• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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  • River Safety, River Road

    River Road is closed 6/18-20 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM for routine repair. ... Until river levels drop, swimming is prohibited and life jackets muist be worn on any vessel on the rriver within the park. More »

CRM Saved From the Dam: Stories

Stories: The Tocks Island Dam Controversy

In the Beginning... CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) A look back at the Tocks Island Dam controversy. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: The Tocks Island Dam Controversy, Walpack today, Restoration of Van Campen Inn.

In-Tocks-icated -- The Tocks Island Dam Project CRM Magazine: Saved from the Dam (Vol. 25 No.3 2002) RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Flood of 1955, Major Floods in this park, Nancy Shukaitis in her own words (DVCA), Tocks Island Dam Controversy.

 

Did You Know?

A ranger in the uniform of the French and Indian War.

... 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. More...