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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
Delaware river, Millbrook Village, Dingmans Falls, Kittatinny Ridge, Delaware Water Gap, Mount Tammany, Mount Minsi, Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River, Appalachian Trail, Outdoor Recreation
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Need to get back to nature for a little while? We are here for you. This land has been cherished by people for over 12,000 years. With 40 miles of the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River, 100+ miles of hiking trails, and three swim beaches where you can bring a grill, there's lots of ways to #FindYourPark #EcuentraTuParque Read More
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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Silver Thread Falls, the smaller waterfall at Dingman's Falls site, near Dingman's Ferry, Pennsylvania, June 2006
Location New Jersey & Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest city Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania,
Port Jervis, New York
Coordinates 41°09′14″N 74°54′50″W / 41.15381°N 74.91388°W
Coordinates: 41°09′14″N 74°54′50″W / 41.15381°N 74.91388°W
Area 66,741 acres (270.09 km2)[1]
Established September 1, 1965
Visitors 4,068,529 (in 2020)[2]
Governing body National Park Service
Website Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) national recreation area along the middle section of the Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward in New Jersey to the state line near Port Jervis, New York, and in Pennsylvania to the outskirts of Milford.
A 40-mile (64 km) section of the Delaware River within it has been granted protected status as the Middle Delaware National Scenic River under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and is also administered by the National Park Service. This section of the river is the core of the historical Minisink region.
Contents
1 Description
2 Problems being seen today
3 Geology and geography
4 History
4.1 Superintendents and regional affiliations
4.2 Minisink
4.3 Tocks Island Dam project
4.4 Establishment of the recreation area
5 Gallery
6 Notable sites within the Park
7 References 8 External links
Description[edit]
The recreation area includes parts of Sussex and Warren counties in New Jersey, and Monroe, Northampton, and Pike counties in Pennsylvania. The Appalachian Trail runs along much of the eastern boundary of the park and is maintained and updated by the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference. The park offers historical and cultural sites including the Minisink Archaeological Site, Millbrook Village, and the arts center in Peters Valley and rural scenery approximately an hour's drive from New York City. The park has significant Native American archaeological sites. In addition, a number of structures remain from early Dutch settlement during the colonial period. Outdoor recreational activities include canoeing, hiking, camping, swimming, cycling, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and picnicking. Fishing and hunting are permitted in season with valid state licenses.
Problems being seen today[edit]
The recreation area is currently facing major underfunding, the deferred maintenance costs, total over $161 million, with an annual $6 million routine maintenance cost. [3] Also the climate change crisis that our world is facing today, is not helping this area as well. Along with multiple roads in the area being closed due to weather events that caused destruction of the roads, trails, and many other areas, and the deferred maintenance cost does not help because it keeps adding up and the national Parks Service cannot afford to fix everything.[]
Geology and geography[edit]
See also: Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, Kittatinny Mountains, Geology of Pennsylvania, and Geology of New Jersey
History[edit]
Superintendents and regional affiliations[edit]
Previous and current superintendents of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area include but are not limited too; Peter DeGelleke 1965-1973, James McLaughlin 1973-1979, Albert “Amos” Hawking 1979-1988, Richard Ring 1988-1992, Roger Rector 1992-1997, William Laitner 1997-2003, John Donahue 2003-2017, Sula Jacobs 2018-present The park is currently apart of Interior Region 1 of the National Parks Service, It was originally a part of the Northeast region, then the North Atlantic-Appalachian Region.
Minisink[edit]
Fog surrounds cliffs looming over the Delaware River whose valley is the core of the historic Minisink region, July 2007
The Minisink (or more recently "Minisink Valley") is a loosely defined geographic region of the Upper Delaware River valley in northwestern New Jersey (Sussex and Warren counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Pike and Monroe counties) and New York (Orange and Sullivan counties).
The name was derived by Dutch colonists from the Munsee name for the area, as bands of their people took names after geographic places which they inhabited as territory throughout the mid-Atlantic area. Originally inhabited by Munsee, the northern branch of the Lenape or Delaware Indians, the area's first European settlers arrived in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and were Dutch and French Huguenot families from colonial New York's Hudson River Valley. The term "Minisink" is not used often today. It is preserved because of its historical relevance concerning the early European settlement of the region during the American colonial period and as an artifact of the early "first contact" between Native Americans and early European explorers, traders and missionaries in the seventeenth century.[4]
Delaware Water Gap
Our famed 'Water Gap' is formed by Middle Delaware River's passage between low forested mountains and rocky mountain ridges.
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DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ANCHORS
This leg of the eastern seaboard welcomes adventure lovers from all walks of life. Slip back through time and see what trek the river may take you on.
DELAWARE WATER GAP INFORMATION
The famed 'Water Gap' in the Kittatinny Ridge is formed by Middle Delaware River's passage between low forested mountains and rocky mountain ridges.
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.”
— Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It
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Exiting the park, the river will run 200 miles more to Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean at Wilmington, Delaware. Though set aside as an area for outdoor recreation, the land of this park is rich in history.
The park encompasses significant Native American archaeological sites, and several sites have been investigated. A number of structures also remain from early Dutch settlement and the colonial contact period. The entire region was a frontier of the French and Indian War. Historic rural villages from the 18th and 19th centuries remain intact on the New Jersey side, and landscapes of past settlements are scattered throughout the park.
In the 19th century, the village of Delaware Water Gap was a focus of the early resort industry fostered by the railroads. Even today the region is known for its vacation appeal.
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WEATHER AT DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Given that the park runs over 200 miles along the river, weather in the park varies from day to day, miles to mile, activity to activity. Check with ranger stations and posted weather updates to ensure winter storms or flash floods haven’t ruined your plans! Pack layers no matter the date.
TOURS AND CAMPING
All camping at this national park in Delaware must be officially booked. But good news! The park offers lots of different options, including RV camping, backcountry and primitive sites, and even river camping.
WILDLIFE IN THE PARK
Just like the weather, the animal life is diverse, from big black bears to tiny hummingbirds. At this park in Delaware, visitors may come across deer, wild turkeys, a variety of fish, and gorgeous wild birds. At night, visitors may have a chance sighting of foxes, owls, or maybe one of the six species of bats that live in this park.
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