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    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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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 »

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  • Ranger Talk (Fridays)

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for a 10-minute interpretive talk and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger-led Waterfall Walk (Friday)

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an easy, 1/2-mile stroll on a boardwalked trail (wheelchair accessible) through a shady hemlock ravine to two of the park's most beautiful waterfalls—Silverthread and Dingmans falls. More

  • Evening Campfire Program

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an evening campfire program at Dingmans Campground and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger Talk

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for a 10-minute interpretive talk and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger-led Waterfall Walk

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an easy, 1/2-mile stroll on a boardwalked trail (wheelchair accessible) through a shady hemlock ravine to two of the park's most beautiful waterfalls—Silverthread and Dingmans falls. More

  • Ranger Talk

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for a 10-minute interpretive talk and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger-led Waterfall Walk

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an easy, 1/2-mile stroll on a boardwalked trail (wheelchair accessible) through a shady hemlock ravine to two of the park's most beautiful waterfalls—Silverthread and Dingmans falls. More

  • Evening Campfire Program

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an evening campfire program at Dingmans Campground and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger Talk

    Monday, May 27, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for a 10-minute interpretive talk and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger-led Waterfall Walk

    Monday, May 27, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an easy, 1/2-mile stroll on a boardwalked trail (wheelchair accessible) through a shady hemlock ravine to two of the park's most beautiful waterfalls—Silverthread and Dingmans falls. More

  • Ranger Talk (Fridays)

    Friday, May 31, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for a 10-minute interpretive talk and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger-led Waterfall Walk (Friday)

    Friday, May 31, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an easy, 1/2-mile stroll on a boardwalked trail (wheelchair accessible) through a shady hemlock ravine to two of the park's most beautiful waterfalls—Silverthread and Dingmans falls. More

  • Evening Campfire Program

    Friday, May 31, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an evening campfire program at Dingmans Campground and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • PEEC Volunteer Day – National Trails Day

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted" - Aesop ... Join us for a fun morning of trail work. Everyone is welcome and appreciated! Refreshments provided. More

  • PEEC Cicadia Mania

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    The periocal cicadas are emerging form their 13 and 17-year cucles. Come learn about these amazing insects. Please call to register. More

  • Ranger Talk

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for a 10-minute interpretive talk and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

  • Ranger-led Waterfall Walk

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an easy, 1/2-mile stroll on a boardwalked trail (wheelchair accessible) through a shady hemlock ravine to two of the park's most beautiful waterfalls—Silverthread and Dingmans falls. More

  • Evening Campfire Program

    Saturday, June 1, 2013

    Join a national park ranger for an evening campfire program at Dingmans Campground and learn more about the nature and history of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. More

Did You Know?

Sketch of a shiny, silvery, oval shaped fish with smallish fins

... that shad have made a comeback in the Delaware River, due to pollution control. This member of the herring family lives its adult life in the ocean, but travels up rivers and streams to spawn. Each spring, anglers follow the "shad run" up the Delaware River to catch these hard-fighting fish. More...