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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaAmerica the Beautiful Volunteer Pass (sample)
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
America the Beautiful Volunteer Pass

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands VOLUNTEER Pass

Duration: Annual (good for a year, beginning from the date of the pass being awarded)
Cost: Free
Available to: volunteers acquiring 500 service hours on a cumulative basis.

Providing admission to:  Federal recreation sites that charge an Entrance Fee or Standard Amenity Fee. The pass admits the pass holder and passengers in a non-commercial vehicle at per vehicle fee areas and pass holder + 3 adults, not to exceed 4 adults, at per person fee areas (children under 16 are admitted free).

How to obtain a pass:
contact the park volunteer coordinator at (570) 426-2434 (E-mail)

 

Acceptability of AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL passes in this park...
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area collects Expanded Amenity Fees,
(formerly called recreation use fees), not Entrance fees or Standard Amenity Fees.
As such, the fees at this park are not covered by (regular) America the Beautiful Annual Passes.
However, a 50% discount on the park's expanded amenity fees (for one day) and on the park's annual park pass will be given to holders of:
American the Beautiful (ATB) Senior Passes/National Parks Golden Age Pass, and
American the Beautiful (ATB) Access Passes/National Parks Golden Access Pass.

Annual park passes covering expanded amenity fees in this park

 

 
A young man in colonial uniform, with a musket  

Did You Know?
... 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.
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Last Updated: July 02, 2009 at 12:56 EST