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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Accessibility
 
 

Visitor and Information Centers
Kittatinny Point Visitor Center NJ 
Accessible  parking, information, porch to view the river, restrooms.
Dingmans Falls Visitor Center PA
Accessible parking, information, and restrooms (outdoor toilets only for all)
Park Headquarters PA
Accessible parking, information, and restrooms
Bushkill Meeting Center
Accessible parking, restroooms, and meeting hall

Boating 
A boat loading ramp is available at Smithfield Beach for the mobility-impaired. The ramp provides access to trailer-mounted boats. Assistance is then needed to lower the boat into the water.

Group and River (Canoe) Camping 
Valley View PA Site 1 (group campsite) is accessible.

Fishing
A pier at Loch Lomond PA is accesible to the mobility-impaired.

Historic Sites
Millbrook Village NJ has accessible restrooms and the road through the village is flat; however, most buildings are not accessible.
At Peters Valley Craft Center, the first floor of the shop and the restrooms are accessible. The first floor of the Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse in Montague NJ is accessible.

Overlooks
Accessible parking at Resort Point PA, Point of Gap PA, and Arrow Island PA; all are overlooks at the Water Gap, along Route 611.

Picnicking
Accessible parking, restrooms, and picnic sites at Milford Beach PA, Childs Recreation Site PA, Toms Creek PA, Smithfield Beach PA, Hialeah Picnic Area PA, Watergate Recreation Site NJ, and Kittatinny Point NJ.

Group Picnic Area
Accessible group Picnic Area (reservable) at Milford Beach PA.

Swimming
Accessible parking, restrooms, and bathhouses at Milford and Smithfield Beaches PA. Assistance is needed to the swimming area or launch areas at these sites.

Trails
Dingmans Falls Trail is a flat boardwalk trail to the base of the falls, 1/2 mile round trip, that is accessible to wheelchair users.
Portions of McDade Trail PA (heading north out of Smithfield Beach and south out of Milford Beach PA) are accessible to the mobility-impaired.

Sensory Trails
Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) has a 1/4 mile rope-lined sensory trail which can be used by anyone. Sighted hikers can ask for a blindfold at PEEC's visitor center.

A pinkish white flower with many upright buds and dark leaves
Park Bulletin:
Dingmans Falls Trail Guide
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A yellowed stack of small papers and a spindle on a large accounts book
Park Bulletin:
Millbrook Village Map & Guide
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Sketch of a shiny, silvery fish tinged with greenish-yellow on top
Park Bulletin:
Fishing in the Park
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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: May 14, 2008 at 17:27 EST