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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaWalpack: M.E. Church, Van Campen Inn, Main St.
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Directions: Walpack Ctr/Van Campen Inn
 

Via Old Mine Road NJ from the north (through Peters Valley)
Use Directions to Peters Valley to reach Peters Valley NJ
At the stop sign at Peters Valley, turn right onto Kuhn Road and continue 1/2 mile. The road (and paving) ends at a "T" intersection with an unpaved road. This is the original dirt roadbed of Old Mine Road. The road is passable to cars, but drive carefully and watch the road. Turn left (south) onto Old Mine Road and continue 2.5 miles to Van Campen Inn on the left.

Via Old Mine Road NJ from Interstate 80 (through Millbrook Village) and
Via Blairstown NJ  to the east (through Millbrook Village)
Use Directions to Millbrook Village to reach Millbrook Village.
At Millbrook Village, bear left from Old Mine Road, or turn right from Route 602, to continue north 2 milesto a bridge and a "T" intersection. Turn right onto Route NPS 615 North. 
For Walpack Center continue on Route NPS 615 North 6.5 miles from the bridge along Route NPS 615 North to the village on the right.
For Van Campen Inn
, continue on Route NPS 615 North 5 miles from the bridge to the intersection of a paved road sloping downwards on the left, and meeting Route 615 at a sharp angle. Turn left onto this road, which is Pompey Ridge Road. Continue 1 mile on Pompey Ridge Road to an unpaved road on the right, which is the original dirt roadbed of Old Mine Road. The road is passable to cars, but drive carefully and watch the road. Continue 2 miles north on Old Mine Road, to the Inn on the right.

Sketch of a shiny, silvery, oval shaped fish with smallish fins  

Did You Know?
... that shad have made a comeback in the Delaware River, due to pollution control. This member of the herring family lives its adult life in the ocean, but travels up rivers and streams to spawn. Each spring, anglers follow the "shad run" up the Delaware River to catch these hard-fighting fish.
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Last Updated: August 28, 2007 at 13:44 EST