Childs Park, located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, has little to do with swing sets or a line of chickens perched on a coil spring. Forgetting first impressions, visitors quickly discover the park is named after philanthropist George W. Childs. Here among a heavily wooded hemlock grove three graceful waterfalls and Dingmans Creek make up the main attraction.
   Once a Pennsylvania state park, Childs Park recently benefitted from a major National Park Service refurbishment project. Lead by national park staff, a team of volunteers, local park employees and a contractor performed an incredible transformation of Childs Park. Reopened on May 20, 2013, the park staff is excited to share their park with the public once again. New restroom facilities, parking lots, picnic areas, bridges, walkways and overlooks create a top-notch recreation site. Included in the project were handicapped accessible trails and picnic sites.
   Donated to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1912 by widow Childs, the site features Factory Falls, Fulmer Falls and Deer Leap Falls. The Factory Falls name alludes to a nearby 19th century woolen mill. Built in the late 1820s, 200 years have reduced the three story mill to a tattered foundation. A popular Pennsylvania attraction for over a century, the Commonwealth conveyed the parkland to the National Parks Service in 1983. As you can see from these photos, the park is a photographer's paradise.
   Closure notice: Due to severe winter storms in 2018, the Childs Park was closed and has remained off-limits for a long period of time. Significant construction work is planned in the spring and summer of 2023. The 155 acre park site is expected to re-open to the public in the spring of 2024.

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