• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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Park HQ (Info Desk), Bushkill PA

PARK HEADQUARTERS PA
GPS 41.070583 -75.016963
Phone: (570) 426-2452

Hours of Operation
Open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year-round,
except federal holidays (unless the park is closed by an emergency)

Location
On River Road, one mile east of the traffic light on Rt. 209 at Fernwood Resort in Bushkill PA. The driveway into Headquarters is crossed by a hiking and biking trail. Please signal your turn, and turn with caution.

Directions to headquarters

Available Services
Visitor information desk usually staffed by park rangers, park maps and brochures (also available on line); America the Beautiful passes for all the National Parks (also available on line); annual passes for this park; parking and restrooms. Outside is a beaver pond with good birding and two observation platforms.

Accessibility
The parking area, information desk in the lobby, one of the observation platforms, and restrooms are fully accessible.

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...