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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Park Bulletins on Recreation
Indian Head on Mt. Tammany

Hiking the Gap and New Jersey:
Page 1: Mt. Tammany NJ, Mt. Minsi PA, Sunfish Pond/Appalachian Trail
Page 2: Day hikes and the Appalachian Trail near Millbrook Village NJ

 
AT marker, Kittatinny Pt NJ

Hiking and Backpacking on the Appalachian Trail
Page 1: Backpacking Regulations
Page 2: Mileage; color map showing backpacking areas
The AT Experience: Mile-by-Mile

 
purple trillium, Dingmans Ravine

Woods and Waterfalls in Pennsylvania 
Page 1: Waterfalls hikes, hikes in woods and streams, hikes at PEEC
Page 2: Dingmans Falls Trail Guide (hemlock ravines)

 
day's end at the Gap

River & Canoe Campsite Map (pdf file) 
Page 1: River Safety; Distances; Camping Regulations
Page 2: River map showing location of campsites
(The full size of this file is legal size 8.5 x 14". Adjust print settings to print on
8.5 x 11" letter-size paper.)

List of Canoe Liveries | River Map in Color (without campsites)

 
tenting in the park

Camping in private & state-park campgrounds in & near the park
Page 1: New Jersey
Page 2: Pennsylvania

 
Alosa sapidissima (American Shad)

Fishing in the park
Page 1: State license and information sources
Page 2: A gallery of 8 common species and where to find them.

 
stocking ring-necked pheasant

Hunting with a state license is permitted in most areas of the park. (One page): Additional regulations particular to the recreation area; areas closed to hunting. Information sources.

 
a snowy field with mountains in the distance

Crosscountry Trails for Hiking and Crossountry Skiing
Map of Slateford Farmhouse PA (no biking)
Map of Blue Mt. Lakes NJ (no biking)
Maps of McDade Trail PA (on another bulletin)

 
McDade Trail near Hialeah PA

McDade Trail/Biking PA
Maps of completed sections.
McDade Trail PA is the only trail in the park currently approved for Biking.

History along McDade Trail...
I: Hialeah to Turn Farm
II: Milford Beach to Pittman Orchard

 
A paved road through autumn foliage
Road Bike Touring in New Jersey
Map of roads that are suitable for road bike touring, with dirt roads that could form loop tours.
 
marker for Conashaugh Trail PA

Horseback Riding (Hiking also allowed)
Map and distances on Conashaugh Trail PA; Directions to the trailhead.

View of the sky through hemlock treetops  

Did You Know?
... that hemlock groves in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are threatened by a non-native insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid. Hemlocks provide shade for spectacular rhodondenron, for trout streams, and for native wildflowers. As hemlocks weaken and die, they are cut down for your safety.
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Last Updated: June 10, 2009 at 13:55 EST