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Delaware River Region
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As a part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River stretches 73.4 miles along the New York-Pennsylvania border.
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Dingmans Ferry Bed & Breakfast |
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We are a 200 year old white Farmhouse with Green Trimmings, built 1797 . Surrounded by 12.6 acres of our private woods. We serve a Gourmet Breakfast with homebaked Pastries etc,from our HomeBakery and Chocolates plus homegrown ingrediences from our Garden . Fresh Eggs from our neighboors .Well Come
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| Cabins, Cottages, and Efficiencies (2) |
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| Campgrounds (1) |
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| Campgrounds (1) |
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| Eats and Treats (5) |
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| Farmers Markets (1) |
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| Golf Recreation (2) |
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| Lakes & Ponds (3) |
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Greeley Lake |
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Greeley Lake is a shallow and weedy with a large patch of water lilies and a stump field. Access is limited to a small boat launch area along Greeley Lake Road (SR-1002). The access is so small that shore anglers must yield to arriving and departing boats. However, for those who choose Greeley Lake,...
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| Activities: Boat Launches, Fishing |
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Lake Shohola |
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Shohola Lake covers 1,150 acres and is located within State Game Lands 180, which, at 11,372 acres, is one of the largest game lands in Pennsylvania. The terrain is rolling and wooded.State owned with boat launches. Bass, pickerel, muskie, panfish.
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| Activities: Boat Launches, Fishing, Picnicking |
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Little Mud Pond |
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This lake is small with some deep spots and is very secluded. State owned with boat launch. Some fish you may catch there: Bass, pickerel and panfish. This area is stocked for trout season.
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| Activities: Fishing, Boat Launches |
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| National, State, and Local Parks (6) |
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Bushkill Falls |
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The "Niagara of Pennsylvania", Bushkill Falls is among the Keystone State's most famous scenic attractions. This unique series of eight waterfalls, nestled deep in the wooded Pocono Mountains, is accessible through an excellent network of hiking trails and bridges.
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Delaware State Forest |
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Delaware State Forest consists of six natural areas throughout Pike County. Delaware State Forest is an area of unique scenic, historical, geological or ecological value, maintained in a relatively undisturbed manner where natural succession will be allowed to occur. Please see each Area listing for
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Pocono Environmental Education Center |
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The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA), is a special place for students, teachers, families, Scouts, hikers, and everyone else interested in learning about the natural world in a beautiful and informal setting.
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Thunder Swamp Trail System |
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Traverses 26 miles of southern Pike County. the trail is highlighted by mountain streams, swamps, diverse forests, assorted forest management practices and has other natural features typically found on the Pocono Plateau.
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| Outfitters (1) |
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Pecks Pond Rentals Inc. |
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We Know Fishing.If you want to experience quiet peaceful fishing and boating at your leisure,try our services,on beautiful Pecks Pond. This is a shallow lake with abundant fish and wildlife with beautiful scenery.
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| Picnic Areas (1) |
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| Realtors (2) |
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| Restaurants (6) |
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| Rivers (3) |
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| Shopping (3) |
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| Summercamps (2) |
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Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA |
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Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA exposes your child to a wide array of enriching activities, nature's beauty, and social interactions that all incorporate the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
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| Trails (34) |
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Adams Creek Trail |
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Adams Creek ravine was the favorite hunting spot of Marie Zimmermann and her ashes are scattered there. Look for the link from this trail to Conashaugh View Trail above her property. There is a small parking area off Route 209 near the Adams Creek Bridge, with a short trail to the river. The trail...
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Brooks Trail |
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On the other side of Shohola Creek on Rt. 6 is a right turn for
Shohola Falls Inn(sign). A short ways in is a fork, right to two large parking areas and
a falls overlook, and left to cabins.As you approach the hunting cabins and cottages(a
private business), there is a closed woodland road to...
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Bushkill Falls |
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The "Niagara of Pennsylvania", Bushkill Falls is among the Keystone State's most famous scenic attractions. This unique series of eight waterfalls, nestled deep in the wooded Pocono Mountains, is accessible through an excellent network of hiking trails and bridges which afford fabulous...
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| Activities: Hiking, Waterfall Viewing |
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Cactus Cliffs |
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Spectacular vistas from these cactus cliffs in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Best and legal parking is off of Raymondskill Road (home of the Million Dollar Toilet - your tax dollars at work.). Be sure to visit the falls while you're there. A small trail continues upstream for a...
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| Activities: Geocaching, Sightseeing |
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Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA - TRAIL AND PONY RIDES |
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Trail and Pony Rides from April 11th - November 9th.
TRAIL RIDES: (minimum 8 years and 52 inches tall) One Hour, $20 per person YMCA member / $25 per person non-member by appointment with a minimum 48 hour advance reservation.
PONY RIDES: $7 per person YMCA member / $9 per person non-member by...
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Cliff Park Trail System |
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South of Milford, and connecting to the Knob and Raymondskill Falls, is popular, well-worn trail above the escarpment cliffs over the Delaware. The views are stunning, of farmland,the river, Minisink Island (spiritual center of the Lenape Nation), New Jersey's Kittatinny Mountains (the needle is...
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| Activities: Eagle Observation and Bird Watching, Waterfall Viewing, Hiking |
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Conashaugh View Trail |
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This equestrian trail is also great hiking. It winds up and down the steep hills on both sides of Conashaugh and Dry Creeks, the next water courses feeding the Delaware south of the Raymondskill. While just off Route 209 at several points, this trail is best accessed from the parking area on...
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| Activities: Hiking, Riding Trails |
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Dingmans Falls |
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Dingmans Falls is the second highest falls in the state, with a plunge of 130 feet. In heavy spring runoff, there is no way to get to the end of the boardwalk without getting drenched by spray. The boardwalk trail passes by a thin horsetail cascade called Silverthread Falls. Whereas Dingmans Falls...
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Dingmans Ferry Creek Trail |
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Off Route 209 (just south of the light at 739/209 at Johnny Bee Road), this trail runs 3 miles up Dingmans Creek, past the impressive Dingmans Falls (trailhead and information center). Nearby is Dingmans Campground, a short way down Route 209 from Johnny Bee Road, and Dingmans Launch at Route 739...
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Five Mile Meadow Road Trail |
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At the western end of the Dingmans Ferry Area on Silver Lake Road (about 10 miles from the intersection with Route 739) is the Edgemere Forest Headquarters. Just beyond it is a parking area for this road trail which runs (yes, it is about 5 miles) back up to Route 739 in the Lords Valley area, just...
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Fossil Trail |
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This 1.25 mile trail is blazed blue and begins with the Tumbling Waters Trail, 20 yards up the campus road across from the two group lodges.
The trail takes you past a vernal pool important for breeding amphibians, and eventually descends into a beautiful mature hardwood ravine. After...
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George W. Childs Park |
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The George W. Childs Recreation Site is a former state park that is the site of a number of cascade waterfalls along Dingmans Creek. This picturesque park is a part of the Delaware Water gap National Recreational area and includes expansive hemlock groves and cascading waterfalls along with a picnic...
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| Activities: Sightseeing, Waterfall Viewing |
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Hackers Falls |
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A short way above the back entrance to Cliff Park Inn on the same side of Milford Road is the sign for Hackers Falls Trail. A perpendicular road takes you to a small parking lot. Follow the trail up through the woods to an old road; continue on to a clearing where the trail drops down on the right....
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Hornbecks Creek Trail |
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From a trailhead roughly 2 ½ miles south of the Dingmans light on Route 209, this trail runs 1 ½ miles straight into the hills up Hornbecks Creek to the Upper Hornbecks trailhead. A connector trail about ¾ mile up the Hornbecks proceeds south to the PEEC (Pocono Environmental...
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Joseph McDade |
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Joseph M. McDade Recreational Trail is a planned recreational trail which extends for 37 miles along the river
valley on the Pennsylvania side. Two segments are open for hiking, biking, and crosscountry skiing. 1. A segment of 5 miles runs parallel to River Road northward from Hialeah...
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| Activities: Biking, Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing, Hiking |
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Lost Camp Trail (Eastern Access) |
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It is about 4 miles up the mountain on Cummins Hill Road off Routes 6 & 209 between Milford and Matamoras to the parking. The trail runs 2 miles over to Firetower Road (#10, 11).
General location is within the Upper Delaware Region.
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Lost Camp Trail (Western Access) |
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About a mile down the road from Yellow Pine is the first of two accesses to Lost Camp Trail. It runs 2 miles over to its eastern access on Cummins Hill Road.
General location is within the Upper Delaware Region.
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Main Gamelands “Farms” Road Trails |
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From the main parking entrance, a short way up Rt. 6, is the entry road to the interior of the gamelands(known
as Farms Road, but not marked). It runs 3 miles up the west side of Shohola Lake,
accessing two boat launches and numerous trails:
Willis Hill…This is the first trail you come...
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Pond Eddy Trails |
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Beyond the entrance to Buckhorn, Firetower Road continues and descends to a circular clearing that can be used for parking. You are now in the State gamelands. As you enter the clearing, there is a hiking trail off to your right and a hiking road off to the left. The first is about 2 miles to the...
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Raymondskill Falls |
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Raymondskill Falls is the tallest waterfall in the state, and only 4 feet shorter than Niagara, Raymondskill Falls has always been a tourist attraction. The 100-footlong rectangular mound surrounded with weeds near the turn off from US 209 is all that remains of the former Hotel Schanno. To get to...
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Ridgeline Trail |
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This 4.5-mile trail is blazed in yellow and begins at the forest edge behind Cabin #1, off of the north end of the main building parking lot, along with the Scenic Gorge Trail. The trail wanders through expansive oak-hickory forests, shady hemlock ravines and around numerous vernal wetlands and the...
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Rymans Road Trail |
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Farther down Rt. 6(about 2 miles from the gamelands
entrance) is a right turn onto Spring Brook Road. Follow it 1 ½ miles to two right-
hand parking areas which access the back side of the gamelands and Rymans Road
Trail leading out to the propagation area. This is something of a...
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Scenic Gorge Trail |
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This 2-mile trail is blazed in red and begins with the Ridgeline trail behind Cabin #1, off the north side of the main building parking lot. The trail is moderately difficult with a few steep sections, and well worth the effort as the trail brings you into a deep, majestic hemlock forest following...
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Sensory Trail |
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This short, quarter-mile trail is intended to increase your sensory awareness. A rope guides blindfolded users around a short loop trail. Blindfolds can be picked up at the main office. This trail is located along PEEC's campus road just past the entrance to the Tumbling Waters and Fossil Trails.
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Shohola Falls Trail |
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Going east on Rt. 6 from 434 and Well Road(roughly
midway between there and the Shohola Falls Trails End entrance, 2 miles either way),
is the turn-in to the paved parking area of State Game Land #180(encompassing the
wetlands of the dammed Shohola Lake)…From the left end of the parking...
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| Activities: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Waterfall Viewing |
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Stairway Lake Trail |
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A short way further on Cummins Hill Road from Lost Camp on the left is the Stairway Lake Trail parking lot. Follow the trail leading into the woods to Slateston Road (may be unmarked) and bear left to Stairway, a deep-woods dammed lake. Note the vista nearby.
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Stillwater Natural Area Trails |
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A mile or so farther down Silver Lake Road from Edgemere is a left turn onto Flat Ridge Road which leads to the Stillwater Natural Area (part of the Thunder Swamp Trail System in the Bushkill Area (#30)) and the trails around Coon Swamp and Big Bear Swamp. Parking is about 2 miles from the Silver...
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Toms Creek Trail |
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A mile-and-a-half further down Route 209 from Eshback is Toms Creek’s trailhead. Turn at the sign onto Egypt Mills Road and follow it a short distance to the Toms Creek Picnic Area. From the picnic area, an old road runs alongside the creek. It is a short hike which soon starts criss-crossing...
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Track Cut Trail |
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Access this trail from the Stairway Lake Trail (#13). At Slateston Road, turn right to Track Cut Trail. The entrance is on the left. It works its way toward the Delaware and the “track cut” along the river, about 2 miles.
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Trail to The Knob |
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High above the intersection of Milford’s main streets (Broad & Harford) is a visible overlook, known locally as The Knob, and part of the plateau escarpment formed by the Delaware River.
To hike it, go down East Harford two blocks to Mott Street, then a short way to the Mott Street...
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Tumbling Waters Trail |
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This 3-mile orange blazed trail begins along with the Fossil trail, across from PEEC's two group lodges, 30 yards up the campus road from PEEC's dining hall. At the end of the first mile, hikers are rewarded with a beautiful overlook at Hermits Hill of the Delaware Valley and Kittatiny Mountains in...
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Two Ponds Trail |
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This 1.5 mile trail is by far the most leisurely and flattest trail at PEEC and takes hikers through towering pine plantations and allows a view of two scenic pond environments. Follow the white blazes and the numbers that correspond to the interpretive guide you can pick up at PEEC's main building....
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Well Road Trails |
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Back up Rt. 6 from the gamelands entrances(about 2
miles) is a left turn onto Well Road(near 434 turn). This major county artery goes
over the western flank of the gamelands. Along it are 5 trails with parking:
Walker Trail and Chucks Trail…Off 6 a short way on Well Road is a parking...
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Yellow Pine Trail |
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A small parking area off Firetower Road can be reached by following the signs for Black Walnut Inn where Schocopee turns for the County Park. Where this road turns to gravel (it can be rough and rutted), you’ll see in about a mile a sign for Yellow Pine trail on the left. This perpendicular...
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