River Outfitters
Many paddlers experience the Delaware via a river outfitter. The outfitter provides the craft of choice – canoe, kayak, raft or tube – along with paddles, PFDs, and basic instruction. Paddlers launch and land at the outfitter’s base areas, with shuttle between.
*Note: some campground/outfitters make river trips available only to registered campers.
Upper Delaware: Hancock to Port Jervis, New York
Middle Delaware: Port Jervis to Delaware Water Gap
Lower Delaware: Water Gap to Trenton
Camping Along the Delaware
Riverside campgrounds, from “primitive” sites to full-service upscale “glamping,” make it easy for paddlers to spend the night. The listed sites are on or near the riverbanks.
Upper Delaware: Hancock to Port Jervis, New York
- Ascalona Campground
- Buckhorn Campsite, Delaware State Forest. Primitive riverside site by permit from National Park Service, 845-557-0222
- Indian Head Canoes
- Jerry’s Three River Campground
- Kittatinny Canoes
- Lander’s River Trips
- Outdoor Adventures (OARS)
- Soaring Eagle Campground*
- Sylvania Tree Farm
Middle Delaware: Port Jervis to Delaware Water Gap
- Dingmans Campground
- Kittatinny / River Beach
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: 64 primitive riverside sites, plus two group sites, by reservation and permit from the National Park Service
- Worthington State Forest
