Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Paddle the Delaware River, hike to waterfalls and climb Mount Tammany for a view of the Water Gap.

Kittatinny Point, off I-80 at the Water Gap · Columbia, NJ

About Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

This National Park Service area protects 40 miles of the Delaware River along the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border, including the gap the river cut through the Kittatinny ridge. You can canoe or kayak the river, fish, and hike trails to Mount Tammany, Dingmans Falls and Raymondskill Falls, which drops about 150 feet. A section of the Appalachian Trail runs through the park. There is no entrance fee, though a few sites charge a per-vehicle amenity fee.

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The closest stops to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Adventure Sports
$25–$50
Canoe, kayak, and raft rentals for trips down the Delaware River in the Poconos.
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Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Bushkill Falls
Under $25
Walk boardwalks, bridges and forest trails past eight waterfalls in the Pocono Mountains.
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Museums
Washington Township Historical Society Museum
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Historical society in Long Valley, New Jersey, that preserves local history and historic township buildings.
22 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Museums
Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum
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Local history museum focused on Lake Hopatcong, located on the grounds of Hopatcong State Park in Landing, New Jersey.
Transit: reachable by public transit
24 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center
No admission fee
A Morris County nature center with meadows, woodland trails, bird watching, and a pollinator butterfly garden along the Black River.
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Museums
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Under $25
A former zinc mine in Ogdensburg, now a museum where guided underground tours reveal fluorescent minerals and mining history.
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