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Delaware Water Gap
Location: Delaware Water Gap NRA
Bushkill, PA & Warren County, NJ
Directions: I-80 West to Delaware Water Gap
Telephone: 570 588-2451
Hours: All Day, Every Day
Admission: Free
Internet: www.nps.gov/dewa/ 
 

Maps and brochures available at Kittatinny Point Visitor Center (just off I-80 in NJ-last exit before Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge heading west)

 

Hiking, camping, rafting, swimming, fishing, canoeing, cross country skiing, ice fishing and spectacular views. 

 


 

Jenny Jump State Forest & Greenwood Observatory
Location: State Park Road
Hope, NJ
Directions: Rte 80 to Exit 12 to Hope. Turn onto 519 North at blinking light. At 3rd right turn onto Shiloh Road, approximately 1 mile turn right to State Park Road. 
Telephone:  908 459-4366
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset
Admission:  Free; Fee for camping
Internet (Park): www.state.nj.us/dep/forestry/parks/jenny.htm 
Observatory Web: www.erols.com/njastrol 

 

Astronomy, hiking, camping, fishing, bird watching, mountain biking, geology, boating, canoeing, cross county skiing, ice fishing and picnicking.  Weather permitting, the Greenwood Observatory presents a 2 hour astronomy talk and observation on Saturday nights from 8 pm to 10 pm.   This is one of the few "dark spots" in New Jersey and with their 16’’ Newtonian Telescope, this is an opportunity to get a rare view of the heavens above.  Observation is available from April to October.

 


 

Lakota Wolf Preserve 
Location: 89 Mt. Pleasant Road
Knowlton Township (Del. Water Gap)
Columbia, NJ 07832
Telephone: 908 496-9244
877-SEE-WOLF
Sessions: Spring/Summer: 10am & 4:00pm, Fall/Winter: 10am & 3:00pm by appt.  No appointment needed Sat & Sun.  Call for reservations for Mon-Fri
Admission: Adult $15, Child $7

 

Home to 15 adults and 7 puppies, the Preserve educates visitors on wolf behavior, social structure, & survival techniques.  The 1-1.5 hour viewing sessions are held twice daily and led by one of the principals.  

 


Land of Make Believe
Location:

Great Meadows Road-Route 611
Hope, NJ

Directions: From Rte. 80 West: Exit 12. Two lefts, one right.
From Rte. 80 East: Exit 12.  Right, left, right. Look for brown signs at Exit 12.
Telephone: 908 459-5100
908 459-9000
Hours: Weekends from Memorial Day  thru 2nd weekend in June
Mid-June to Labor Day 10-6,   
The park will also be open on the weekend after labor Day
Admission: Adults $12.50; Children 2-18 $15.50
Free parking
Internet: www.lomb.com 

 

The water park includes lazy river ride, water slides, and giant wading pool.  Lockers and changing rooms are available.  An amusement park has several small mechanical rides and a climb up the chimney to the North Pole to visit Santa.
Two new rides for the 2000 season: Turn of the Century Replica Carousel and The Frog Hopper-a children's fun ride.

Please visit these pages too.
Day Trips to Other Areas:
Bergen
Bergen Parks
Cape May
Essex
Hudson
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
NY City
Passaic
Rockland
Somerset
Sussex
Union
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