Roof PLUS+ Easton, 0.8 miles away.
Closest places to stay
- 1Red Roof PLUS+ Eastonhotel · 0.8 mi southDirections
- 2Quality Inn Eastonhotel · 0.8 mi southDirections
- 3Seipsville Inninn or B&B · 0.8 mi southwestDirections
- 4Palmer Hotel Llchotel · 1.3 mi southDirections
- 5Holiday Inn Express & Suiteshotel · 1.3 mi southDirections
- 6Hampton Inn Eastonhotel · 1.6 mi westDirections
- 7Half Moon Bay Resort Jamaicahotel · 2.1 mi northeastDirections
- 8Grist Mill Houseinn or B&B · 2.2 mi eastDirections
- 9Hotel Lafayettehotel · 2.2 mi eastDirections
- 10Townley House Hotelhotel · 2.2 mi eastDirections
Places to eat nearby
95 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
Compare 8 towns to stay in
| Town | From Bushkill Park | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Township | in town | — | 2 2 hotels | 16,879 | $359K | A |
| Bethlehem | 8 mi southwest | 10 min | 17 14 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 79,644 | $260K | C+ |
| Bethlehem Township | 4 mi southwest | 5 min | 7 6 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 26,769 | $377K | B+ |
| Easton | 2 mi southeast | 5 min | 6 5 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 30,402 | $196K | B |
| Lower Nazareth Township | 4 mi west | 5 min | 6 5 hotels · 1 motel | 7,187 | $422K | — |
| Palmer Township | 1 mi west | — | 5 4 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 22,721 | $319K | B |
| Smithfield Township | 23 mi north | 35 min | 25 19 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 campgrounds | 7,890 | $304K | — |
| Hanover Township | 11 mi west | 15 min | 5 4 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 1,696 | $151K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Bushkill Park
Other well-known places within 70 miles.
Big draw66 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
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Big draw62 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw66 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw68 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw67 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw65 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw70 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Visiting Bushkill Park
When is Bushkill Park open?
Year-round.
Is Bushkill Park in Forks Township?
Yes. It’s inside Forks Township, PA.
When is the best time to visit Bushkill Park?
May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 65–83°.
How far is Bushkill Park from Philadelphia and Newark?
About 48 miles south of Philadelphia and about 57 miles east of Newark, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Bushkill Park?
Lehigh Valley (ABE), about 11 miles away. The nearest big hub is Newark Liberty (EWR), about 57 miles.
What hotels are near Bushkill Park?
Red Roof PLUS+ Easton (0.8 mi), Quality Inn Easton (0.8 mi) and Seipsville Inn (0.8 mi). 21 places to stay are within 4 miles.
Tips from people in Forks Township
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Forks Township’s Town Square.
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