Wayside Exhibit Audio Files

Accessible Wayside Audio Files

Along your journey in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, you might encounter wayside exhibit signs that may describe:

• Where you are

• Wildlife information

• Historic and cultural information

• Safety messages

• Local information

Several of these wayside exhibits have been audio described and added to our website as audio files, so you may enjoy them as you travel. Please download these audio files before you begin your trip, since cell phone service and internet access can be limited in many locations.

Click the dropdown menus below to view the different audio files available.

New Jersey Waysides

Kittatinny Point

An orientation to the Kittatinny Point area is located in front of the restrooms at the picnic pavilion. Additional safety information is also in this location.

An orientation to the Kittatinny Point area is located next to the visitor center. Additional safety information is also in this location.

Please note: Visitor centers in the park change seasonall based on staffing and visitation. Please visit Visitor Centers - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) for open visitor center locations and hours.

Near the fence next to the picnic pavilion, learn about how water formed the Delaware Water Gap.

Turtle Beach

Near the restroom located by the main parking lot, learn about the role of wetlands.

Near the swim beach, learn about the role of floodplains.

Poxono Boat Launch

An orientation to the Poxono area is located by the restroom.

Blue Mountain Lake

An orientation to the Blue Mountain Lake area is located next to the restroom.

Crater Lake

An orientation to the Crater Lake area is located next to the restroom.

Namanock

An orientation to the Namanock area is located next to the restroom.

Pennsylvania Waysides

Hialeah Picnic Area

An orientation to the Hialeah area is located in front of the restroom at the south end of the picnic area. Additional safety information is also in this location.

An orientation to the Hialeah area is located in front of the restroom at the north end of the picnic area. Additional safety information is also in this location.

Smithfield Beach

An orientation to the Smithfield Beach area is located in front of the restroom at the boat launch. Additional safety information is also in this location.

An orientation to the Smithfield Beach area is located at the restroom at the canoe launch. Additional safety information is also in this location.

An orientation to the Smithfield Beach area is located near the swim beach bathhouse.

In front of the swim beach bathhouse, learn about the river and wildlife in the area.

Hidden Lake

An orientation to the Hidden Lake area is located next to the picnic area restroom.

Turn Farm McDade Recreation Trail Access

An orientation to the Turn Farm area is located next the restroom.

Bushkill Village Picnic Area

An orientation to the Bushkill area is located at the restroom.

Toms Creek Picnic Area

An orientation to the Toms Creek area is located next to the restroom.

George W. Childs Park

An orientation to the George W. Childs Park area is located next to the restroom. Additional information about the history of George W. Childs Park is also located at this location.

Along the George W. Childs Park Trail at the first overlook of Factory Falls, learn about the impact Hemlock woolly adelgids have on the trees and what the park is doing to save the hemlock trees.

Along the George W. Childs Park Trail at the overlook of Factory Falls located next to the ruins of the mill, learn about the fascination with waterfalls and the Brooks Woolen Mill.

Along the George W. Childs Park Trail at the CCC pavilion, learn about the Civilian Conservation Corp work in this area.

Dingmans Falls

Inside the Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, learn about the hemlock forest ravine, the effects on the forest from the hemlock branches and surrounding soil, and the effects on the forest from the hemlock canopy and roots.

Inside the Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, learn about the effects of the hemlock forest on our national heritage, our economic heritage, and our cultural heritage.

Along the Dingmans Creek Trail just past the Silverthread Falls, learn about the ways hemlock trees create a micro-climate.

Along the Dingmans Creek Trail after the second bridge crossing the creek, learn about the Blackburnian Warbler.

Along the Dingmans Creek Trail before reaching the Dingmans Falls, learn about the native brook trout.

Dingmans Access

An orientation to the Dingmans Access area is located next to the restroom. Additional safety information is also in this location.

Milford Beach

An orientation to the Milford Beach area is located along the path that leads to the swim beach restroom.