Transportation
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Flying vs. Driving
Should you fly or drive to the event? It is between 4.5 to 6.5 hours minimum travel
time plus flight time to get to camp via flying:
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- 1/2 to 1 Hour travel to the airport on average.
- 1.5 hours pre-flight for domestic and 2 hours for international flights
- 1 to 2 hour(s) minimum time in Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (Travel from gate to baggage
claim to the meeting location, then waiting for Mosaic Shuttle to arrive)
- 1.5 hours of travel time for the Mosaic Shuttle between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and
camp without traffic. Add a little for the traffic.
Check out the attached spreadsheet for more details about an airport near you: Flying vs. Driving Spreadsheet.
Arrival by Air
Distance to/from Camp is approx. 120km / 75 Miles / 1.5 Hours (w/o traffic)
More than 30 airlines operate out of Newark Liberty International Airport. Click HERE for a comprehensive listing of the best ways to contact them and which
terminals and check-in levels they operate in.
Map of Airport
Options to get from Newark Liberty International Airport to Camp Nee-Jee-Wah or vice versa:
To Main Event Only:
- Mosaic Shuttle: Take the Mosaic Shuttle on Thursday, August 28, 2025, to camp. Click HERE for details.
- Bus: Take a bus from the Airport to Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Then, take a
bus to Milford, PA. Then take a taxi to camp. Click HERE for more details.
- Train: Take AirTran in the terminals to NJ Transit. Then, ride the NJ Transit Northeast
Corridor Line to Secaucus. Switch to the Port Jervis Line, then travel to the end of the line at Port Jervis,
and then take a taxi to camp. Click HERE for more details
- Rent a car and drive. We can help you with carpooling. Check out the RIDESHARE.
To Hotel for Pre-Trip: Go to the Pre-Trip Page for more info on Transportation to/from Pre-Trip
From Main Event:
- Mosaic Shuttle: Take the Mosaic Shuttle on Monday, September 1, 2025, to the Airport. Click
HERE for details.
- Train / Bus: Reverse the instructions above to return to NJ or NYC. Or find fellow
participants to give you a ride.
- Click HERE for alternate options to/from Newark Airport and Camp.
Distance to/from camp is 48 Miles / 50 Min drive (w/o traffic)
NO MOSAIC TRANSPORT TO/FROM STEWART AIRPORT
Direct flights with connections are available from:
Options to camp once at Stewart International Airport:
- Take a taxi to Salisbury Mills-Cornwall, then travel via NJ Transit/Metro-North Railroad to Port Jervis,
then a taxi to camp.
- Rent a car to camp once you arrive at Stewart International Airport.
- Click HERE for more details about Stewart Airport and Camp transportation options.
MOSAIC SHUTTLE
COST: $60 Round Trip / $40 One-Way
ARRIVALS
Taking the Mosaic Shuttle from Newark Liberty International
Airport (EWR) to the main event? Please arrive BEFORE 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, August
28th, to allow enough time to pick up your luggage and meet the group to load the Mosaic Shuttle for
a 2:22 p.m. sharp departure from the airport. Total drive time: 1.5 to 2 hours, pending traffic.
Expected travel time from certain airports
DEPARTURES
The Mosaic Shuttle to the airport will leave camp at 9:32 a.m. Please book your domestic flights after 2:00
p.m. and international flights after 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 1st, from Newark Liberty International
Airport (EWR).
- 1.5 Hours = Distance from camp to airport without traffic
- 1 Hour = Buffer for holiday traffic and other issues
- 2 Hours = Pre-Flight for Domestic or 3 Hour Pre-flight for International
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- 4.5 to 5.5 Hours between leaving camp and the departure of your flight
Click HERE for more information
TORONTO and OTTAWA 7 or 12-PASSENGER VAN SHUTTLE
Cost $TBD US
- We are looking for a driver(s) who will volunteer to drive the van. Their transportation will be free.
Please contact us if you are willing.
- Travel about seven to eight hours from Toronto or around six hours from Toronto directly to camp on
Thursday, August 29th.
- Vans will leave camp around early on Monday, September 1st, and return to Toronto or Ottawa late
that evening.
- The vans may stop at a place of interest (TBD) on the way home. Let us know if you have a stop in mind.
- Limit of eight people per van to allow for luggage on a 12 passenger van or five people in a seven passenger
mini-van.
- Luggage will be limited to one large bag and one small personal bag per person.
- A Bedding/Towel Rental Package are included in the fee to help conserve luggage space.
- Border Crossing: Only those with a valid Canadian passport will be permitted to sign up for the van. Anyone
stopped at the border will be left behind and will need to make arrangements from that point forward. Mosaic
will not be responsible for anyone in this situation. See Tips on
Border Crossings.
PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS FROM NJ & NYC
Bus
Bus from Manhattan's Port Authority, NYC to Milford, PA:
Between 3:30 pm and 5:35 pm there are three buses that leaving Port Authority that take approximately two-hours
to get to Milford for approximately $27 Senior / $30.50 Adult (One-Way) plust cost of taxi. Total travel time 2
- 2.5 hours (Pending taxi wait time and traffic along the way).
Take Coach USA Bus Service from NYC to to Rt 6 & I-84 - Milford, PA. Contact us prior to arrival to find
out best options. We might be able to arrange a ride or have you take a taxi.
This bus stop is three
miles from camp in front
of a maintenance depot for the highway. Click HERE for details about this bus service
Bus from Newark Liberty International Airport to Manhattan Port Authority, NYC:
Take a bus from the airport to NY Port Authority then follow information above. Plan to arrive by 1:30 pm by
plane to allow enough time to for all transfers to get to get to camp by 6 pm or arrive by plan by 3 pm to
arrive to camp by 7:45 pm. Any flight arriving after 3 pm should plan other means to get to camp for that day.
Cost: $11.50 Senior / $22.50 Adult
Click HERE for google maps or HERE for Coach USA schedules
Train
Train from Penn Station, NYC or or Penn Station, Newark or Secaucus, NJ to Port Jervis, NY:
Between 3:56 pm and 7:47 pm seven trains leave NYC Penn Station via Secaucus Junction, NJ to Port Jervis.
Between Secaucus Junction and Port Jervis it is a 2 - 2 ½ hour train ride and will cost approximately $20.
Then take an approximately 20 minute /approx.$25 + tip Taxi to camp. A total of around approx. $50 and 2 ½ - 3 ½ Hours (Pending taxi wait time
and transfers).
Note that you will take a train from NYC Penn Station or Newark Penn Station to Secaucus and then transfer to a
Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line Train towards Suffern, NY. There may or may
not be another transfer at Suffern, NY to get to Port Jervis pending which train you to catch.
NJTransit / Google Maps
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to/from Port Jervis, NY:
- From the upper levels of your terminal locate the AirTrain and take it to the NJTransit station.
- Go northbound on the Northeast Corridor train line about 20 minutes towards Newark/New York to Secaucus
Junction (one stop after Penn Station, Newark, NJ). There is a train approximately every 15 to 30 minutes on
the Northeast Corridor.
- At Secaucus Junction switch to the Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line Train. Follow directions above to take get
to Port Jervis.
It will take a little over three hours to travel from the Airport to Port Jervis and cost around $33. Then take
a Taxi to camp.
NJTransit / Google Maps
Taxi
TBD -
Price List:(One Way to camp):
- Port Jervis Tran Station: $
- Frisky Goat Bus Station, Milford, PA $
- PEEC for Tumbling Waters and Ridgeline Hikes: $
- Bushkill Falls: $
- Kittatinny Canoe Locations:
- Friday Rafting at Matamoros: $
- Saturday Tubing at Riverbeach Campground: $
- Sunday Paddle Dingmans Ferry Access: $
- Museum at Bethel Woods: $
- Promised Land State Park: $
- Five Bridges Bike tour at Smithfield Beach: $
AUTOMOBILE
Arrivals by Auto
If you are driving to camp in your own car or rented car, you will not need to pay for any shuttles. Check-in
at camp opens at 3:00 p.m on Thursday, August 29th, 2025. Please be kind to the organizers and do not
arrive beforehand (we will turn you away at the gate if you do). Keep in mind that there may be heavy traffic on
Thursday afternoon. If you arrive between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. go directly to the dining hall and leave your
stuff in the car for later. You will be able to drive your car to your cabin to off-load your things if you
arrive before dinner on Thursday, August 29th. After 6:30 p.m. the camp will close the roads, and you
will be forced to park in the parking lots (which may not not be near your cabin). Any car that is on
campgrounds and not in designated parking lot after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 29th will be
subject to being towed.
Go to the Attendee Info
Page for complete driving directions.
Please let us know if you would you be willing to pick up/drop off people to/from the airports, bus or train
station. Mileage/gasoline reimbursement is available.
Departures by Auto
Please plan on leaving camp either BEFORE 7:00 am of AFTER 9:30 am on Monday, September 2nd to allow
people going to breakfast, as well as vans and buses to load and depart safely. Everyone must be out of camp by
11:30 am. The gates to the camp will close soon after.
Ride Shares
Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America wants to make every effort to cut down the amount of automobile emissions
traveling to and from the event. Mosaic will help you find a ride share. Exact method TBD. Ride Share
arrangements are your responsibility. Please reach out and contact anyone on the list that might be a good fit
for you.
PLEASE NOTE: Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America is acting solely as a referral service for potential car/van
poolers and does not assume any liability, and makes no representation that any driver is qualified, competent
or insured. By agreeing to participate in a ride share you hereby release Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America, any
Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America affiliate or Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America representative or officer from any
liability, claims and demands for personal injury, loss, theft, or damage to personal property, loss of income,
consequential damages resulting from delays or absence of the driver or passenger. Any loss, liability, or
injury shall be the personal responsibility and liability of the driver or rider and not of Mosaic Outdoor Clubs
of America, their affiliates, officers, and agents.
PLEASE CONSIDER RIDE SHARE as an option!!!
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