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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaGood season for a drive, River Road PA...
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Plan Your Visit
wide river in a valley of forest and farmland
George Ratliff
The Middle Delaware River above Walpack Bend

YOURS TO EXPLORE ...

• 40 miles of calm river
• 67,000 acres of valley
• the world-famous "Water Gap"

• 100 miles of trails along
streams, ridges, and mountains
• 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail

• bountiful wildlife
• waterfalls
• hemlock and rhododendron ravines

• 200 miles of scenic roadways
• historic villages
• 200 structures from the valley's
colonial and recent past

• a park formed by a river's might
and a people's conservation conviction

Come explore ...

 
A wooden AT sign attached to a tree along the trail  

Did You Know?
... that on its way through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Appalachian Trail goes right through the village of Delaware Water Gap PA, which has a bus station. For 10,000,000 city dwellers, pristine ridgetop ponds and scenic mountaintop views are only a bus-and-backpack trip away.
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Last Updated: March 19, 2009 at 17:37 EST