• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    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 »

Teens - "AT" Junior Ranger

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The Adventure Guide for Teens is a 16-page color booklet that introduces youth to the Appalachian Trail within this park. Topics include plate tectonics and the formation of the Appalachian chain, planning a day-hike, "leave-no-trace" backpacking, wildlife, and the reflections of a "thru-hiker."

Those who complete and turn in the booklet earn an Appalachian
Trail patch and junior ranger rocker. (above)
1. Download the booklet (below)
2. Return the completed booklet to a visitor center to check your answers with a ranger and to get your patch and rocker.

 

Downloading the Adventure Guide for Teens
(pdf files maximum 283KB per section):

CONTENTS:
Activity 1 The Making of Delaware Water Gap (pages 1 to 4)

Activity 2 Take a Hike • Part 2A (page 5) • Part 2B (pages 6 to 8)

Activity 3 The Wildlife (pages 9 & 10)

Activity 4 A Thru-Hiker's Journal
• Part 4A (pages 11 & 12) • Part 4B (pages 13 to 16)

Did You Know?

Sketch of a shiny, silvery, oval shaped fish with smallish fins

... that shad have made a comeback in the Delaware River, due to pollution control. This member of the herring family lives its adult life in the ocean, but travels up rivers and streams to spawn. Each spring, anglers follow the "shad run" up the Delaware River to catch these hard-fighting fish. More...