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National Recreation Area · Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Best primary window for Delaware Water Gap: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Situated within the most densely populated region of the United States, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area provides a unique opportunity to experience tranquil landscapes, rich human history, and striking scenery along 40 miles of the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi. The park offers year-round recreation including hiking, paddling, fishing, and hunting.

This page identifies Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in NJ, PA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Delaware Water Gap audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Recreation Area
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
DEWA
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingartsdamsconservation-movementanimalsArts and CultureAuto and ATVScenic DrivingBikingBoating

Month-by-month

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: https://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in NJ, PA.

Getting there

Official access details for Delaware Water Gap are on the NPS page.

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.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is identified as National Recreation Area with NPS code dewa.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is listed as a National Recreation Area in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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