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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaTwo AT hikers take a pit stop at Kittatinny Pt. NJ
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Restricted Activities
 
 

Activities and equipment not permitted in the park
Trapping animals
Collecting  of artifacts, flowers, or rocks
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
Park Bulletin:
Hunting in the park
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Sketch of a shiny, silvery fish tinged with greenish-yellow on top
Park Bulletin:
Fishing in the Park
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Canoes and a life-saving ring on a beach along a river
Park Bulletin:
River & Canoe Campsite Map (B&W, legal)
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A young man in colonial uniform, with a musket  

Did You Know?
... that in the 1750s, the northwest border of New Jersey (now Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area) was a frontier of the English colonies. In the French & Indian (Seven Years) War, a string of forts protected these settlements. The sites of seven of these outposts are in the park.
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Last Updated: January 22, 2008 at 11:11 EST