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Plan Your 2025 Visit to Grey Towers National Historic Site
2025 Tour Season Information:
Grey Towers National Historic Site is offering ticketed self-guided tours of the first-floor museum from noon until 3:00pm starting in April. Our expanded tour season will begin running Fridays through Sundays starting on April 25, 2025, through May 19, 2025. The full 2025 tour season will begin on Friday May 23, 2025, running through November 2, 2025.
Ticketed self-guided tours will be offered Fridays through Mondays from noon until 3:00pm. Staff and volunteers will be on hand throughout the museum to enhance the visitor experience.
Public tours will not be available on May 10 & 16, and October 25, 2025, due to events taking place inside the museum.
Tickets can be purchased in person on the day of the tour at our visitor center located in the historic Letterbox starting at 11:30am. Our gift shop, operated by our partner Grey Towers Heritage
Association, located in the Letterbox and will be open from 11:00am to 3:00pm on tour days. Vehicle gates are open daily, weather permitting, from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Free visitor films are offered in the Baitbox from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Pedestrian gates are open from sun-up to sundown for extended access to our amazing trails.
Please check our website, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/GreyTowersNHS, x account Grey Towers NHS (@GreytowersNHS) / X (twitter.com), or our weather line at 570-296-9638 for weather related site delays or closures
Vehicle gates and restrooms may be closed due to weather or federal holidays. Please check our website, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/GreyTowersNHS, x account Grey Towers NHS (@GreytowersNHS) / X (twitter.com), or our weather line at 570-296-9638 for weather related site delays or closures.
2025 Group Tours:
Please contact Jared.simister@usda.gov or call 570-296-9630 for groups of 10 people or larger.
Important Grey Towers NHS Links:
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Virtual Tour of the Museum & Mansion : Virtual tour
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Site Brochure: Site brochure
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Site Map: Site Map
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Outdoor Recreation: Learn about our self-guided recreation opportunities
Grounds & Gardens Access:
Visitors are welcome to respectfully enjoy Grey Towers’ historic grounds and gardens free of charge based on the following schedule:
| Season | Time | Access via |
|---|---|---|
| Year Round | Sun-up – Sun-down | Pedestrian Gate |
Gift Shop: Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 11:30am until 3pm
located in the Visitor Center in the Letterbox
Free Visitor Films: Open weather dependent
Free visitor films run daily from 10:30am until 3pm. Weather permitting in our historic outbuilding called the Baitbox.
Reading Ranger Program Starts Monday June 16, 2025
Grey Towers National Historic Site is offering a free Reading Ranger Program for the summer of 2025. This program will include read-aloud stories focusing on environmentalism and conservation read by a Forest Service Ranger and volunteers at 10:00am on Monday mornings.
June 16, 23 & 30
July 7, 12, 21 & 28
August 4, 11 & 18
Junior Ranger Program: Available on days there are public tours of the museum
Children of all ages can participate in this free program. Children will be given a workbook with activities to be completed on the grounds. After the child finishes the activities in the workbook such as scavenger hunts and conservation-based questions, they will have the opportunity to be sworn in as a Junior Ranger at Grey Towers NHS. The Junior Ranger will then be given the official prestigious wooden Junior Ranger badge. The Junior Ranger program is designed to encourage children to appreciate nature and be more aware of the world around them.
Junior Ranger workbooks can be found at our Visitor Center starting at 11:30am and completed workbooks can be given to staff by 3:00pm on museum tour days. Children must be present to receive a badge.
Site Access, Parking and Handicap Access:
Visitors are encouraged to use the pedestrian gates from sunup to sundown to access trails on the site. During our winter season there may be limited vehicle gate access due to weather. Visitor restrooms and vehicle gates will be closed on Saturday and Sundays during the winter season.
Pathways and parking may be affected by winter weather conditions.
The visitor lot has ample parking spaces for cars and buses. We kindly ask that buses use the designated bus parking areas. Bus parking will be limited during the winter season. Please call 570-296-9630 if arriving by bus to schedule parking during our winter season.
The walkway from the parking lot to the mansion is approximately 350 yards uphill and mimics the original carriageway. Please enjoy the views, watch your step, and take your time as you walk towards the mansion.
For those with limited mobility, there are two handicap parking spots adjacent to the mansion for those with appropriate vehicle identification. If you do not have appropriate vehicle identification, you may drop members of your party off near the mansion and park in the lot behind the home. Signage will guide you up the driveway to the handicap spots and drop-off area.
Directions:
Grey Towers is located in Milford, Pennsylvania (Pike County). In the northeastern corner of the state, Grey Towers sits in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Please use “122 Old Owego Turnpike, Milford, PA 18337” when using GPS for directions.