Diggerland USA

West Berlin, NJ · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

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Ride park and water park run on a dated calendar through the warm months; the Holiday Light Show returns November 20, 2026

Diggerland USA

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 48 minutes from Reading, 82 miles1 hour 39 minutes from Boyertown · 2 hours 8 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 31 minutes from Morgantown
Where100 Pinedge Drive, West Berlin, NJOpen in maps →
OpenDated calendar; October is Diggerfest weekends plus Columbus Day; the Holiday Light Show runs evenings from November 20, 2026Diggerfest weekends 11 am to 6 pm (October 31 to 5 pm); Holiday Light Show most evenings 5:30 to 9:30 pm
Admission2026 any-day ticket $49.99 plus $0.99 fee, date-specific $46.99 plus fee, seniors 65+ $23.99 plus fee, under 36 inches free; one ticket covers the ride park and The Water Main; parking free
Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults

Diggerland USA is a construction-themed theme park in West Berlin, NJ, where kids and adults drive and operate construction machines, with The Water Main waterpark on the same ticket.

The site calls it the only construction theme and water park in the U.S. You drive, ride and operate construction machinery, then cross to The Water Main for a wave pool, slides and activity pools, all on one admission. Parking is free and anyone under 36 inches gets in free. Fall brings Diggerfest weekends and a drive-through Holiday Light Show.

Before you go

Priority at the gate goes to online buyers, so buy ahead. Wear closed shoes, no flip-flops, and bring a towel for The Water Main. One sealed water bottle per guest; meals from outside are not allowed. Same-day re-entry is allowed, and a two-hour weather closure earns a rain check.

Coming up

Diggerfest fall festival weekends run October 3 to 31, 2026, 11 am to 6 pm, with Columbus Day open October 12; the drive-through Holiday Light Show returns November 20, 2026, at $36.99 per vehicle.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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