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Hiking
in the Poconos
Adventure
Center at Whitewater Challengers
Enjoy exciting dam release whitewater rafting at the Pocono's favorite
family outdoor center. Ideal for all ages. Easy or exhilarating rafting
trips March to October. Guided trips each day. Also camping, biking, kayaking
and scrumptious meal packages! Group discounts and the best group leader
benefits. No experience needed.
288 North
Stagecoach Rd Weatherly , PA 18255
Toll-Free: 800-443-8554 Phone: 570-443-9532 | Fax: 570-443-9727
Web Site: www.whitewaterchallengers.com
E-mail: info@whitewaterchallengers.com
Beltzville
State Park
Located in Carbon County, Beltzville State Park is 949 acres with a shoreline
of 19.8 miles. The park is located along the Pohopoco Creek with recreation
areas around the lake. The park offers wooded and open picnic areas, which
also include modern restrooms, drinking water, tables, parking areas,
and day use mooring areas for boats. Fishing in Beltzville Lake is a popular
sport. The lake is stocked with warm- and cold-water game fish and panfish.
The lake is also ideal for boating.
2950
Pohopoco Drive Lehighton , PA 18235
Toll-Free: 888PAPARKS Phone: 610-377-0045
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/b-ville.htm
E-mail: beltzvillesp@state.pa.us
Big
Pocono State Park
Perched on Camelback Mountain, Big Pocono State Park is rugged and scenic.
A paved, scenic drive encircles the mountaintop and provides a magnificent
view of vast portions of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Camelback
Road Tannersville , PA 18372
Toll-Free: 888-PAP-ARKS Phone: 570-894-8336
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/bigpocono.aspx
E-mail: tobyhannasp@state.pa.us
Bushkill
Falls
"The Niagara of Pennsylvania," has eight waterfalls. Waterfalls
are just the beginning of you visit to Bushkill Falls. Step into a Native
America long-house and see how the Lenni Lenape lived hundreds of years
ago.
Route
209, Bushkill Falls Road Bushkill , PA 18324
Phone: 570-588-6682 | Fax: 570-588-9060
Web Site: http://www.visitbushkillfalls.com
Delaware
& Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
As your exploration of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
continues, the landscape ascends. Breathtaking scenery, natural resources
and scars from the coal and lumber industries coexist. This mountainous
region is known as a mecca for high-quality outdoor recreation. River
rafting, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, hunting, camping,
fishing, golf, downhill and cross-country skiing are found in numerous
resorts, state game lands, rails-to-trails, state, county and municipal
parks.
110 North
3rd Street 2nd Fl Room 220 Lehighton , PA 18235
Phone: 610-923-3548
Web Site: www.delwareandlehigh.org
Delaware
State Forest
As your exploration of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
continues, the landscape ascends. Breathtaking scenery, natural resources
and scars from the coal and lumber industries coexist. This mountainous
region is known as a mecca for high-quality outdoor recreation. River
rafting, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, hunting, camping,
fishing, golf, downhill and cross-country skiing are found in numerous
resorts, state game lands, rails-to-trails, state, county and municipal
parks.
HC 1
Box 95 A Swiftwater , PA 18370
Phone: 570-895-4000
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/delaware.aspx
E-mail: fd19@dcnr.state.pa.us
Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area
Established by Congress on September 1, 1965, for public outdoor recreation
use and for the preservation of scenic, scientific, and historic resources.
The area is rich in both cultural and natural hi... 80,056 acres, more
than 100 miles of trails, over 5,000 acres of natural areas, and several
beautiful vistas. Three trails for all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) are available
at Maple Run, Burnt Mills and Pohopoco.
River
Road Bushkill , PA 18324-9999
Phone: 570-588-2452
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/dewa
Francis
E. Walter Dam
Francis E. Walter Dam - An 1,800-acre project, having a small 80 acre
reservoir but no Corps-operated recreation facilities. There is a boat
launch area (no ramp), although there is a 10 hp limit. Swimming is not
permitted. Picnicking, hiking and fishing are available, as is hunting,
in season, on adjacent PA Game Commission lands. Whitewater rafting is
also available downstream. Information on whitewater releases can be obtained
by accessing the Philadelphia District Web site and checking under Francis
E. Walter Dam. The watershed above the dam has been glaciated, resulting
in scoured summits and valley walls and a number of ponds and swamps.
Route
940 White Haven , PA 18661
Phone: 717-443-9493
Web Site: http://www.recreation.gov
George
W. Childs Recreation Site
Dingmans Creek originates in Silver Lake. As it descends 1000 feet in
about 8 miles from the Pocono Plateau, the creek creates several waterfalls
here at Childs Recreation Site, and the second highest waterall in the
state downstream at Dingmans Falls.
Silver
Lake Rd Dingman's Ferry , PA 18328
Phone: 570-588-2451
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/dewa/InDepth/Sites/Childs.html
Gouldsboro
State Park
Gouldsboro State Park, in Monroe and Wayne counties in northeastern Pennsylvania,
contains 2,800 acres of land, including the 250-acre Gouldsboro Lake.
Route
507 Tobyhanna , PA 18466
Toll-Free: 888-PAP-ARKS Phone: 570-894-8336
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/gouldsboro.aspx
E-mail: tobyhanna@state.pa.us
Hickory Run State Park & Big Boulder Field
Boulder field is a true relic of the past. This area is a National Natural
Landmark, and State Park Natural Area. It has remained relatively unchanged
for more than 20,000 years. The Boulder Field appears striking because
of its flatness and absence vegetation over the large area of 400 feet
by 1,800 feet. Some of the boulders measure as much as 26 feet long.
RR1 Box
81 White Haven , PA 18661
Toll-Free: 888-727-2757 Phone: 570-443-0400
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/hickoryrun.aspx
E-mail: hickoryrunsp@state.pa.us
Lehigh
Gorge State Park
Boulder field is a true relic of the past. This area is a National Natural
Landmark, and State Park Natural Area. It has remained relatively unchanged
for more than 20,000 years. The Boulder Field appears striking because
of its flatness and absence vegetation over the large area of 400 feet
by 1,800 feet. Some of the boulders measure as much as 26 feet long.
RR 1
Box 81 White Haven , PA 18661
Toll-Free: 888-PAP-ARKS Phone: 570-443-0400
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/lehighgorge.aspx
E-mail: hickoryrunsp@state.pa.us
Mauch
Chunk Lake Park
Lehigh Gorge State Park is administered by the Pennsylvania Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks, and is in
Luzerne and Carbon counties in eastern Pennsylvania. The park follows
the Lehigh River from the outlet of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Francis
E. Walter Dam at the northern end, to the town of Jim Thorpe at the southern
end of the park. The deep gorge, steep walls and thick vegetation, rock
outcroppings and many waterfalls characterize the entire park.
625 Lentz
Trail Jim Thorpe , PA 18229
Phone: 570-325-3669 | Fax: 570-325-4166
Web Site: http://www.mauchchunklakepark.com
E-mail: mauch1@ptd.net
Monroe
County Environmental Education Center
120 acre reserve that was donated for the preservation of wildlife by
long time county resident Clayton Swink. 2 1/2 miles of maintained and
well marked trails.
8050
Running Valley Road Stroudsburg , PA 18360
Phone: 570-629-3061
Web Site: http://www.mcconservation.org
E-mail: monroecd@ptd.net
Monroe
County Environmental Education Center
120 acre reserve that was donated for the preservation of wildlife by
long time county resident Clayton Swink. 2 1/2 miles of maintained and
well marked trails.
8050
Running Valley Road Stroudsburg , PA 18360
Phone: 570-629-3061
Web Site: http://www.mcconservation.org
E-mail: monroecd@ptd.net
Nescopeck
State Park
Encompasses 3,550 acres in Butler and Dennison townships in Luzerne County.
Currently under development as one of PA's newest state parks and will
include an environmental education center.
1137
Honey Hold Road Drums , PA 18222
Toll-Free: 888-727-2757 Phone: 570-403-2006
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks
E-mail: hickoryrunsp@state.pa.us
Pecks
Pond Rentals / Backwater Float Trips
In the spring, summer and fall you can enjoy boating, fishing, and nature
trips and when the temperature drops, the fun doesn't stop! Come to the
lake for ice skating and ice fishing. The forest around the lake also
has hiking, ATV snowmobile and cross-country skiing trails.
Route
402 Dingman's Ferry , PA 18328
Phone: 570-775-7237 | Fax: 570-775-7237
Web Site: http://www.peckspond.com
E-mail: trout1@ptd.net
Pocono
Environmental Education Center ( PEEC)
The largest residential center in the Western Hemisphere for education
about the environment. More then 25,000 people stay and study at PEEC
each year. PEEC's "classroom" consists of a 38-acre campus within
the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and access to over a
quarter of a million acres of public land. A unique partnership between
PEEC and the National Park Service has made the "classroom"
possible.
Emery
Road Dingman's Ferry , PA 18328
Phone: 570-828-2319 | Fax: 570-828-9695
Web Site: http://www.peec.org
E-mail: peec@ptd.net
Promised
Land State Park
About 3,000 acres in size, Promised Land State Park is in the Pocono Plateau,
1,800 feet above sea level, and is surrounded by 12,464 acres of Pennsylvania's
Delaware State Forest, including natural areas. The forests of the park
consist primarily of beech, oak, maple and hemlock trees. Two lakes and
several small streams add to the park's outstanding scenic beauty. Campround
and cabins located on-site.
Route
390 RR 1 Box 96 Greentown , PA 18426
Toll-Free: 888-PAP-ARKS Phone: 570-676-3428 | Fax: 570-676-5043
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/promisedland.aspx
E-mail: promisedlandsp@state.pa.us
Raymondskill
Falls
A 1/4-mile round-trip hike leads through a hemlock ravine to the Upper
Falls. (70 ft. climb) The Middle Falls are a 1/2-mile round-trip, using
steep, uneven stairs (150 ft. climb.) Raymondskill Creek at the bottom
of the ravine is a 1 mile round-trip with a steep ascent on the return
(200 ft. climb.)
Route
209 to Route 2001 Milford , PA 18337
Phone: 570-588-2447
Web Site: www.nps.gov./dewa/Activities/Hikes/hikePA.html
Switchback
Railroad Trail
Switchback Railroad Trail is located in Carbon County. Its endpoints are
from Summit Hill to Jim Thorpe. This 18 mile trail, made of crushed stone,
is perfect for walking skiing, biking, or fishing.
PO Box
73 Jim Thorpe , PA 18229
Phone: 570-325-8255
Web Site: http://www.switchbackgravityrr.org
E-mail: azagofsk@ptd.net
Thunder
Swamp Trail System
Provides a 45-mile network of inter-connectiong hiking trails
Route
402 Bushkill , PA 18360
Phone: 570-424-3001
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/hiking/thunder.aspx
Tobyhanna
State Park
Tobyhanna State Park is located in Monroe and Wayne counties in northeastern
Pennsylvania. The park consists of 5,440 acres of land area including
a 170-acre lake.
Route
423 Tobyhanna , PA 18466
Toll-Free: 888-PAP-ARKS Phone: 570-894-8336
Web Site: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/tobyhanna.aspx
E-mail: tobyhannasp@state.pa.us
Ukrainian
Homestead
Enjoy a wide range of activities near Jim Thorpe. Lodging and food available.
Ukrainian folk festival on August 19th and 20th featuring Ukrainian programs,
vendors, food, dancing, beer garden and more.
1230
Beaver Run Road Lehighton , PA 18235
Phone: 610-377-4621 | Fax: 610-377-4621
Web Site: http://www.ukrhomestead.com
E-mail: oselia@ptd.net
Whitewater
Rafting Adventures
Exciting mild to wild one day rafting trips on the scenic Lehigh River.
Exhilarating class III rapids and easy fun family style float trips. All
river trips conclude with our free famous hot dog cookout. Enjoy the beauty
of the Lehigh River from a different view and Bike through the Gorge all
year.
101 West
Adventure Trail Rd. Nesquehoning , PA 18240-0065
Toll-Free: 800-876-0285 Phone: 570-669-9127 | Fax: 570-669-9125
Web Site: http://www.adventurerafting.com
E-mail: wraa@ptd.net
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