Bushkill Park
Bushkill Park, formerly Bushkill Park and Grove, is an amusement park in Easton, Pennsylvania.
A theme park inside Forks Township
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 19°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Forks Township
Bushkill Park is inside Forks Township, which has 417 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Philadelphia
Philadelphia is about 48 miles south and New York is about 69 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 65–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Lehigh Valley (ABE) has airline service, about 11 miles from Bushkill Park.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and 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. it 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
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.9K a year
Stay in Forks Township, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Bushkill Park | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Township | in town | 417 | 16,382 | $359K | A |
| Palmer Township | 1 mi west | 899 | 22,424 | $319K | B+ |
| Wilson | 1 mi south | 206 | 8,183 | $211K | — |
| West Easton | 2 mi southeast | 9 | 1,245 | $210K | — |
| Easton | 2 mi southeast | 1,230 | 29,739 | $196K | B |
| Tatamy | 3 mi north | 48 | 1,464 | $310K | A+ |
| Glendon | 3 mi south | 0 | 374 | $235K | — |
| Stockertown | 4 mi north | 47 | 775 | $346K | — |
| Phillipsburg | 4 mi east | 488 | 15,299 | $193K | C+ |
| Lower Nazareth Township | 4 mi west | 910 | 7,107 | $422K | — |
| Nazareth | 4 mi northwest | 127 | 6,043 | $240K | A− |
| Bethlehem Township | 4 mi southwest | 1,555 | 26,237 | $377K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Bushkill Park
Other well-known places within 68 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw67 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw51 mi🎢 Theme parkAction Park
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 draw123 mi🌊 DamLumberville Wing Dam
Big draw67 mi🏛 MuseumMuseum of Modern Art1.2M visitors a year
Big draw67 mi🏛 MuseumAmerican Museum of Natural History5.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Action Park: Joe Shlabotnik from Forest Hills, Queens, USA, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Lumberville Wing Dam: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Bushkill Park
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.
Where should I stay near Bushkill Park?
Forks Township (in town, 417 hotel and restaurant jobs), Palmer Township (1 mi, 899 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Wilson (1 mi, 206 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Forks Township
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Forks Township’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.