Port Jervis is a
city on the
Delaware River in western
Orange County,
New York, with a population of 8,828 at the 2010 census. The communities of
Deerpark, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis, and the towns of
Montague, New Jersey and
Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the city across the respective state borders. From late spring to early fall many thousands of travelers and tourists pass through Port Jervis on their way to enjoying rafting, kayaking, canoeing and other activities in the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and the
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and the surrounding area.