There are many waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a national recreation area managed by the National Park Service in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.[1]
List
editButtermilk Falls
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Buttermilk Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls of New Jersey. A dirt road (closed to vehicles in the winter) goes past its base. A series of steps lead to observation platforms further up the waterfall, which is nearly 100 feet (30 m) high. A trail continues eastward from the topmost platform, reaching the Appalachian Trail, about 1,100 feet (340 m) higher in elevation than the base of the falls, in about 1.4 miles (2.3 km).[2] The waterfall is near the north end of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey.[3]
Dingmans Falls
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Dingmans Falls is the second highest waterfall in the state of Pennsylvania with a plunge of 130 feet (40 m).[4] It is located at the northern end of the DWG park. There is a beautiful (composite) boardwalk that leads you to the base of the waterfall where you can see the 80-foot (24 m) cascading drop. This boardwalk is roughly 0.5 miles (0.80 km) long and takes you to the base of the falls, but also passes by Silverthread Falls.[5] You can continue on up a series of stairs to the waterfall and see the entire 130-foot (40 m) plunge from the birds eye view. The best time to see this waterfall is about 24 hours after a hard rain, when it will be flowing fast and steady.[6] This is probably the best known waterfall of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Park.[7]
Silverthread Falls
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Silverthread Falls is also located in upper Pennsylvania, less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Dingmans Falls.[5] This waterfall exhibits a steep drop of about 80 feet (24 m)[7] via a narrow channel constructed of prominent rock-joints faces, however the volume of flow is much less than Dingmans Falls.[8] Visitors can view both Silverthread and Ding Dong Falls via the same (composite) boardwalk & trail emanating from the Dingmans Falls Visitor Center.
Factory Falls
editFactory Falls is located on the George W. Childs Park Trail in Pennsylvania, it follows Dingmans Creek so you are very close to Dingmans falls. The Brooks Family ran a woolen mill from 1823 to 1832 next to this fall, the remains of the mill can be seen next to the fall.[9] You will take a single path through the woods that runs on both sides of the creek that is roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length. This waterfall is the first one in a set of three that is on this traill. Factory Falls drops twice and makes a 90 degree turn with the creek.[10]
Fulmer Falls
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Fulmer Falls is the second waterfall you will see on the George W. Childs Park Trail in Pennsylvania right after Factory Falls. This fall is 56 feet (17 m) tall and is the largest in George W. Childs Park. This waterfall has a unique feature of falling in a semi-circular basin of rock and then flowing downstream. The base of this waterfall is not accessible unless the fence is jumped, this is not prohibited.[10]
Deer Leap Falls
editThe third last fall of the trail of George W. Childs Park is Deer Leap Falls. There is a bridge over top of the falls that gives it a very majestic look. The fall itself can be seen from all sides well including above because the bridge allows site-seers to walk on top of the fall. There is a very large wide shallow pool at the bottom of the fall, swimming and wading are not permitted. However this does not stop a lot of people from getting into the water for a selfie. The walk back is about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) before the parking area is back in view.[10]
Bushkill Falls
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There are eight waterfalls and more than 2 miles (3.2 km) of trail on these 300 acres (120 ha), located in Pennsylvania near the top of Delaware Water Gap National Recreational park. The drop of the main fall of Bushkill Falls is about 100 feet (30 m).[11] While the drop from the first falls to the bottom of the lower gorge is about 300 feet (91 m). This set of falls is on privately owned land, and has an admission charge. They are advertised with the slogan "The Niagara of Pennsylvania".[12]
Raymondskill Falls
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Raymondskill Falls are a series of three cascading waterfalls located on Raymondskill Creek in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It is the tallest waterfall in Pennsylvania.[13] The three tiers of Raymondskill Falls have a combined height of approximately 150 feet (46 m).
Van Campens Glen Falls
editVan Campens Glen Falls is the terminus of the Lower Van Campens Glen trail hike near Walpack, NJ. The top of the falls features a deep, large pool that cascades down a slanted rock face. The areas surrounding the upper pool require extreme caution as this area has been responsible for numerous accidents and deaths in years past. [14] The trail itself features a densely covered hemlock ravine that hosts various delicate plants and species of wildlife. The root systems at the base of many of the hemlocks have been damaged due to high foot traffic in the area. This, in addition to storm damage and a lack of funding, has led the National Park Service and Department of the Interior to close the Lower Van Campens Glen trail indefinitely, due to public hazard, as of Spring 2019. [15]
References
edit- ^ "Maps - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ^ "Buttermilk Falls Trail". Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ^ "Visitor Centers - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ^ a b "Dingmans Falls | Scenic, Wild Delaware River". delawareriver.natgeotourism.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "Dingmans Falls at Dingmans Falls Visitors Center". www.poconomountains.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ^ a b JOHNSON, KENT. "Walk along the waterfall trails within Delaware Water Gap Recreation Center". poconorecord.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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- ^ a b c "Pennsylvania Waterfalls: The Falls of George W. Childs Park - UncoveringPA". UncoveringPA. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "Bushkill Falls". www.poconomountains.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "Bushkill Falls". Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Raymondskill Creek Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "New Jersey Man Possible Drowning Victim at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area".
- ^ "Winter Storm Damage Update - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)".