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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Directions to Dingmans Falls PA
 
 

From north of the park
Connect to PA Route 209. Route 209 is PA Exit 53 off Interstate 84 near Matamoras PA; it will enter the park 5 miles south at Milford PA.
Take Route 209 south 6 miles out of Milford PA to just past the traffic light at Route 739 in Dingmans Ferry PA. Turn right onto Johnny Bee Road and continue 3/4 mile. The entrance road to the visitor center and falls is on the right.

From  directly northeast of the park (Lake Wallenpaupack PA)
Connect to Route 739 east (PA Exit 34 off Intersate 84 at Lords Valley PA) and follow Rt. 739 approximately 18 miles southeast to its intersection with Route 209 in Dingmans Ferry PA. Turn right at the traffic light onto Route 209 south and then almost immediately right onto Johnny Bee Road and continue 3/4 mile. The entrance road to the visitor center and falls is on the right.
You cannot reach Dingmans Falls via Johnny Bee Road from the west off SR2001. (Milford Road) This section of Johnny Bee Road is closed to vehicles.

From south of the park, New York City, New Jersey
Connect to PA Route 209. Route 209 is PA Exit 309 off Interstate 80 near East Stoudsburg PA; it will enter the park 12 miles north at Bushkill PA. 
(Milepost 1) Continue 14 miles more on Route 209 north to milepost 14, just before the traffic light at Route 739 in Dingmans Ferry PA. Turn left onto Johnny Bee Road and continue 3/4 mile. The entrance road to the visitor center and falls is on the right.
Route 209 below Bushkill PA is a busy commercial road; for alternate routes, please link to Travel Tips.

From the New Jersey side of the park
• Cross into Pennsylvanias on the Route 206 (Milford-Montague) bridge (toll) and follow directions from the north of the park (above)
• Cross into Pennsylvania on NJ Route 560 at the Dingmans Ferry Bridge. Turn left at the traffic light onto Route 209 south and then almost immediately right onto Johnny Bee Road and continue 3/4 mile. The entrance road to the visitor center and falls is on the right.
• Cross into Pennsylvnai on the Interstate 80 bridge and follow directions from the south of the park (above)

 

A pinkish white flower with many upright buds and dark leaves
Park Bulletin:
Dingmans Falls Trail Guide
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Dingmans Ferry Bridge
Park Bulletin:
Bridges at Dingmans Ferry
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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: June 04, 2009 at 13:21 EST