Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is formed by the Delaware River cutting through the Blue Mountains within Pennsylvania and the Kittatinny Ridge in New Jersey. With over 68,000 acres, there are over 100 miles of trails and 27 miles of the Appalachian Trail in the recreation area. Much of the forest here is second-growth, though remnants of old-growth forest can be found in locations throughout the park in both Monroe and Pike Counties.

In Monroe County, near the Mount Minsi trailhead, a forest containing mature mixed hardwoods and old-growth oak-dominated forests grows on the ridge tops and large hemlocks within the ravines.

In Pike County, the Lower Hornbecks Creek Trail offers views of forests and waterfall-fed creeks that converge with the Delaware River and this trail has several old-growth areas and will mature into an old-growth forest. Visit the National Recreation Area website for any closures: https://www.nps.gov/dewa/index.htm

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