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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Operating Hours & Seasons
 
2008 season
 
 

Kittatinny Point Visitor Center NJ
Visitor Center:
OPEN: daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)
OPEN: Weekends only from Saturday, September 6 through Sunday, October 12, 2008 and on Monday October 13, 2008 (Columbus Day)
Usual operating season 

The canoe launch, parking, and picnic area OPEN. (Outdoor toilets only may  be available.) The BOAT launch is closed until repaired. Boats may NOT use the canoe launch.

 

Dingmans Falls and Visitor Center PA
Visitor Center:
OPEN: daily 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. through Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)
OPEN: Weekends only from Saturday, September 6 through Sunday, October 12, 2008 and on Monday October 13, 2008 (Columbus Day)
Boardwalk trail
OPEN daily from spring until fall during daylight hours until  snow and ice cause closing of the entrance road. Usual operating season

 

Millbrook Village NJ
Buildings:
OPEN: 9:00 to 5:00 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday through through Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day) Also open in the fall for Special Events
Grounds: OPEN dawn to dusk daily
Restrooms: OPEN in summer
Usual operating season

 
Information Station in Bushkill Meeting Center
OPEN: 9:00 to 5:00 weekends through Columbus Day weekend (October 11 and 12) Also open Monday October 13, Columbus Day.
 

Park Headquarters (Information Desk), Bushkill PA
OPEN: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
year-round, except federal holidays .

 

Park grounds, trails, roadways, and the Delaware River are open 24 hours a day, year-round, unless closed due to hazardous conditions such as heavy snowfall, strong river currents, or hazardous trees.

Day use areas and river accesses are open dawn to dusk daily.

Emergency Area and Road Closures

 

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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A sketch of two mountains and river between them
Park Bulletin:
How the Gap Formed
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Architect's aerial view of an earthen dam stretching across a wide river  

Did You Know?
... 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.
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Last Updated: August 13, 2008 at 12:36 EST