• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    River Road is closed 6/18-20 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM for routine repair. ... Until river levels drop, swimming is prohibited and life jackets muist be worn on any vessel on the rriver within the park. More »

Canoe/Kayak Liveries

Van with canoes on a trailer on a river beach
Taking out at Kittatinny Beach
 

Liveries bring a canoe for you to the put-in location and pick it up from you take-out location. Liveries provide paddles and lifevests. Most liveries rent canoes, kayaks, rafts, and tubes. These liveries operate within the recreation area:

South end of park near Interstate 80
Adventure Sports Inc, Marshalls Creek, PA
Chamberlain's Canoes Minisink Hills, PA
Edge of the Woods Outfitters Delaware Water Gap, Pa
Shawnee River Trips, Minisink Hills PA
Water Gap Adventures, Delaware Water Gap PA 570 269-5584
Delaware River Rafting & Canoeing, Delaware, NJ

Within the park
Delaware River Country, Bushkill, PA (On Facebook)
Dingmans Campground, Dingmans Ferry PA
Kittatinny Canoes, Dingmans Ferry PA

North end of park near Interstate 84
Indian Head Canoes Barryville, NY
Jerry's 3-River Campground & Canoes Pond Eddy, NY
Silver Canoe Rentals Port Jervis, NY
Additional liveries at Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (whitewater)

Other Services
Kayaks East Guided kayak trips. East Stroudsburg PA
Pack 'n' Paddle Tours (True North Farms) Guided day and overnight trips with meals. East Stroudsburg PA
Scott Huber (stand-up paddle boards) Minisink Hills 570 422-1993

More Information
Bulletin of liveries for canoe/kayak/rarft /tube rental, web addresses, safety & river mileage
Bulletin on river campsites for overnight paddling trips
Lifejackets (PFDs), and swimming and paddling safety
Current river conditions

Did You Know?

Sketch of a dam with forests on the river banks.

... 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. More...