Route 23 skirts the park and carries visitors from the New Jersey suburbs and from points in New York State.

To the south the Appalachian Trail follows a rocky ridge which offers many scenic views of the valleys and mountains surrounding the area.

To the north, the trail drops off the ridge through hemlock gorges into former agricultural fields with a view of the surrounding countryside and the High Point Monument in the distance.

Master mason Michael Maddaluna began construction of the 220-foot (67 m) tower – which has a base which is 34 feet square – in 1928 and completed it in 1930.

Veterans groups, who have held an annual memorial at the site, expressed their opposition to the proposal, which was ultimately removed from the final budget.