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    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 »

Park Transit

MCTA bus at Bushkill Access
MCTA "Pocono Pony" bus at Bushkill Access.
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Monroe County Transit Authority (MCTA) will provide free bus service to Smithfield Beach and to the park's Pennsylvania trailheads and as far north as Dingmans Ferry (Access) on weekends and holidays this summer. Your bike, kayak, or small canoe can ride along with you for free.

Routes connect with regional MCTA routes throughout the Poconos and with Delaware Water Gap (DWG) Park & Ride and Martz/Trailways DWG Terminal on Rt. 611 in Smithfield Township, servicing Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.

Schedule and route information.

For additional information, visit MCTA's website or call them at 570 243-3400 .

From Saturday May 25 to Monday September 2
Eight runs a day every Saturday and Sunday and the following holidays:
May 27, 2013
July 4, 2013
September 2, 2013

Did You Know?

A ranger testing water quality in a stream.

... that the Middle Delaware River exceeds ordinary federal standards for clean water. Because of this, special higher standards have been set for the river, so it does not "deteriorate" to being just "clean enough." The river in this park is, and will remain, truly "cleaner than clean." More...