• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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    Childs Park opens May 25. Dingmans Falls, Blue Mt Lakes/Skyline and unpaved Old Mine roads are open. STILL CLOSED PA: Mt. Minsi spur trails closed due to falcon nesting; Hornbecks & Adams Trails closed; McDade Trail closed trail miles 24.5 to 27.5 More »

Watch Model Airplanes

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Gentlemen, start your engines.
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Two local clubs fly their radio-controlled model aircraft in the park. Visitors are welcome to stop by and watch the action.

Hialeah Air Park Directions
Roxbury Area Model Airplane Club flies at Hialeah Air Park, located in Pennsylvania on River Road just north of Smithfield Beach. There is a sign at the entrance; the parking lot is below the road grade. Please signal and turn with caution.

Flying Hawks Air Field Directions
Flying Hawks Club uses the Flying Hawks Airfield, located in Pennsylvania just north of mile marker 19 on Route 209 near Milford, PA. The entrance is an unmarked dirt road. Please signal and turn with caution. If a cable is across the road, the Hawks are not flying that day.

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...