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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaChat with a villager on Historic Activities Day, Millbrook Village NJ
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
For Teachers

The recreation area has more than recreation in it: it has significant natural and cultural resources that can serve as the basis for classroom or field trip learning. These pages detail the opportunites for learning through a visit to the park, or study about the park.

For more information, please contact the Chief of Visitor Services at (570) 426-2432 (E-mail)

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: June 01, 2007 at 10:07 EST