• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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Picnic

Don't like uninvited guests? Pack in, pack out!
Don't like uninvited guests? Pack in, pack out!
Photo by Dan Mohr
 

There are numerous idyllic spots in the park for your grill and red-checkered blanket. Please observe the regulations listed below to help us in our mission to preserve our natural and cultural resources for the enjoyment of this and future generations.

Grills are not provided anywhere in the park, but you are welcome to bring your own. Ground fires are strictly prohibited throughout the park. Do not bring wood from outside the park for cooking fires, or for any other purpose; it may contain invasive insects and other organisms which threaten the survival of local plant and animal life. Collecting wood in the park for fires is also expressly prohibited, as even the smallest twig may serve as a critical habitat or food source for protected plant and animal life.

Pennsylvania

Hialeah Picnic Area | Directions

Smithfield Beach | Directions
and Milford Beach | Directions
Fees charged. Alcohol and pets are not allowed at Smithfield or Milford Beach (pet owners traversing the McDade Recreational Trail or paddling downriver may pass through).

Toms Creek | Directions

Bushkill Village | Directions

Hidden Lake | Directions

Loch Lomond | Directions

New Jersey

Kittatinny Point | Directions
Ground fires are not permitted at Kittatinny Point, or anywhere in the park.

Millbrook Village | Directions

Turtle Beach | Directions
Fees are charged. Alcohol and pets are not allowed at Turtle Beach.

Namanock | Directions

Watergate Recreation Site | Directions
Fees charged. Alcohol and pets are not allowed at Watergate.

Crater Lake | Directions

Alcohol
Alcoholic beverages are permitted only in some areas of the park. Please review the park's alcohol policy.

Barbeques and campfires
Fires are permitted only at designated campgrounds and picnic areas. In picnic areas, visitors must bring and use their own grills; open fires an ground fires are not permitted. There are no built-in grills in park picnic areas.

Glass containers
Glass containers for food and drinks are not permitted at waterfalls where swimming is permitted. | Compendium of Park Regulations

Groups
There is a reservable group picnic area at Milford Beach PA. A fee is charged.

Did You Know?

A series of arm patches

... that Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area includes lands which once belonged to 5 New Jersey boy scout camps. Private and religious camps also flourished along the riverbanks that are now part of the park at sites such as Turn Farm PA, Coppermine Inn NJ, and Coppermine Hiking Area NJ. More...