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2026 Delaware River Sojourn "Our Nation's River"

• 2026 Overview (June 2026; PDF)
  
  
• 2026 Day Plans (June 2026)
  
  
• Celebrate America’s 250th with a paddle (River Reporter, June 9, 2026)
  
  
• Delaware River Sojourn Open for Registration (Pike County Courier, May 27, 2026)
  
  
• Registration Open for the 2026 Delaware River Sojourn: June 20-26 (DRBC news release, issued 5/22/26)
  
  
• Wally Life Segment on the Delaware River Sojourn (May 2026; starts at ~10:13, ends ~17:25)
  
  
• 2026 Sojourn Thanks: Grantors, Sponsors, Supporters
  
  
• 2026 Sojourn Thanks: Steering Committee Partners
  
  
• 2026 Sojourn Thanks: Livery, Caterers, Camping
  
  
• 2026 Sojourn Thanks: River Access
  
  
• 2026 Map of Sojourn Stretches Paddled & Camping Locations
  
  
• 2026 Delaware River Sojourn Flyer (PDF)
  
  
• Sojourn Pack List (PDF)
  
  
• Delaware River Sojourn Planning Team

Media

For media inquiries, please contact:

• Kate Schmidt, Delaware River Basin Commission, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  
  
  
• Dejay Branch or Troy Bystrom, Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition, by contacting us here
  
  
• Delaware River Sojourn Logo (standard; PNG)

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Delaware River Sojourn Archives

2025 Delaware River Sojourn and PA 2025 River of the Year Information

News Stories

• New York Times: Paddling the Wild River in New York's Backyard; by Elisabeth Vincentelli, April 14, 2025
• Wally Life: April 2025; feature on the Delaware River Sojourn at ~18:00 - 28:00
• Good Stuff Connections Magazine: The 30th Annual Delaware River Sojourn; June 6, 2025
• BRC TV-13 videos: Delaware River Sojourn Gets Underway, Delaware River Sojourn and Delaware River Festival at Minisink
  
• Delaware Currents: The Delaware River Sojourn: 'A kind of meditation' that takes you away; by Preston Ehrler, June 19, 2025
• Lehigh Valley News: State, local officials celebrate the Delaware as Pa.'s River of the Year; by Molly Bilinski, June 19, 2025
• Channel 69 News, WFMZ: Pa. names the Delaware state's "River of the Year'; June 18, 2025
• WNEP: Delaware River Crowned Pennsylvania's River of the Year; by Emily Kress; June 18, 2025
• Pocono Mountains TV: July 2025; feature on the Delaware River Sojourn at ~22:00
• Times News: Delaware River top waterway again; by Kristine Porter; July 6, 2025
• DRBC Blog: 2025 Delaware River Sojourn: Celebrating 30 Years of Paddling & Partnership
• DRBC Blog: Delaware River of the Year Festival: A Community Celebration

Sojourn & River of the Year Info 

• 2025 Sojourn Overview
  
• 2025 Map of Sojourn Stretches Paddled & Camping Locations
  
• 2025 Sojourn Safety Plan
  
• 2025 Delaware River Sojourn Flyer 
• Delaware River of the Year
• 2025 River of the Year Logo
• Delaware River of the Year Festival
• Delaware River Sojourn Planning Team

News Releases

• Shapiro Administration Honors Delaware River as Pennsylvania’s 2025 River of the Year (PA DCNR News Release, June 20, 2025)
• Registration Open for the 2025 Delaware River Sojourn: June 14-20 (DRBC News Release, April 23, 2025)
• POWR announces 2025 Pennsylvania Sojourn Grant Awards (POWR News Release, April 10, 2025)
• Delaware River Named Pennsylvania’s 2025 River of the Year (PA DCNR News Release, February 13, 2025)
• Delaware River in the Running for Pennsylvania's River of the Year (DRBC News Release, December 17, 2024)

2024 Delaware River Sojourn Information

• 2024 Sojourn Overview
• 2024 Sojourn Complete Day Plan Package
• Sojourn Pack List 
• Map of Stretches to be Paddled & Camping Locations
• 2024 Safety Plan
• Delaware Currents: "Delaware River sojourners revel in nature and camaraderieDelaware River sojourners revel in nature and camaraderie" (by Cloey Callahan, June 22, 2024)
• Lehigh Valley News: "'Absolutely gorgeous': About 100 paddle down the Delaware River for annual sojourn" (by Molly Bilinski, June 19, 2024)
• Registration is open for the 2024 Delaware River Sojourn (Times Publishing, May 26, 2024)
• TapIntoBordentown: "Paddle in Delaware River Summer Sojourn From Bordentown Beach" (by Elizabeth A. Meyers, April 29, 2024)
• TapIntoPhillipsburg: "A River of Inspiration: Registration Now Open for the 2024 Delaware River Sojourn" (by Danielle DeGerolamo, April 25, 2024)
• DRBC News Release Announcing Registration for the 2024 Delaware River Sojourn (issued April 24, 2024)
• 2024 Sojourn Flyer (pdf)

2023 Delaware River Sojourn Information

• 2023 Sojourn Overview
• 2023 Sojourn Complete Day Plan Package
• Map Showing 2023 Sojourn Launch & Takeout Sites
• 2023 Sojourn Safety Plan
• 2023 Delaware River Sojourn Flyer
• Register Now for the 2023 Delaware River Sojourn: June 17-23 (DRBC; June 2023)
• Register Now for the 2023 Delaware River Sojourn (PA Environment Digest Blog; April 2023)
• News Release: Registration is Open for the 2023 Delaware River Sojourn (DRBC; April 2023)
• Sojourn on the River (Jon Hurdle, NJ Spotlight News; February 2023)

2022 Delaware River Sojourn Information

• View Video about the 2022 Delaware River Sojourn
• Delaware River Sojourn: Kayaks Sailed from Lackawaxen, Pa. to Bordentown, N.J. (Bucks County Herald, August 2022)
• River Sojourns: Connecting People to Our Shared Waters through Paddling and Partnerships (Our Shared Waters July Blog Feature)
• Delaware River Sojourn Committee Honors High Admirals in Northampton County (Valley Ledger, June 28, 2022)
• It's Eye-Opening, It's Breath-Taking (Times Leader, June 24, 2022)
• The Annual Delaware River Sojourn (PA Homepage, June 21, 2022)
• View News Release from the Brodhead Watershed Association: 27th Annual Delaware River Sojourn highlights unique geology of Delaware River Basin (pdf; issued June 24, 2022)
• News Release (issued May 12, 2022, by DRBC)

Other 2022 Info

• 2022 Delaware River Sojourn Flyer
• 2022 Sojourn Overview (June 2022 draft)
• 2022 Complete Day Plan Package (June 2022 draft)
• 2022 Safety Plan
• 2022 COVID Safety Plan

2021 Delaware River Sojourn Information

• The Delaware Sojourn: A Novice's Tale (October 2021)
• Perspectives on Paddling: Experiences from the 2021 Summer River Sojourns (Our Shared Waters Blog Feature)
• News Release Announcing Registration is Open for the 2021 Sojourn (issued May 11, 2021, by DRBC)

2020 Sojourn & Delaware River News

• KYW News Radio: Delaware River Named 'River of the Year' for 2020 (April 18, 2020)
• DRBC: Delaware River Named 2020 River of the Year by American Rivers
• KYW News Radio: COVID-19 Issues Force Cancellation of Delaware River Sojourn (May 3, 2020)
• American Rivers: ArcGIS StoryMap - Along the Delaware: A 5-Day Tour of 2020's River of the Year
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Blog by Bridget Macdonald (Sojourn Steering Committee Member): Paddling in the Same Direction (June 24, 2020)