Visiting Washington Crossing

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Hours and Touring

The Park is open Tuesday-Saturday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm & Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 pm. (Hours and tour availability are subject to change without notice.)

Guided tours of the McKonkey Ferry Inn section and the Thompson-Neely section occur everyday but Monday and select holidays/special events. Tours begin on the hour at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00. During winter months, tours may conclude earlier in the day due to low light levels in the historic structures.

A tour of the McKonkey Ferry Inn section is approximately one hour in length. Allow 30 minutes to tour the Thompson-Neely House. The Thompson-Neely grist mill is open seasonally for tours. Allow additional time to tour the grist mill.

The Soldier's Graves area is accessible via the PA Delaware Canal State Park towpath.

Bowman's Hill Tower is open seasonally. The Tower may close during extreme summer weather such as electrical storms. Visitors specifically interested in visiting Bowman's Hill Tower should call in advance. The Tower, an observation point for the area, has an elevator inside, however the very top is accessed by about 2 dozen narrow, winding steps. The original steps which run the entire length of the Tower are no longer accessible to the general public.

The Park is open on Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day and limited hours for the program on Christmas Day. The site is closed on Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, and New Year's Day.

During Time Of Extreme Weather — floods, storms, wintry mix — the PA Delaware Canal State Park Towpath may be inaccessible. For information regarding the condition of the towpath, please access Delaware Canal State Park

Video

Of Dire Necessity, the site's 17 minute orientation film, plays throughout the day, free of charge.

Ticket Prices

Tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center, Thompson-Neely House or Bowman's Hill Tower. One ticket price includes one tour of the McKonkey Ferry Inn section, the Thompson-Neely section, and Bowman's Hill Tower. This ticket is valid for one year from date of issue and will be date stamped at each location. (Park ticket does not include Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve.)

Tour prices: $7.00 per adult, $6.00 Seniors/AAA, $4.00 ages 3-11, under 3 is free. (Special event fees and school children group fees may vary.) Bring your valid adult ticket from another site within the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission and receive a $1.00 off your admission at Washington Crossing Historic Park.

The Park cannot accept credit cards at this time. Cash or check (with proper identification) is accepted. You can, however, use your credit card to make purchases from the Museum Store.

Groups should phone for advanced reservations and group rates. The Park has many school and scout experiences available, please click on the provided links for that information.

Moving Around the Site and Directions

The touring experiences do require walking down a paved pathway as well as negotiating some stairs. Individuals with disabilities should contact the Park office in advance to discuss their needs.

The Thompson-Neely section and the McKonkey Ferry Inn section of the Park are in two separate locations. Visitors may drive or bike from one section of the Park to another in order to experience the entire facility. It is approximately a 5 mile distance between the two sections. The Delaware Canal Park towpath connects the two sections of the Park from the McKonkey Ferry section's Newtown Gate, accessible from Route 532 to the front of the Thompson-Neely House in the Thompson-Neely section.

Pets, Horses, Sheep and Wildlife

Many visitors use the Park grounds to walk their dogs. Dogs are welcomed, but all dogs must be on a leash and visitors must clean up after their dogs. Dogs, unless they are service dogs, are not allowed in the Visitor Center or historic structures including Bowman's Hill Tower. Owners are responsible for the behavior of their dogs.

Horseback riding is not permitted on the grounds by the visiting public.

The site has many geese, deer and other wildlife inhabitants. Visitors must respect the local inhabitants. There is no hunting on site and we ask that you not feed any of the animals, including the Park sheep kept at the Thompson-Neely section. The site sheep are fed by the Park staff and need to receive nutritious food which is easily digested.