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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 »
High Winds Contribute to Fire in Park
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Fire fighters apply water along the edge of the fire to keep it contained.
National Park Service
Contact: Carla Beasley, (570) 426-2452 Strong winds caused a tree to fall on power lines, resulting in a small fire in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The Creek Fire was discovered about 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 9 by New Jersey Forest Fire Service's Catfish Fire Tower, located on Kittatinny Ridge. It was named for its proximity to Creek Road. The fire is about two acres in size, and burning in a wooded area between Creek Road and Bushkill Creek. Visitors can expect to see smoke this afternoon along U.S. 209 in Bushkill, but the fire is not expected to grow. Firefighters are managing the incident by keeping the fire confined with hoses and tools to a specified area between Bushkill Creek and Creek Road. Creek Road is currently closed, and the fire poses no threat to visitors. The Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area Wildland Fire Crew is being assisted by the Bushkill, Dingmans Township, and Marshalls Creek Volunteer Fire Departments. Creek Road will remain closed until crews have controlled the fire. |
Did You Know?
... that the Middle Delaware River exceeds ordinary federal standards for clean water. Because of this, special higher standards have been set for the river, so it does not "deteriorate" to being just "clean enough." The river in this park is, and will remain, truly "cleaner than clean." More...