Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania/New Jersey

It’s July 4th week 2023 and we are traveling 5 hours from the other side of PA to the Delaware Water Gap to spend 5 days exploring this National Recreation Area.

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area encompasses nearly 70,000 acres in a river valley stretching over 40-miles - the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

On this trip we are spending a full day exploring the numerous waterfalls in the area and combining that with a 3-day/2-night canoe journey down the Delaware River.

This is our first time in the Delaware Water Gap so we chose to hire a local outfitter for our canoe and shuttle. The camping research was on us to figure out.
If you are planning a river trip, here are a few things to know:
There are 62 designated primitive campsites.
The National Park Service requires you cover a set of miles in order to stay 1, 2, or 3 nights on the river:
One-night - at least 14 miles
Two-nights - at least 26 miles
Three nights - at least 34 miles

Campsite permits are required to camp along the river. You can book at recreation.gov.
Permits are valid for the zone/date you book, but specific sites within are first come first served.

Video Contents
00:00 Intro
01:28 Outfitter Info
01:47 Pocono Pony
02:23 Big Bear
04:19 Minisink Island
05:10 Raymondskill Falls
05:40 Clear water
06:41 Namanock Island
07:32 Sandyston
09:20 Dingmans Ferry/waterfall
12:17 Hornbeck
12:39 Shapnack Island
13:50 Mill Creek
16:46 Starting Day 2
17:31 Buck Bar
17:50 Tom's Creek
20:00 Valley View Group Sites
20:34 Bushkill Launch
21:00 Bushkill Falls
22:00 Peters
27:00 Quinn
28:18 River Bend Group Sites
29:02 Sambo
30:37 Aloso
31:37 Hamilton
36:00 Depew
38:00 Poxono
40:10 Turtle Beach
40:30 Coming to the end