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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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The Delaware River is the primary focus of recreational activity in the park with canoeing and kayaking, boating, fishing, and swimming. In addition, the recreation area offers more 100 miles of hiking trails, including more than 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

Also popular are biking, crosscountry skiing, and the quieter pursuits of picnicking, birding, and autotouring the scenic countryside.

Hunting is permitted in most parts of the recreation area. Those with their own horses can use the horseback riding trails.

Within the park are many structures and landscapes that represent the history of the Delaware Valley. In summer, demonstrations and progams enliven the park's Historic Places to Go.

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Park Bulletins:
Delaware Water Gap NRA
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Did You Know?
... 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."
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Last Updated: December 16, 2011 at 17:00 MST