• Winter sunrise, Kittatinny Ridge

    Delaware Water Gap

    National Recreation Area NJ,PA

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  • Season Starts!

    Childs Park opens Thursday, May 23. Dingmans Falls Visitor Center opens Saturday May 25, and will be open Friday, Saturday, Sunday the rest of the summer. The road to Dingmans Falls is open but is single lane at one point and NO BUSES or RVs ARE ALLOWED More »

Hike Our Trails

a trail in fall foliage

Autumn trail.

Photo by Dan Mohr

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has more than 100 miles of trails for you to discover. Hiking offers opportunities for visitors of all ages and abilities to explore our the natural and cultural features of the park. (Driving directions via Google)

Trails at the Gap

Appalachian Trail | Backpacking the AT
Sunfish Pond/ Mt. Mohican (Raccoon Ridge) | Backpacking the AT

Appalachian Trail Spurs | Backpacking the AT

Millbrook Area Trails

Walpack Area Trails

PEEC Trails
(Pocono Environmental Education Center)

Pennsylvania Waterfalls, Lakes & Streams

Cliff Park Area Trails

McDade Trail

Other Trails

Hiking Safety

Did You Know?

Sketch of a dam with forests on the river banks.

... 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. More...