Delaware River
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
The Delaware River in New Jersey is a fishing destination on the Delaware River, managed jointly by the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife and the Delaware River Basin Commission. It sits just across the state line from New Hope, Pennsylvania, about 0.3 miles away, and the river's course here makes it a natural draw for anglers. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lambertville, New Jersey, show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 80°F, with July peaking near 88°F. Several trails lie within a few miles, including the Pleasant Valley Trail at about 3 miles and the Switchback Trail and Summit Trail at roughly 3.5 miles. Paddlers can also look to the Delaware Canal Paddle Route, about 7.7 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Lang's Ski 'N Scuba12 mi away
- Bartram's Garden33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Pleasant Valley TrailHiking3.1 mi
- Switchback TrailHiking3.5 mi
- Summit TrailHiking3.6 mi
- RoadHiking3.9 mi
- Delaware Canal Paddle RouteCanoeing7.7 mi
- The Edge (Closed)Rock climbing8.3 mi
- r. Far FaceRock climbing9.6 mi
- p. Obnoxious PartnerRock climbing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- South Branch Raritan RiverRiver fishing · ~38 min drive
- Schiller PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Assunpink LakeLake fishing · ~43 min drive
- Round Valley ReservoirLake fishing · ~32 min drive
- Robin Run LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Merrill Creek ReservoirLake fishing · ~47 min drive
- Rosedale LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Honey LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Lake LuxembourgLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Silver LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Delaware River
Best months: April–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 19°
10 wet · 2 snow
Feb
44° / 22°
9 wet · 1 snow
Mar
52° / 29°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
64° / 39°
11 wet
May
74° / 49°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
88° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 40°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 25°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lambertville, NJ, 0.2 mi away at 68 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
