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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Restricted Activities
 

HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT

 
 

Activities and equipment not permitted in the park

Trapping animals
Collecting  of artifacts, flowers, or rocks
Picking or gathering of mushrooms
Using of metal detectors
Snowmobiles
PWCs (personal water craft or "jet skis")
ORVs (off-road vehicles), ATV (all-terrain vehicles), or the use of motorized vehicles on any gated road in the  park

 

Artifacts

Native American, colonial, and other artifacts are protected by federal law. Collecting artifacts is prohibited. The use of metal detectors is prohibited.


Flowers, rocks, and fossils

Federal law prohibits the removal of flowers, fossils, and rocks from the park. Fruits, nuts, and berries may be gathered for one's own consumption.
Brown and white bird with green head and a white rings around its neck
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Hunting in the park
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Sketch of a shiny, silvery fish tinged with greenish-yellow on top
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Fishing and Boating
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Hiking & Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
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Did You Know?
... that the Middle Delaware River exceeds ordinary federal standards for clean water. Because of this, special higher standards have been set for the river, so it does not "deteriorate" to being just "clean enough." The river in this park is, and will remain, truly "cleaner than clean."
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Last Updated: September 20, 2011 at 15:13 MST