• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    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 »

Camp

 

Camping is only permitted in designated campgrounds or campsites. Backpacking along the Appalachian Trail is only permitted for through-hikers.River campsites are available for those on overnight river trips.

There are two campgrounds within the park
Pennsylvania
Dingmans Campground GPS 41.210694 -74.873154
1006 Rt. 209, Dingmans Ferry PA 18328 (570) 828-1551 or (877) 828-1551
Open April through November
This concessionaire campground with 133 sites is located along the Delaware River on Route 209, just south of the Dingmans Ferry Bridge in Dingmans Ferry PA. The campground also rents canoes to its campers for trips from Milford Beach PA back to the campground.
New Jersey
Worthington State Forest Campground GPS 40.995815 -75.120289
HC 2 Box 2, Old Mine Road, Columbia NJ 07823 (908) 841-9575
Open April 1 to December 31 yearly
This state forest is located on the Delaware River along Old Mine Road on within the recreation area. Its entrance is 3 1/2 miles north of Interstate 80 NJ Exit 1 at the Delaware Water Gap. The state forest has a boat launch and fishing access. Spur trails lead directly up Kittatinny Ridge to the Appalachian Trail. Weekend ranger programs are given in summer. Alcohol is not permitted. Pets are not permitted. Write for reservation forms.

More Information
Bulletin listing campgrounds in and near the park ,with web addresses | Links to campgrounds
Bulletin on hiking/backpacking the Appalachian Trail (AT)
Bulletin on river camping on the Delaware River

Groups of five or more may reserve park-operated group campsites.
Available by advance permit; no alcohol; fee

Safe Drinking Water | Campfires | Alcohol Policy

Did You Know?

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... that hemlock groves in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are threatened by a non-native insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Hemlocks provide shade for spectacular rhodondenron, for trout streams, and for native wildflowers. As hemlocks weaken and die, they are cut down for your safety. More...