Rate Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I obtain a park entrance pass?
Only 118 of your 417 park sites charge entrance fees. You can obtain park entrance passes by visiting a park site that charges an entrance fee. Entrance fee sites have passes available; we recommend calling a park prior to your visit. (See the park search to locate a specific park.) There are a number of entrance passes available, including park-specific passes as well as passes that offer entrance to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites in addition to the national parks (Annual, Military, Senior, 4th Grade, Access, and Volunteer passes). Learn more about the America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass.
About this location:
National Recreation Area
Operating Hours & Seasons
Headquarters Building
Closed on weekends and Federal holidays. Park passes can be purchased here during business hours. Small gift shop, Park Information, and Passport Stamps available.
Standard Hours
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
- Tuesday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
- Wednesday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
- Thursday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
- Friday:8:30 AM-4:30 PM
- Saturday: Closed
Dingmans Falls Visitor Center
May 27 to September 5, 2016 Park information, exhibits related to Dingmans Ravine, bookstore, ranger-led programs, trailhead, stroller and wheelchair accessible trail to waterfalls.
Standard Hours
- Sunday:9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Thursday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Friday:9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Saturday:9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Kittatinny Point Visitor Center
May 27 to September 5, 2016 Mondays & Tuesdays: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Wednesdays & Thursdays: Closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. No passes sold at Park Visitor Centers. Passes can be purchased at Park Headquarters, Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Standard Hours
- Sunday:9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Monday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Tuesday:9:00 AM-5:00 PM
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday:9:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Saturday:9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Millbrook Village
May 28 to September 3, 2016 Millbrook Village buildings are only open for viewing on Saturdays and Sundays, throughout the summer, from 10 am to 4 pm. During weekdays, the buildings are closed, but the grounds are open to walk around and explore.
Standard Hours
- Sunday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday:10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Peters Valley School of Craft
January 1 – April 31, 2016
Standard Hours
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday:12:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday:10:00 AM-6:00 PM
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: Closed
Foster-Armstrong House
June 26 to September 18, 2016. Closed July 3, 2016, August 28 2016, and September 4, 2016. Park Information, exhibits related to the Montague area, public programs, tours, and open house available. For more information on the Foster-Armstrong House, go to http://www.montaguehistory.org/MontagueHistory/Home.html
Standard Hours
- Sunday:1:00 PM-4:00 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: Closed
Park District
Neldon-Roberts Stonehouse
Open Season: June 26 to September 18, 2016. Closed July 3, 2016, August 28, and September 4, 2016 Park Information, exhibits related to the Montague, NJ area. Tours and open house offered during operating hours. More information can be found at: http://www.montaguehistory.org/MontagueHistory/Home.html
Standard Hours
- Sunday:1:00 PM-4:00 PM
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: Closed
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: Closed
- Saturday: Closed
Fees & Passes
Entrance Fees:
- $0.00 – Park Entrance Fee
The Park does does not charge an entrance fee but does have expanded amenity fees. - $45.00 – Park Vehicle Season Pass
We have season passes for $45.00 that are good for one vehicle only in this park only (DEWA); a 2nd pass for vehicles registered to same address is $25.00; a 3rd pass for vehicles registered to same address is $12.50, and 4th pass for vehicles registered to same address is $6.25. Senior and Accessible fees are 1/2 price of season passes. - $10.00 – Vehicle expanded amenity fee
Daily fees are per vehicle for up to 7 adult occupants. Any additional adults are $1.00 per person. We do not charge for children 15 and younger. - $10.00 – McDade Trail expanded amenity fee – weekends & holidays
Those who walk-in or bicycle-in to use the McDade Trail may do so free. If visitors park a vehicle at the fee areas to use the McDade Trail they must pay the daily fee. - $1.00 – Bicycle expanded amenity fee
Those who walk or bicycle in to use the beaches are charged a fee. - $1.00 – Pedestrian expanded amenity fee
Those who walk in to use the beaches are charged a fee.
About
The River, the Valley, and You
Paddlers slip down the river between low forested mountains; anglers wade the trout streams; hikers scan the valley from the ridge or peer into the 1000-foot-deep Water Gap. The valley has known human hand and voice for 10,000 years. Floodplains nourished the Native farmer; waterfalls drew the Victorian vacationer. Today, a 70,000-acre park welcomes those who seek the outdoors close to home.
Directions
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a long, narrow park that sits between two major interstates, I-80 at the south and I-84 at the north. US 209 is the main north/south road through the park on the Pennsylvania side and Old Mine Road is the main north/south road though the park on the New Jersey side.
Visitor Centers
Kittatinny Point Visitor Center
Park information, exhibits, souvenir and book store, NPS passport stamp, restrooms, drinking water, view of Delaware Water Gap, Appalachian National Scenic Trail access, other trails nearby, boat launch, and canoe launch. Parking is in high demand during the spring and summer months, and can fill by 10:00 am on most weekends. Please be aware that there is also very limited RV parking at this location. Located in Columbia, NJ: GPS: 40.970188, -75.128242 Dingmans Falls Visitor Center
Park information, exhibits, souvenir and book store, NPS passport cancellation, restrooms, drinking water, wheel chair and stroller accessible Dingmans Creek Trail to Silverthread and Dingmans Falls, guided waterfall walks. This site has limited parking. During the summer, parking can fill by 11:00 am, most weekends. Please plan your visit accordingly. There is no RV parking at this location. Some RV parking is available one mile from the visitor center, at the corner of PA Route 209, and Johnny Bee Road. Park Headquarters
Park information, NPS passport cancellation, America the Beautiful and park passes, restrooms, drinking water, wildlife viewing platforms, McDade Recreational Trail access. Millbrook Village
Park information, exhibits, museum shop, historic buildings and landscape, historic life-skills demonstrations, NPS passport cancellation, restrooms, trails nearby.
Weather
Spring: Temperatures usually range from lows of 26 F to highs of 80 F with average rainfall of 5 inches. Summer: Temperatures usually range from lows of 55 F to highs of 85 F with average rainfall of 4 inches. Fall: Temperatures usually range from lows of 30 F to highs of 83F. Fall foliage is at its peak sometime in October as daily mountain temperatures vary frequently and influence the change. Winter: Temperatures usually range from lows of 15 F to highs of 49 F.
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