Canoe the Delaware Water Gap

The quiet, peaceful canoe helps to capture a meditative feeling of being one with nature, even inside the boundaries of the New York metropolitan area. You can spot a grey heron or a snowy egret against a Manhattan skyline backdrop or find a bear outside of your tent with-in a three hour drive of the city. Follow the links for information about some great places to canoe in and around New York City.

Cape Cod, MA

Nauset Marsh
Wellfleet
Provincetown

New Jersey

Delaware Water Gap
Delaware/Raritan Canal

New York

Watchill Fire Island
Nissequogue River
The Peconic River
Carman's River

Pennslyvania

Promise Land State Park


	Delaware Water Gap The Delaware Water Gap is on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River crosses a tall ridge of the Appalachian Mountains. A water gap is a geological formation where a river cuts through a mountain ridge. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is used for rafting, canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking and rock climbing. With a fishing license, one can fish in the Delaware for carp, shad and other fish.



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