Sightseeing in the Poconos
Peony
Farm & Gardens
The Auto Tour highlights John James Audubon's visit to the Upper Lehigh
River where he explored the variety of birds and other wildlife. During
the 53 mile looped tour you will retrace Audubon's 1829 journey into
the forests of the Lehigh Valley plus historic towns and villages, beautiful
countryside and scenic views, historical landmarks and unique geological
features. Tour takes between 3 and 6 hours to complete.
112
Haines School Road Honesdale , PA 18431
Phone: 570-251-8810 | Fax: 570-251-8810
E-mail: peonyfancier@aol.com
Audubon's
Lehigh
Community Art and Education Center. Butterfly Sanctuary with indoor
flight room and nature based gift shop. Open May for group bookings.
Public hours without reservations June - October.
P.O.
Box 134 Weatherly , PA 18255
Phone: 610825BIRD
Web Site: http://www.audubonslehigh.org
E-mail: briano@microserve.net
Bear
Mountain Butterflies
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.
Route
903 & Church Road Jim Thorpe , PA 18229
Phone: 570-325-4848
Web Site: http://www.bearmountainbutterflies.com
E-mail: bearmb@ptd.net
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
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
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 history. The ridges and
river valley contain streams, waterfalls, geologic features, a diversity
of plants and wildlife, and traces of past occupants and cultures. Popular
activities include canoing, rafting, fishing, picnicking and camping.
River
Road Bushkill , PA 18324-9999
Phone: 570-588-2452
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/dewa
Dingmans
Falls
Named for an early Dutch settler and his family. Falls cascading 130
feet over layers of sedimentary rock. Silver Thread Falls precision-cut
corners mystify visitors as the cooling mist from this 80-foot waterfall
offers some respite from the summer heat.
Johnny
Bee Rd, Rt. 209 Dingman's Ferry , PA 18328
Phone: 570-588-2447
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/dewa/InDepth/Sites/DFtrail.html
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
Lacawac
Sanctuary
The Lacawac Sanctuary is a nature preserve located in the Pocono Mountains
in northeastern Pennsylvania. Its main function is the protection of
its natural areas, including Lake Lacawac, a pristine glacial lake,
and stands of virgin forest.
94
Sanctuary Rd Lake Ariel , PA 18436
Phone: 570-689-9494
Web Site: http://www.lacawac.org
E-mail: director@lacawac.org
Lehigh
Gorge State 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.
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
Located on the outskirts of historic Jim Thorpe this county park is
perfect for that family getaway. While lodging you can rent a boat and
enjoy the art of mother natures on Mauch Chunk Lake. Walk or bike the
switchback gravity railroad or simply unwind on the parks sandy beach.
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
Moyer
Aviation, Inc.
Air tours of the Delaware Water Gap, Big Pocono, and other scenic and
historic sites also custom tours tailored our interests.
Route
611 Box 275 Mt Pocono , PA 18344
Toll-Free: 800-321-5890 Fax: 610-258-3120
Web Site: http://www.moyeraviation.com
E-mail: vern@moyeraviation.com
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
Reminiscent
Gardens
A destination worth pursuing if you love gardening or observing gardens.
reminiscent Gardens has display gardens a wide variety of herb, perennial
and annual plants for sale. Also fresh cut flowers for weddings or any
occasion. Special garden tours and lectures by request.
99
Maple Ridge Lane White Haven , PA 18661
Phone: 570-443-8969
Web Site: http://www.reminiscentgardens.com
E-mail: rgardens@evenlink.net
Steamtown
National Historic Site
All aboard Steamtown National Historic Site! Open year-round, the site
offers endless opportunities to enjoy a nostalgic journey through railroading's
colorful past. A fully operating roundhouse, turntable and locomotive
restoration shop, technology and history museums, a full-service visitor's
center and a state-of-the-art 250 seat theater complex serve as the
perfect back-drop or daily visit and seasonal special events.
150
S. Washington Avenue Scranton , PA 18503
Toll-Free: 888-693-9391 Phone: 570-340-5200 | Fax: 570-340-5340
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/stea
E-mail: bill_nalevanko@nps.gov
Tannersville
Cranberry Bog
Tannersville Cranberry Bog was one of The Nature Conservancy's first
preserves. It's a 775-acre preserve containing a 150-acre wetland and
a relict boreal bog.
Monroe
County Environmental Education Center Bartonsville , PA 18321
Phone: 570-629-3061
Web Site: http://www.mcconservation.org/EnvironEducation/outdoorschools.html#Anchor-Tannersville-11481
E-mail: monroecd@ptd.net
Upper
Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
The green fullness of the rolling hills, quick glimpses of granite cliff
faces, and bald eagles perched on trees overlooking the water form a
vibrant backdrop as the Delaware River snakes gracefully through the
rural countryside on the start of its 331-mile journey to the Atlantic
Ocean.
274
River Rd Beach Lake , PA 18405
Phone: 570-685-4871 | Fax: 570-729-7918
Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/upde
E-mail: UPDE_interpretation@nps.gov
Poconos Vacation Rentals
