Delaware Water Gap
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Park Service)
This park preserves 40 miles of the middle Delaware River and almost 70,000 acres of land along the river's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores. At the south end of the park, the river cuts eastward through the Appalachian Mountains at the scenic Delaware Water Gap. A one-day auto tour of the park can include waterfalls, rural scenery, and historic Millbrook Village. Visitors can also canoe, hike, camp, swim, picnic, bicycle, crosscountry ski, and horseback ride. Fishing and hunting are permitted in season with state licenses. ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Activities
The Water Gap from the AT on Mt. Minsi PA. (NPS Photo MJ) ... SNOWMOBILES, ORV/ATV "off-road" vehicles, and PERSONAL WATER CRAFT ("jet-skis") are not permitted in the park. For additional park regulations see MORE (below.) ... [Read More]
Delaware National Scenic River (National Park Service)
The Middle Delaware National Scenic River is administered by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Please refer to the recreation area's website www.nps.gov/dewa for complete information on the area that includes the Middle Delaware National River, especially the Nature & Science page. ... The section of the Delaware River that is designated the Middle Delaware National Scenic River is 40 miles long and is contained completely within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park system. ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Volunteer
For more information regarding Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area volunteer program, please contact the Park Volunteer Coordinator at (908) 496-4458 or megan_o'malley@nps.gov. ... DELAWARE WATER GAP - INTERPRETATION ... DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Nature & Science
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area encompasses 70,000 acres of ridges, forests, lakes and rivers on both sides of the Delaware River in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Delaware River, the only remaining undammed river in the eastern United States, is part of the National Wild and Scenic River system; its exceptional quality waters provide both recreation and drinking water for millions of people in neighboring metropolitan areas. ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - News
Effective Friday, July 1, 2005, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will reopen much of the Kittatinny Point area on the Delaware River to public use. ... Park newsletter Spanning the Gap ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: For Kids
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has miles and miles of trails and a really nice, clean river that give you a chance to do lots of fun things. You can hike or canoe, ride a rubber tube or raft, or swim. The Delaware River is a very special river because it is one of the largest rivers in the eastern United States that is free-flowing -- that means there are no dams along along the way. In this park you can go along the river from Milford PA to the Water Gap itself with nothing in your way. ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Special Events
The lecture series is sponsored by the National Park Service and the Friends of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Admission is free. The Friends are dedicated to supporting cultural and natural resource managment activities and to raising funds for special park projects. ... [Read More]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - Nature & Science
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area encompasses 70,000 acres of ridges, forests, lakes and rivers on both sides of the Delaware River in the states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Delaware River, the only remaining undammed river in the eastern United States, is part of the National Wild and Scenic River system; its exceptional quality waters provide both recreation and drinking water for millions of people in neighboring metropolitan areas. ... [Read More]
Geology of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Delaware Water Gap is one of the best places to see this force at work. Millions of years ago this was a level plain; erosion and gradual uplift of the land formed the ridges and valleys we see today. In this respect the process is not unusual. What is distinctive about this gap is the beauty of the landscape. Here the river twists in a tight "S" curve through Kittatinny Ridge . ... Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area home page ... Delaware Water Gap ... [Read More]
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