• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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  • Season Starts!

    Childs Park opens Thursday, May 23. Dingmans Falls Visitor Center opens Saturday May 25, and will be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday the rest of the summer. The road to Dingmans Falls is open but is single lane at one point and NO BUSES or RVs ARE ALLOWED More »

Alcohol Policy

Alcohol can bring on poor judgment, disorientation, and an overestimation of one's ability to swim. An adult swimming out into the river can drown in minutes. There is usually little that friends on the shore can do in time. Too often, when rangers arrive, they can only search for the body. Don't invite tragedy for yourself and your family.

NEVER DRINK-THEN-SWIM!

 

PARK ALCOHOL POLICY

Pennsylvania

Alcoholic beverages are not permitted at:

• virtually all sites in Pennsylvania, including Hialeah Picnic Area and Smithfield Beach
• Dingmans Campground PA
• Valley View Group Campsites PA

New Jersey

Alcoholic beverages are not permitted at:

• Rivers Bend Group Campsites NJ
• Turtle Beach NJ
• Van Campens Glen NJ
• Worthington State Forest Campground NJ
• River islands off the riverbank of Worthington State Forest NJ

 

Restricted Actiivities | Compendium of Park Regulations

Did You Know?

A series of arm patches

... that Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area includes lands which once belonged to 5 New Jersey boy scout camps. Private and religious camps also flourished along the riverbanks that are now part of the park at sites such as Turn Farm PA, Coppermine Inn NJ, and Coppermine Hiking Area NJ. More...