Jan. 1 - New Year’s Day Hike
Feb. 15 - Shawnee Inn Museum & tour
April 26 - Spring Hike – at 11am
April 25 - Spring Dinner at the Walpack Inn
May 2 - Walpack Village Spring Clean-up
May 17 – Program: Frontier Forts of the Minisink Valley at 1pm
May 24 - Van Campen Inn & Walpack village, Church, Schoolhouse, Barn open, 12-3pm
June 14 - Van Campen Inn & Walpack village, Church, Schoolhouse, Barn open, 12-3pm
June 19 - Juneteenth - VCI open with hikes to the Black/Slave Cemetery and dedication of marker to honor those interred tours at 11am and 2 pm
June 28 – Program: “Mrs. Bennett Follows the Army” at 1pm & Annual Meeting, Election of Officers, Finance Report
July 12 - Van Campen Inn & Walpack village, Church, Schoolhouse, Barn open, 12-3pm
July 19 - Program: Van Campen Inn and its Revolutionary 250 History

Experience Colonial & Rural History in Walpack – Aug. 9

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Please join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, August 9th, 2026 from 12 pm – 3 pm for tours of the Walpack Center Schoolhouse, Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn.

Are you interested in exploring more of Walpack when you visit?

Hike the Military Trail (pamphlets are available at the Rosenkrans Museum and the Van Campen Inn). You can also hike the Walpack Loop, which has access points off the Military Trail. Please note, the Military Trail has moderate inclines.
Visit the Black/Enslaved Persons Cemetery (located off the Military Trail)
Visit the site of Fort Johns / Headquarters / Fort Shapanack (located off the Military Trail)
Visit Col. John Rosenkrans’ Memorial (located on the side of Old Mine Road (dirt) a short distance from the Van Campen Inn)
Visit Shapanack Cemetery (located up the path from Col. Rosenkrans’ Memorial)
Hike to Buttermilk Falls (vehicles must access via Struble Road). Buttermilk Falls is approximately 2.5 miles from Walpack Center if you chose to hike there.