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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaRafting down the quiet Middle Delaware within the park
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Swim Safe! ... Su chaleco salvavidas

Your life jacket can't save you if you don't have it on!

¡Su chaleco salvavidas no puede salvarle si no le lleva puesto!

 
sketch of person in PFD floating

Swim Safe!
Bring your life jacket (PFD) when boating.
It’s the law!
Wear your life jacket throughout your river trip. It’s good sense!
River currents are strong. The river bottom is full of drop-offs and debris. 
Never try to swim across the river!
Never drink-then-swim!


The recreation area staffs beaches with lifeguards in summer at Smithfield Beach PA and Milford Beach PA. For your safety, swim only within the roped-off areas at these beaches.

 
sketch of person in PFD in canoe

Su chaleco salvavidas
Lleve su chaleco salvavidas (PFD) cuando viaje en bote. !Es la ley!
Lleve puesto su chaleco durante todo el viaje en el río. !Es de sentido común!

Las corrientes del río son fuertes. El fondo del río está lleno de bajadas escarpadas y escombros.
¡Nunca trate de cruzar el río a nadar! 
¡Nunca nade depués de beber!

Las playas protegidas por los salvavidas están en Smithfield Beach y en Milford Beach en Pennsylvania. Para su seguridad, nada sólo dentro de las áreas enceradas por una soga.
A ranger taking a sample of water from a creek  

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: October 17, 2006 at 16:25 EST