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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Operating Hours & Seasons
 
2008 season
 
 

Kittatinny Point Visitor Center NJ
Visitor Center:
OPEN: daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)
OPEN: Weekends only from Saturday, September 6 through Sunday, October 12, 2008 and on Monday October 13, 2008 (Columbus Day)
Usual operating season 

The canoe launch, parking, and picnic area OPEN. (Outdoor toilets only may  be available.) The BOAT launch is closed until repaired. Boats may NOT use the canoe launch.

 

Dingmans Falls and Visitor Center PA
Visitor Center:
OPEN: daily 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. through Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)
OPEN: Weekends only from Saturday, September 6 through Sunday, October 12, 2008 and on Monday October 13, 2008 (Columbus Day)
Boardwalk trail
OPEN daily from spring until fall during daylight hours until  snow and ice cause closing of the entrance road. Usual operating season

 

Millbrook Village NJ
Buildings:
OPEN: 9:00 to 5:00 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday through through Monday, September 1, 2008 (Labor Day) Also open in the fall for Special Events
Grounds: OPEN dawn to dusk daily
Restrooms: OPEN in summer
Usual operating season

 
Information Station in Bushkill Meeting Center
OPEN: 9:00 to 5:00 weekends in June, July, and August 2008
 

Park Headquarters (Information Desk), Bushkill PA
OPEN: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
year-round, except federal holidays .

 

Park grounds, trails, roadways, and the Delaware River are open 24 hours a day, year-round, unless closed due to hazardous conditions such as heavy snowfall, strong river currents, or hazardous trees.

Day use areas and river accesses are open dawn to dusk daily.

Emergency Area and Road Closures

 

A pinkish white flower with many upright buds and dark leaves
Park Bulletin:
Dingmans Falls Trail Guide
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A yellowed stack of small papers and a spindle on a large accounts book
Park Bulletin:
Millbrook Village Map & Guide
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A sketch of two mountains and river between them
Park Bulletin:
How the Gap Formed
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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: June 29, 2008 at 16:46 EST