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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Goods & Services
 
 

WITHIN THE PARK
There are very few commercial establishments within the park; however, there are some places to:
Dine or Get Food
Stay overnight
Shop for Gifts, Books, Art, and Antiques

There are also extensive shopping areas directly adjacent to the park.

 

NEAR THE PARK
If you are near one of the three bridges in the park, the nearest facility to you may be on the other side of the river.
Pennsylvania
Milford PA: along Route 209 and Route 6
(Interstate 84 PA Exit 46 and NY Exits 1 through 4)
Dingmans Ferry PA (fuel on Rt. 739, 5 miles west of the bridge)
Bushkill PA and Marshalls Creek PA: along Route 209 and Route 209 -Business
Interstate 80 PA Exit 309
East Stroudsburg PA, and Stroudsburg PA: along Routes 209-Business and Route 611
Interstate PA Exits 305 (eastbound only) and 307 through 309
New Jersey
Blairstown NJ: along Routes 94 and 521
Interstate 80 NJ Exits 4C and 12
Branchville NJ and Newton NJ: along Routes 206, 15, 519 and 94
Interstate 80 Exits 27 and 34

 

These areas have:
motels and hotels
campgrounds
restaurants, fast food outlets, and grocery stores
general stores and country stores
hospitals
drugstores
banks and ATM (cash) machines
fuel and convenience stores
canoe liveries
fishing licenses and tackle
major shopping malls and outlets
post offices

For additional information, please link to nearby tourist agencies.

Sketch of a shiny, silvery fish tinged with greenish-yellow on top
Park Bulletin:
Fishing in the Park
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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 tall tan camping tent
Park Bulletin:
Campgrounds in and near the park
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Architect's aerial view of an earthen dam stretching across a wide river  

Did You Know?
... that the reservoir of the proposed Tocks Island Dam would have inundated 30 miles of the Delaware River and 30,000 acres of its river valley (now part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.) The defeat of the dam was an early victory of the environmental movement in this country.
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Last Updated: July 24, 2009 at 19:13 EST