State park · Haycock Township, Bucks County
Nockamixon State Park
A long reservoir in the rolling hills, busy with sailboats and anglers, with a marina, a swimming pool, cabins, a paved bike path and bridle trails along the shore.
What you will find
- Hiking trails
- Biking
- Mountain biking
- Horseback riding
- Cross-country skiing
- Cabins or shelters
- Swimming
- Boat launch
- Canoe and kayak launch
- Fishing
- Picnic areas
- Wildlife and bird watching
- Scenic views
- Historic features
Hunting is permitted here in season. Check the state hunting calendar and wear blaze orange in fall and winter.
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Ralph Stover State Park
Rock climbers scale the cliffs of High Rocks above a horseshoe bend of Tohickon Creek, whitewater paddlers run it on release weekends, and picnickers spread out along its banks below.
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Lost River Caverns
Guided tours follow an underground stream through crystal-lined chambers, one of them used for weddings, and the Gilman family's museum of minerals, gems and fossils waits above ground.
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Delaware Canal State Park
Nearly 60 miles of towpath along a 19th-century canal that still runs unbroken from Easton to Bristol, passing locks, river islands and old canal towns such as New Hope.
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Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Henry Mercer's Spanish Mission-style concrete tile factory, where artisans still make handmade tiles using his Arts and Crafts designs and methods.
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Fonthill Castle
Henry Chapman Mercer's eccentric poured-concrete castle, a warren of 44 rooms built between 1908 and 1912 and studded with tiles from his own works and from around the world.
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Doylestown
The Bucks County seat: a walkable downtown of restaurants, boutiques and antique shops, with Henry Mercer's concrete castle, museum and tile works and the Michener Art Museum a few blocks apart.
