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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Rock Climbing

Rock climbing is permitted the park. Climbers do not need to register, but climbers should let someone know where they are going and when they intend to return, and provide this person with the park's phone number: (570) 426-2435.

Climbers should wear helmets !

Popular climbs are:
• Point of Gap along Route 611 in Pennsylvania, right in the Water Gap, and
• Ricks Rocks on Route 602 about 1 mile east of Millbrook Village in New Jersey.

A climbing guide is sold at visitor centers and is available through Eastern National
at (973) 948-0463.
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Did You Know?
... that shad have made a comeback in the Delaware River, due to pollution control. This member of the herring family lives its adult life in the ocean, but travels up rivers and streams to spawn. Each spring, anglers follow the "shad run" up the Delaware River to catch these hard-fighting fish.
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Last Updated: July 08, 2009 at 17:38 EST