Adventures Headquarters is located at: IMPORTANT
NOTE for GPS and Online Map sites:
Jim Thorpe River Adventures, Inc.
One Adventure Lane Use
the
1 Adventure Lane, Jim Thorpe, PA address to
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229 get
directions to Adventure Headquarters.
email: info@jtraft.com
phone: 570.325.2570nbsp; GPS
Coordinates:
800.424.RAFT
{7238} 40:52.526N
75:44.492W
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From Northern New Jersey/New York, and Route 80 (2
1/2 hours from New York City & Upper New Jersey):
Take Route 80 West through New Jersey into Pennsylvania.
You will travel approximately 31.5 miles. Take Exit 284
- Blakeslee. Turn left onto Rte. 115 South –
Brodheadsville/Lake Harmony. Continue on Rte. 115 for
2.1 miles. Turn right onto PA-903 South. Stay on this
for 17.2 miles. At mile 10.1, you will pass our esteemed
competition-keep going. You will come down the mountain
and enter the little town of Jim Thorpe. To your right
at mile 16.1, you will see the Jim Thorpe Memorial. At
mile 17.2, you will be turning right. This right turn is
not obvious. Prior to the turn, you will see a brown
state park sign on your right for “Lehigh Gorge State
Park Glen Onoko” pointing to the right AND a big yellow
arrow pointing to the left for 903 South. You will be
turning right at that big yellow arrow. Turn right. It
is a sharp turn. If you look up to the right, you will
see a cell phone tower disguised as a flag pole. That is
in our parking lot. Go down the hill, around the bend,
and then up the hill approximately 4/10th of a mile.
Make your second right into our parking lot. You will
see the Jim Thorpe River Adventure sign.
From Philadelphia, Montgomery/Bucks & points south
(1 1/2 hours from Philadelphia): Take 476 North (NE Extension of the PA Turnpike) to Exit 74 – Mahoning Valley. Pay toll, then bear left taking 209 South. At second traffic light, make right and follow 209 South. You are on 209 for approximately 4.2 miles. Follow 209 through the town of Lehighton and the village of Packerton. You will then go down a big hill into the little town of Jim Thorpe. At the traffic light in the center of town, make a right continuing on 209 South (aka Lehigh Avenue). Next, you will see a brown state park sign “Lehigh Gorge State Park Access Point” on your right. At the next traffic light, turn right onto PA-903 North (3/10th of a mile). At the end of the bridge, bear to the left. At the stop sign, stop and put on your left blinker. If you look up to the right, you will see a cell phone tower disguised as a flag pole. That is in our parking lot. Go down the hill, around the bend, and then up the hill approximately 4/10th of a mile. Make your second right into our parking lot. You will see the Jim Thorpe River Adventure sign.
From Central NJ, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Route
78 (2 hours from Central New Jersey): Take Route 78 West through NJ into Pennsylvania.
78 passes south of Easton, Bethlehem, and takes a
northerly turn in Allentown. Pass exits for Lehigh
Street, Tilghman Street, then take 309 North toward
Route 22. Take Route 22 West for one exit to Route 476
(NE Extension of the PA Turnpike). Take Route 476 North
one exit to Exit 74 – Mahoning Valley. Pay toll, then
bear left taking 209 South. At second traffic light,
make right and follow 209 South. You are on 209 for
approximately 4.2 miles. Follow 209 through the town of
Lehighton and the village of Packerton. You will then go
down a big hill into the little town of Jim Thorpe. At
the traffic light in the center of town, make a right
continuing on 209 South (aka Lehigh Avenue). Next, you
will see a brown state park sign “Lehigh Gorge State
Park Access Point” on your right. At the next traffic
light, turn right onto PA-903 North (3/10th of a mile).
At the end of the bridge, bear to the left. At the stop
sign, stop and put on your left blinker. If you look up
to the right, you will see a cell phone tower disguised
as a flag pole. That is in our parking lot. Go down the
hill, around the bend, and then up the hill
approximately 4/10th of a mile. Make your second right
into our parking lot. You will see the Jim Thorpe River
Adventure sign.