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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
For Kids

Check the Park Schedule of Events for details on specific offerings.

Kids can also explore the park on their own using the Junior Naturalist and Junior Ranger booklets.

The Park Lecture Series includes Family Fun Days.

Pocono Environmental Education Center, just off Route 209 within the recreation area, offers a variety of programs for children and families year round. There is a charge for some of these programs.

For information on school trips, traveling trunks, and curriculum-based field trips, please link to FOR TEACHERS.
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Did You Know?
... that shad have made a comeback in the Delaware River, due to pollution control. This member of the herring family lives its adult life in the ocean, but travels up rivers and streams to spawn. Each spring, anglers follow the "shad run" up the Delaware River to catch these hard-fighting fish.
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Last Updated: July 21, 2008 at 14:16 EST