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Philadelphia Countryside · Upper Black Eddy, PA
New Life Island
New Life Island is a Christian camp on an island in the Delaware River at Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania, operating since 1972. Ten cabins sleep 118, the dining hall seats up to 200, and rental groups of like faith are hosted April-May and August-October, with meals served or self-cooked, high ropes, a pool, and river tubing.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-07-24
118
Sleeps
200
Dines
200
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 45 min from Allentown
- 1 h 30 min from Philadelphia
- 1 h 35 min from Reading
990 River Rd., Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Ropes coursePoolArcheryDisc golfMini golfHiking trailsSports fieldsWater sports
The facts
| Lodging | Cabins (56 beds) · Cabins (12 beds) · Cabins (50 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service or self-catering |
| Season | rental groups hosted April-May and August-October; own camps use June-July |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Families · Men's retreats · Women's retreats · Seniors |
| Affiliation | independent 501(c)(3) since 2020; founded by the Garden State Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches |
| Established | 1972 |
| Phone | 610-294-9644 |
The camp occupies an island in the Delaware River, reached by a footbridge installed in 1986 that was funded by the savings of a former camper.