Washington Crossing State Park’s construction of a new visitor center is now in full swing.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) oversees the New Jersey State Park Service, which released a video of the construction’s progress on Feb. 11.
The center is a project the State Park Service is constructing ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on July 4, 2026.
Washington Crossing State Park located in Titusville spans more than 3,500 acres across Mercer County and Hunterdon County along the Delaware River.
Once completed the new visitor center will feature exhibits displaying a timeline of the Revolutionary War starting in 1775, an immersive experience where visitors can reenact Gen. George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware, a 125-seat multi-purpose theater, and a green roof with native plants.
The exhibits will take visitors from 1775 to the Ten Crucial Days, Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day, the first and second battles of Trenton, the Battle of Princeton and concluding in 1783, according to NJDEP.
One of the highlights of the new center is the Crossing Theater described as an immersive experience where visitors stand on a ferry boat while a video reenacts the crossing of the Delaware River on the walls.
Additionally, there will be a flex gallery for temporary exhibits and a welcome lobby.
The visitor center, which costs close to $15 million, has a design that is inspired by the shape of a leaf and follows the curvature of the Green Dot Trail to the pedestrian overpass to the site of the crossing, according to the NJDEP.
The center is being funded by corporate business tax revenue with the Preserve New Jersey Act. Additionally, funds were allocated by Gov. Phil Murphy from the American Rescue Plan and a $7.5 million grant from the National Park Service’s Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Rendering of Washington State Park’s new visitor center.
