• A waterfall in the park

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

  • Closures

    A section of US Rt. 209 and several other areas remain closed until repairs are complete. More »

Guide to the Gap 2011-

2011 (Vol. 1)

Childs Park - Renewing a Woodland Paradise (GTG: Summer 2011 Vol. 1 No. 1) History of the park site and its planned rehabilitation. By Supervisory Park Ranger Deb Nordeen. KEYWORDS: George W. Childs, Dingmans Creek, George Donaldson, Factory Falls, Fulmer Falls, Deer Leap Falls, Frederick Law Olmsted. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: woolly adelgid, LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

aaah-CHOO! (The real culprit) (GTG: Summer 2011 Vol. 1 No.1) Goldenrod vs. ragweed as the cause of allergic reactions. By Park Ranger Kathleen Sandt. KEYWORDS: goldenrod, tall hairy goldenrod, wrinkle-leaved goldenrod, solidago rugosa, ragweed, ambrosia artemisaefolia, pollen, clones, rhizomes, histamines. RELATED PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE: Wildflowers,  Wildflower Galleries.

Did You Know?

A handful of round boy scout patches.

... that Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area includes lands which once belonged to 5 New Jersey boy scout camps. Private and religious camps also flourished along the riverbanks that are now part of the park at sites such as Turn Farm PA, Coppermine Inn NJ, and Coppermine Hiking Area NJ. More...