All activities listed below are intended for children and youth to use in the park.The programs vary in difficulty from a one-day of fun activities to some serious searching for answers, but all the programs are linked to visiting the park and seeing and experiencing the park first-hand.
The Webranger program (link at right) is an on line National Parks activity.
Programs for this park
ϑ Kids can become Junior Naturalists and earn a patch and pencil by watching nature in the park and completing a 4-page activities sheet, which can be downloaded in advance of your visit. Junior Naturalist is usually the first step to being a Junior Park Ranger.
ϑ Kids can move up to being a Junior Park Ranger and earn an iron-on cloth patch and an Junior Park Ranger badge by completing a 16-page Junior Ranger Explorer Notebook. Contact the park for a copy.
ϑ Kids who like to look up things on the web (or read up in books) can try their hand at becoming a Junior Space Ranger by completing a 6-page activity sheet, which can be downloaded in advance of your visit. Junior Space Rangers earn an iron-on cloth "rocker" to add to the Junior Ranger patch.
ϑ The Adventure Guide for Teens is a 16-page color booklet that introduces youth to the Appalachian Trail (AT) within this park and enables them to become AT Junior Rangers.
Did You Know?
... that Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is home to hundreds of black bears. The bears are usually peaceful, but they are still large, wild animals that can maul a person. Don't approach or annoy bears! Don't let your dog chase a mother bear or her cubs! NEVER FEED A BEAR!
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