Grey Towers National Historic Site
Grey Towers
The French-style chateau estate of Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service. It is a National Historic Landmark, with a mansion, gardens, and a "fish-shaped" dining table.
Grey Towers is on the outskirts of Milford and was the family home of Gifford Pinchot, founder of the U.S. Forest Service and two-time governor of Pennsylvania. Built in 1886 in the style of a French chateau, it is now managed by the U.S. Forest Service. During the open season, guests can join an indoor tour of about an hour that includes the library and drawing rooms, along with a playful garden dining table called the "Finger Bowl," where food is sent floating across a pool. The gardens are free to enter, and the indoor tour carries a small fee and requires a reservation.
Opening hours
Grounds sunrise to sunset; guided tours May–October
Nearby sights
- Raymondskill Falls
- Dingmans Falls
- George W. Childs Park
- Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct & Zane Grey Museum
- Bushkill Falls
- Shawnee Mountain Ski Area
- Promised Land State Park
- Dorflinger Glass Museum