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Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic RiverWaiting for a bite on the Delaware
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Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
Motorboating
 

Water Safety

 

REGULATIONS

ϑ Valid fishing licenses are required everywhere on the Delaware River.

ϑ Special fishing regulations for the interstate waterway involving licensing, seasons, size, and creel limits should be obtained from State sources.

ϑ Proper boat registration is required.

 

MOTORBOAT ACCESS PA

Sandt's Eddy Access PA  (boat launch on the Delaware River)
1 ramp, 24 parking spaces; shallow-draft light-weight fishing boats, canoes and inflatables

Frost Hollow County Park PA (picnic area with view of the Delaware River)

Easton PA

Riegelsville PA

Delaware Canal State Park, 60 miles from Easton PA to Bristol PA

Tinicum County Park, Erwinna PA
(126 acres, camping and picnic pavilions by permit, boating, fishing, hiking, events)

Nockamixon State Park PA
(1500 acre lake, boating, fishing, pool, biking, hiking, cabins and camping, youth hostel, picnic areas year-round)

New Hope PA

 

MOTORBOAT ACCESS NJ

Phillipsburg NJ

Bull's Island
(Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park NJ)

Lambertville NJ
A boatman's horn, used to signal lockkeepers  

Did You Know?
... that at its peak in the 1850s, the inland waterway system of this country included over 4,000 miles of canals and "navigations." Most are abandoned today, but the lore of the canal boaters lives on at Delaware Canal State Park PA on the Lower Delaware River, and at other National Park sites.
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Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 17:13 EST