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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Canoe Camping (Overnight Canoe Trips)
 

Primitive camping sites on the river are available ONLY to boaters and canoeists travelling from one access point to another when the distance is too great to be covered in one day.
Campsites are limited to a one-night stay, and are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Canoe campsites are open all year unless the river is closed due to an emergency. At present there are no fees and no reservation system.

 

Please link to the park's River & Canoe Camping Map at right (pdf) for:
River safety information
Map of the river
Distances on the river
Regulations for Camping and overnighting on the river
(Locations of open campsites are shown on the maps)

 
A black bear standing at the edge of a snowy cornfield
Safety:
Camping & Black Bears/El Acampar y los Osos Negros
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Canoes and a life-saving ring on a beach along a river
Park Bulletin:
River & Canoe Campsite Map (B&W, legal)
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A ranger taking a sample of water from a creek  

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."
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Last Updated: August 14, 2009 at 17:45 EST