Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - PLAN YOUR VISIT: Things to Know (U.S. National Park Service)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS | NEWS RELEASES | PARK MAPS

TEMPORARY and CURRENT ROAD CLOSURES and CONSTRUCTION

Route NPS615 in New Jersey will be closed for six weeks beginning September 8, 2009 for repairs north of the intersection of Old Mine Road at Flatbrookville NJ. All traffic will be detoured onto Old Mine Road and Pompey Ridge Road. | Press release

For public safety, the park may close River Road within the park (between Shawnee-on-Delaware and Bushkill PA) for maintenance and in times of dangerous driving conditions such as snow, ice, flooding, or high winds.

Route 739 west of (outside of) the park is scheduled for repaving from October through December 2009.

PERMANENT ROAD CLOSURES

The parking area for Hackers Falls is now closed. Access and parking for Hackers Falls will be from Raymondskill Falls lower lot on Raymondskill Road, or from Cliff Park. Press Release

Big Egypt Road PA is CLOSED permanently.
Johnny Bee Road west of the turn-off to Dingmans Falls is closed permanently.
Flatbrook-Stillwater Road (Routes 617/627) east of the park no longer connects to Skyline Drive and Blue Mountain Lakes Road within the park. Cars can only reach Crater Lake by approaching from the west via Old Mine Road, Blue Mountain Lakes Road, and Skyline Drive within the recreation area. This is a permanent closure.

AREA and FACILITY CLOSURES

Boat Ramps and River Access Points
The boat launch at Kittatinny Point NJ is CLOSED. (The canoe access is open.)
Thunder Mt. Access NJ is CLOSED.

Dingmans Ferry Access PA will be closed from September 8, 2009 until 2010 for repairs to the boat and canoe launches| Press release.

TRAIL CLOSURES

All Caves in Park Closed to Public to Protect Bats as of April 24, 2009 until further notice.

USUAL SEASONAL CLOSURES

Spring:
Annual Amphibian Migration Closures along River Road PA. These closures occcur typically in early Spring, even if there is still some snow on the ground. Posted under News Releases when applicable.
More on amphibian migration closures

Spring or Fall:
• Dingmans Ferry Bridge usually closes for annual inspection and repairs for a week in early September.
More about this historic bridge | Bridges and Ferries at Dingmans

Winter:
• Johnny Bee Road to Dingmans Falls is closed with the onset of icy conditions in winter. Due to the shortened periods of sunlight in the ravine this may occur when conditions along Route 209 do not seem icy
• Following heavy snowfall, River Road PA, and Old Mine Road from Worthington State Forest NJ to Millbrook Village NJ may be closed. (Directions to Millbrook through Blairstown)
• Blue Mt. Lakes Road beyond the Blue Mt. Lakes parking lot is closed with the first snowfall of winter. Crosscountry skiers may thus use the road from that point, as well as the Blue Mt. Lakes trails, for skiing.