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    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 »

Features: Forming & Managing the Park

Most of the features below were first published in the park's newsletters, Spanning the Gap (STG, 1985 to 2007) or Guide to the Gap (GTG, 2011 - ), or appeared in the National Park Service's CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Magazine (CRM). For related page in this website for each feature, look up the feature under
NEWS: Park Newspaper>Archive of Back Issues, by year (STG or GTG), or under
NEWS: Park Newspaper>CRM Magazine, by topic

Park Management

 

Formation of the Park
Major Floods (under Stories)
The Tocks Island Dam Controversy (under Stories)
A History Timeline of the Park ( under Park Management)
From "Wreck-reation" to Recreation Area: A Superintendent's Perspective (CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue Vol. 25 No.3 2002)

 

Managing the park since 1967
A Plan for Park Trails (STG: Fall 1999 Vol. 21, No. 3) The process for drafting and accepting the Draft Trails Plan for the recreation area in 1999.
Shall We Dance? Partnering with the National Park Service CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002)
Peters Valley Crafts Education Center: Managing a Contemporary Crafts Center in a Historic District CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Issue (Vol. 25 No.3 2002)
Using Cell Phones Means Needing Cell Towers (under People: Recreating)
River Road Rehab: An Update (under Places: Cultural Landscapes)
Dingmans Campground: Welcome (back) ! (STG: Summer/Fall 2005 Vol. 27 No. 1) The concession campground reopens after a three-year hiatus.
Update on Park Projects (STG: Summer/Fall 2006 Vol. 28 No. 1) Childs Park, Valley View Group Campground, NJ Swim Beach and road improvements.
Electric Transmission Lines (STG: Summer 2007 Vol. 29 No. 1) A look at proposed NIETC's and their potential impact on the park.
New Kittatinny Point Visitor Center is Open (STG: Summer 2007 Vol. 29 No. 1) New structure replaces 50-year-old facility damaged by floods.
New Jersey Swim Beach (Turtle Beach) (STG: Summer 2007 Vol. 29 No. 1) A report on the planned facility
National Parks In Depth on the Web (STG: Summer 2007 Vol. 29 No. 1) Tips for researching a park topic on the web.
Childs Park - Renewing a Woodland Paradise (GTG: Summer 2011 Vol. 1 No. 1) History of the park site and its planned rehabilitation.

Did You Know?

The "AT" symbol routed on a wood sign on a tree.

... that the Appalachian Trail (AT) runs more than 25 miles through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The AT crosses the Delaware River and the Water Gap on a walkway on the Interstate-80 bridge. With bus service to New York and Philadelphia nearby, a hike on the AT is only a ride and a backpack away! More...