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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Dawnlight on a river as it passes between two mountains
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River Closed within Park

High waters create hazards
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A River and its Valley ...

For 40 miles the Middle Delaware River passes between low forested mountains with barely a house in sight. Then the river cuts through the mountain ridge to form the famed "Water Gap." Exiting the park, the river will run 200 miles more to Delaware Bay at Wilmington, Delaware, and then
to the Atlantic Ocean.

National Parks along the Delaware River
 
A view of the Delaware River from Riverview PA

Get to know the river

Swim; fish; boat; canoe, kayak, raft and tube.
The Middle Delaware (left) is one of the cleanest rivers
around; the Delaware watershed provides water for
10% of the nation's population
 
Dingmans Falls PA

Watch the Watershed at Work

The Water Gap is a geological testament to the power of flowing water.

On the Pennsylvania side, streams tumble off the Pocono plateau and rush through dark hemlock groves to the river. Watch the watershed in action at Dingmans Falls (left)Raymondskill, or Childs Park.
 
Garis House (built around 1850), Millbrook Village NJ

Stroll into the Past

There's still more to do; this valley has been a home for thousands of years, and dozens of historic structures dot
the park's scenic byways. Step back to the year 1900 at Millbrook Village (left), open weekends in summer. 

In October, a hundred volunteer "villagers" bring the place
alive for Millbrook Days.
 
A view of the Water Gap from Kittatinny Point NJ

Hike the Endless Mountain

You are in the footsteps of two centuries of hikers as
you climb the gateposts of the gap, Mt. Minsi PA and
Mt. Tammany NJ (left) and emerge atop the "endless mountain" — Kittatinny Ridge.

You can hike 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail within
the park.
 
 

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Visitor Services Division
Delaware Water Gap NRA
Bushkill, PA 18324-9999

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Visitor Information - HQ
(570) 426-2452

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(570) 426-2435

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Architect's aerial view of an earthen dam stretching across a wide river

Did You Know?
... that the reservoir of the proposed Tocks Island Dam would have inundated 30 miles of the Delaware River and 30,000 acres of its river valley (now part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.) The defeat of the dam was an early victory of the environmental movement in this country.
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Last Updated: September 30, 2010 at 14:36 EST