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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaSigns along Route 209, Dingmans Ferry PA...
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Things To Know Before You Come
 

The recreation area covers more than 67,000 acres, and ongoing maintenance and repair can sometimes close various routes or areas. To city-dwellers, some sections of the park may seem remote.

Please review this directional, regulatory, and safety information before you visit.

 
Brown and white bird with green head and a white rings around its neck
Park Bulletin:
Hunting in the park
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Sketch of a shiny, silvery fish tinged with greenish-yellow on top
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Fishing in the Park
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Canoes and a life-saving ring on a beach along a river
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River Guide & Maps (B&W)
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A ranger taking a sample of water from a creek  

Did You Know?
... that the Middle Delaware River exceeds ordinary federal standards for clean water. Because of this, special higher standards have been set for the river, so it does not "deteriorate" to being just "clean enough." The river in this park is, and will remain, truly "cleaner than clean."
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Last Updated: August 19, 2006 at 13:10 EST