Bushkill offers vacation-style living in the Poconos
Located between the Pocono Mountains and the Delaware Water Gap, Bushkill is defined by its outdoorsiness. “It’s a great vacation spot, and it’s a good spot for being close to nature,” says Kacey Campbell Conaty, a real estate agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates who has sold several homes in the area. Nearly 11,000 people call the rural community home, most living in private communities branching off from Pocono Boulevard and Bushkill Falls Road. “It’s more backcountry, and it’s very much centered around hiking, nature and trails, but there are HOA communities you can live in,” Conaty says.
This township consists of several private subdivisions
Almost all homes in Bushkill are located in private subdivisions like Pine Ridge, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pocono Ranchlands and Saw Creek, which have long been popular retirement destinations. The area is full of small chalets built from the 1970s to the ’80s, many of them deeply immersed in the woods. Homes less than 1,750 square feet in size have sold for $110,000 to $380,000, while multistory New Traditional residences built from the 1990s to the 2000s can sell for $270,000 to $790,000. Bushkill's CAP Index Crime Score of 2 out of 10 is lower than the national average of 4.
Easy access to the Poconos and the Delaware Water Gap
Bushkill’s location begs for outdoor adventure. “It’s the farthest north you can get within the Poconos,” Conaty says. The Pocono Environmental Education Center serves as both a place to learn about nature and from which to experience it. The PEEC includes campsites, guided tours and access to free hiking trails that lead to natural landmarks like the Tumbling Waters Falls and the Delaware Valley itself. “The river is a big deal there, and there is a lot of kayaking and waterfalls,” Conaty says. Across the river in New Jersey, the rest of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area includes mountainside hiking paths and that region’s section of the Appalachian Trail. “The Delaware Water Gap has a lot more hustle and bustle and is closer to East Stroudsburg, while Bushkill has a more small-town feel,” Conaty says. Bushkill also includes smaller parks for shorter adventures. Bushkill Falls includes a 100-foot waterfall and venues for fishing, hiking and boating. The Lehman Township Community Park, once the site of an amusement park, includes paved trails and a multipurpose athletic field. The community park once hosted a “Haunted Trails” experience for Halloween, but the event has since moved to Poconos Park, with a haunted house, pumpkin picking and s'mores roasting.
Delaware Valley High focuses on career prep
Bushkill Elementary School and Lehman Intermediate School receive C-plus ratings from Niche, while Delaware Valley High School receives a B-plus. Delaware Valley High includes a diverse array of CTE programs, including courses geared towards the automotive, construction and health care trades.
Bushkill has a general store and one restaurant
Because of Bushkill’s highly residential and nature-focused character, retail options are few and far between. Nesto’s General Store, located next to the Lehman Township Municipal Building, supplies campers ahead of their adventures. This shop sells made-to-order sandwiches as well as everyday essentials like eggs, milk and snacks. The Top of the World Restaurant, located within the Saw Creek community, offers a diverse menu including wings, burgers and pasta. The nearest supermarket is the Mignosi’s Super Foodtown in East Stroudsburg, a 10-mile drive down Bushkill Falls Road and U.S. Route 209.
Easy access to urban centers and health care
Bushkill sits just off U.S. Route 209, which heads about 20 miles to East Stroudsburg and Lehigh Valley Hospital. The cities of the Wyoming Valley, including Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, are a 60-mile drive up Pennsylvania Route 402 and Interstate 84.
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