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The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. [ 2 ] The gap makes up the southern portion of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area , which is used primarily for recreational purposes, such as ...
"The Gap" as seen from the Delaware River Viaduct. The namesake feature of the recreation area is the prominent Delaware Water Gap, located at the area's southern end.The Delaware River runs through the gap, separating Pennsylvania's Mount Minsi on Blue Mountain, elevation 1,461 feet (445 m), from New Jersey's Mount Tammany on Kittatinny Mountain, elevation 1,527 feet (465 m).
The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area straddles both sides of the river near the bridge; Worthington State Forest is located along the bridge's New Jersey side. A six-lane toll plaza , one of which is an Express E-ZPass lane, is located on the Pennsylvania side of the bridge, serving westbound traffic only.
The park within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was wrecked by massive storms. Here's how it was restored. Delaware Water Gap's Childs Park to reopen after six years of storm repairs.
The Delaware Water Gap has announced its priority for which roads and facilities in the national park will be open and closed for the winter.
The number of visitors to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area dropped last year, but the park remained among the top 20 most visited in the National Park Service network.
Fulmer Falls waterfall. The George W. Childs Recreation Site is a former Pennsylvania state park that is the site of a number of cascade waterfalls along Dingmans Creek; it has been part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area since 1983.
A mix of hardwood and evergreen trees flank the Hornbeck Creek in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the day the area around the creek and part of Mount Minsi ...