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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaGood season for a drive, River Road PA...
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Plan Your Visit
wide river in a valley of forest and farmland

George Ratliff

The Middle Delaware River above Walpack Bend

YOURS TO EXPLORE ...

• 40 miles of calm river
• 67,000 acres of valley
• the world-famous "Water Gap"

• 100 miles of trails along
streams, ridges, and mountains
• 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail

• bountiful wildlife
• waterfalls
• hemlock and rhododendron ravines

• 200 miles of scenic roadways
• historic villages
• 200 structures from the valley's
colonial and recent past

• a park formed by a river's might
and a people's conservation conviction

Come explore ...

 

Sketch of a hand underwater and reaching for a life jacket  

Did You Know?
... chief causes of water fatalities on the Delaware River are: (1) swimming without a lifejacket (PFD); (2) trying to swim across the river; and (3) swimming after drinking lots of alcohol. Wear a pfd and swim at lifeguarded beaches. DON'T drink-then-swim! NEVER TRY TO SWIM ACROSS THE RIVER!
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Last Updated: March 19, 2009 at 17:37 EST