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The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is a large park in the Pocono Mountains on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania which is home to the Appalachian Trail, along with more than 100 miles of hiking trails. Boasting incredible natural scenery along the banks of Delaware River, the area features steep ridges and dense hemlock forests, quaint historic colonial villages and an abundance of diverse fauna and flora, as well as the area’s namesake, the spectacular 1000-foot-deep valley between the mountain ridges known as the ‘Water Gap.’

1978 River Road, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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