Be advised that the NPS has issued alerts for this park.

Possible Delays on Old Mine Road due to Van Campens bridge repairs

Due to a bridge repair project over the Van Campens Brook, visitors on Old Mine Road may encounter delays over Summer 2025. The road will remain open, with single-lane traffic during working hours.

Main Street Walpack Bridge Closed Until Further Notice

Main Street in Walpack Center is closed at the Flatbrook Bridge due to structural damage to the bridge.

Dingmans Falls Trail, Visitor Center, and Access Roads Closed for Bridge Replacement - Summer 2025

Dingmans Falls site is closed for Summer 2025 for a bridge replacement project and trail rehabilitation. All traffic, including pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle traffic, is prohibited on the road and trail during construction.

Title Delaware Water Gap
Park Code dewa
Description Situated within the most densely populated region of the United States, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area provides a unique opportunity to experience tranquil landscapes, rich human history, and striking scenery along 40 miles of the lo...
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Activities
  • Arts and Culture
  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Biking
  • Boating
  • Camping
  • Backcountry Camping
  • Canoe or Kayak Camping
  • Car or Front Country Camping
  • Group Camping
  • RV Camping
  • Climbing
  • Fishing
  • Freshwater Fishing
  • Fly Fishing
  • Food
  • Picnicking
  • Guided Tours
  • Hiking
  • Horse Trekking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Hunting and Gathering
  • Hunting
  • Paddling
  • Canoeing
  • Canoe or Kayak Camping
  • Kayaking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Skiing
  • Cross-Country Skiing
  • Snowshoeing
  • Swimming
  • Freshwater Swimming
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
Entrance fees
Entrance - Private Vehicle
$10.00
Entrance fee for beaches and boat launches. Fee is good for one vehicle and it's passengers (up to 7 people).
Campgrounds Count: 6

Dingmans Campground

  • Call 570-828-1551 or 877-828-1551 for reservations.
  • Dingmans Campground is a 136-site rustic campground located in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. Dingmans Campground offers a variety of settings with campsites along the river, forest campsites, as well as RV water and electric campsites. Group campsites for 20 to 40 people available.

Mohican Outdoor Center

  • For rates and availability, call AMC Reservations at (603) 466-2727, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, or book online.
  • Primitive group campsites and some cabins in a wooded setting adjacent to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in New Jersey; Drinking water available; Call 603-466-2727 for additional information regarding lodge or cabin rentals.

River Camping

  • Boat-in only sites are reservable for overnight paddling trips on Recreation.gov. Sites are reserved by zone, not by individual sites, allowing for flexibility and spontaneity. Choose a zone in the trajectory of your trip, reserve a site, and pick a site on the spot within that zone while you float.

Rivers Bend Group Campground

  • Reservations are to be made on Recreation.gov.
  • River's Bend Group Campground offers visitors a place to enjoy being away from it all. The site has accessible restroom facilities and an open space to easily explore. The site has views of the Delaware River and access to nearby trails, fishing, and the historic Millbrook Village with its 1880's charm. The smell of flowers in the spring makes the drive to Rivers Bend a must try. Enjoy and don't forget to prepare for things like ticks, trash, or water safety. Your safety is our top priority.

Valley View Group Campground

  • Reservations are made on Recreation.gov.

Worthington State Forest Campground

  • The Worthington State Forest campground offers 23 tent-only, 52 tent/trailer campsites accommodating a maximum of 6 people per site, and 3 group sites with a maximum capacity of 35 people per site. Each campsite has a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern holder and is within walking distance to showers and bathrooms. Dumpsters and recycling bins are located behind the park office. Group sites have a bear proof food storage locker on site. A small picnic area is also available on a first come/first served basis and offers picnic tables and charcoal grills. Firewood is sold at the main office during business hours.
Places Count: 19

Bushkill Access

Bushkill Access is a recreational fee site along Route 209 that has a boat launch and McDade Recreational Trail parking.  Swimming is not permitted at this river access.

Buttermilk Falls

Buttermilk Falls is the tallest waterfall in New Jersey. There is also a steep hike to the Appalachian Trail that begins from this location. Access to Buttermilk Falls is extremely limited in the winter months.

Dingmans Access

Dingmans Access is a recreational fee area with river access. There is one large boat launch for personal paddle and motor vessels. The historic Dingmans Bridge is just north of the launch. Swimming is not permitted at this site.

Dingmans Falls

Take a short hike to two beautiful waterfalls. This trail is ADA accessible. Pets are not permitted on this trail.

  • A boardwalk trail through a hemlock ravine that leads to two waterfalls.

Eshback Access

Eshback Access is a rustic and rocky river access and parking area for the McDade Recreational Trail. This access is for launching motor and paddle boats only.  Due to the uneven terrain and natural erosion of this access, there is no ADA Accessible parking or amenities. Swimming and picnicking are not permitted at Eshback Access.

George W. Childs Park

George W. Childs Park is ADA Accessible from the parking area to the first two viewing platforms. Beyond those viewing platforms, hikers can take walkways and stairs down along the ravine to view multiple waterfalls. Pets are NOT permitted at this site.

Hackers Falls Trail

Kittatinny Point

Kittatinny Point is a picnic area and boat launch river access where you can see the Delaware Water Gap.

  • Kittatinny Point is a large parking area with bathroom buildings. There is a sandy boat launch behind the pavilion and down the hill. There is a smaller parking lot farther down the road with a bathroom building and smaller picnic area.

Lower Hornbecks Creek

Lower Hornbecks Creek Trail is a great trail for families or beginner hikers. Without a lot of elevation gain and beautiful scenery, it is worth the walk!

  • The Lower Hornbecks Creek Trail is a wooded, ravine trail with a dense canopy of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees. The trail follows the Hornbecks Creek and terminates at a small waterfall.

Milford Beach

Milford Beach is a recreational fee area where visitors have river access to swim or launch personal boats. The McDade Recreational Trail's northern terminus is near the boat launches for visitor use.

Millbrook Village

Millbrook Village is an interpretive 19th century village that is open for self-guided walks, ranger events, and volunteer demonstrations.

  • Millbrook Village is a small village simple houses and buildings that are representative of 18th and 19th century architecture. There are two main "roads" that visitors can walk on, and the buildings follow these lanes in an L shape. There are some picnic tables in one wooded area, and many trees scattered around the village.

Peters Valley School of Craft

Peters Valley School of Craft's campus is made up of the former village of Bevans. This campus is for fine arts students and instructors. Self-guided tours of the historic grounds and studios are available during the summer on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

  • The campus is made up of different homes and buildings in various styles. The Greek Revival House, behind and up the hill from the old general store, is the most recognizable building for its architecture, as a multi-floor building with the large Greek-style columns and porches on every floor.

Raymondskill Falls

Raymondskill Falls Trail offers a large reward for a short hike. Enjoy the rushing water from two viewing platforms! Pets are NOT permitted on this trail.

  • A wooded and earthen trail leads down into a ravine where two platforms, one at the top of the falls and one at the middle of the falls, allow visitors to experience the waterfall.

Smithfield Beach

Smithfield Beach is a recreational fee site in the park that has river access for swimming, a personal boat launch, and a commercial launch. A large grassy area has picnic tables and scattered trees for shade.

The Foster-Armstrong House

The Foster Armstrong House is a docent-managed local history museum that is open on select weekends for tours and an open house.

  • A white 18th century house with a front porch. The inside of the home has artifacts and decor that tells the history of the Montague area.

Tumbling Waters

Tumbling Waters is a tiered waterfall set low down in a ravine. The trail to access this waterfall is moderate and can be found at Pocono Environmental Education Center.

Upper Hornbecks Creek Trail

A hike into a ravine along the Hornbecks Creek. This trail can be accessed from Emery Road or from trails within Pocono Environmental Education Center.

Van Campen Inn

The Van Campen Inn is a historic home on Old Mine Road that is opened by Walpack Historical Society docents on select days throughout the year for educational tours.

  • The Van Campen Inn is a stone house from the 16th century located on the historic Old Mine Road.

Walpack Center

Walpack Center is a historic town in New Jersey where Walpack Historical Center docents host open houses on select days throughout the year.

Visitor Centers Count: 5

Bushkill Meeting Center

  • Bushkill Meeting Center
  • A visitor center with restrooms, a bookstore, and passport stamps. The building and bathrooms are accessible.

Dingmans Falls Visitor Center

  • Dingmans Falls Visitor Center
  • Visitor center where guests can get information from rangers and volunteers. A bookstore, run by America's National Parks, is in the visitor center, along with displays, passport stamps, and activities. Pets ARE NOT permitted in the visitor center or on the Dingmans Falls Trail.

Kittatinny Point Visitor Center

  • Kittatinny Point Visitor Center
  • This visitor center is currently closed.

Millbrook Village

  • Millbrook Village
  • While the village is open for visitation, there are no active visitor centers at Millbrook Village. For information on the park, call or visit an open visitor center. See calendar for information about special events offered.

Park Headquarters

  • Park Headquarters
  • Visitor Information, Bookstore Sales (Credit Card Only), Passport Stamps, Restrooms, America The Beautiful & Season passes.
Things to do Count: 6

  • Easy Hike Along Hornbecks Creek
  • An easy, one-mile out and back hike along the Lower Hornbecks Creek will lead visitors to a small waterfall, but the waterfall is only part of the view! 

  • Millbrook Village
  • Take a walk around Millbrook Village.

  • Hike the Cliff Trail
  • The Cliff Trial along the Raymondskill Ridge has gorgeous scenic views and just enough elevation gain to get the heart pumping.

  • Biking on the McDade Recreational Trail
  • Biking on the McDade Recreational Trail

  • Snowshoe and Cross-country Ski on the McDade Trail
  • Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing on the McDade Recreational Trail.

  • Tour Old Mine Road
  • Take a tour of Old Mine Road.
Tours Count: 0
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