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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaCoupling from a train wreck, Kittatinny Point NJ
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Snorkeling and SCUBA Diving

Snorkeling
Snorkeling is permitted in the park. Snorkelers who are drifting down the river should remember that it is not permitted to swim within 50 feet of a boat or canoe launch.

Scuba
Scuba diving is permitted in the park. Walpack Bend and Point of Gap are popular locations. Divers should use standard diving flags and remain close to their flags for their own safety.

 

Alcohol
Alcoholic beverages are permitted only in some areas of the park. Please review the park's alcohol policy.
Architect's aerial view of an earthen dam stretching across a wide river  

Did You Know?
... 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.
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Last Updated: October 17, 2006 at 16:31 EST