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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 »
Hunting Restrictions
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Carrying Guns in this Park | Hunting in this park New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunting is permitted in most parts of the recreation area. All applicable state and additional park-specific federal regulations must be followed. Trapping is not permitted. For regulations and a list of closures, please link to the park's bulletin on Hunting. (pdf file) Sunday Bow Hunting in NJ WMAs In 2009 a law was enacted in New Jersey which allows bow hunting (longbow, recurve, compound or crossbow) on SUNDAYS on private property and in wildlife management areas (WMAs) managed by the State of New Jersey. This privilege does NOT extend to federal lands or other public lands. Therefore, hunters may legally bow hunt in Flatbrook-Roy WMA and Walpack WMA, which are adjacent to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, but not in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Stokes State Forest, or Worthington State Forest. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Stokes State Forest, and Worthington State Forest REMAIN CLOSED to Sunday bow hunting. Hunters must be aware of property boundaries. River Islands Islands in the river are governed by the laws of the state to which they belong. See the park's River Guide and Map at right (pdf) for details on the islands. Mashipacong Island NJ Information sources Pennsylvania Game Commission |
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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. More...