Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Location New Jersey & Pennsylvania, USA
Nearest city Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Area 68,714 acres (278.08 km²)
Established September 1, 1965
Visitors 5,052,264 (in 2005)
Governing body National Park Service

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost 70,000 acres (283 km²) of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores. Middle Delaware National Scenic River is a designated 40 mile (64 km) section of the river entirely within the recreation area.

The recreation area runs from the northeastern outskirts of Milford, Pennsylvania (250 miles (400 km) above the Delaware's mouth into the Atlantic Ocean), roughly southwest to near Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania (approximately 210 miles (340 km) above the Delaware's mouth). The Appalachian Trail runs along much of the eastern boundary.

At the south end of the park, the river cuts eastward through the Appalachian Mountains at the scenic Delaware Water Gap. A one-day auto tour of the park can include waterfalls, rural scenery, and historic Millbrook Village. Visitors can also canoe, hike, camp, swim, picnic, bicycle, crosscountry ski, and horseback ride. Fishing and hunting are permitted in season with state licenses.

Raymondskill Falls

Silver Thread Falls

Dingman's Falls

Cliffs above the Delaware River


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