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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.
View of the sky through hemlock treetops  

Did You Know?
... that hemlock groves in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are threatened by a non-native insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Hemlocks provide shade for spectacular rhodondenron, for trout streams, and for native wildflowers. As hemlocks weaken and die, they are cut down for your safety.
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Last Updated: October 17, 2006 at 16:31 EST