Lake Wallenpaupack Attractions
- Enjoy walking trails along Lake Wallenpaupack.dog walking image by Wendi Evans from Fotolia.com
Lake Wallenpaupack was created for hydroelectric power in 1927 in the Lake Region of the Pocono Mountains near Hawley, Pennsylvania. It is 13 miles long and has 52 miles of shoreline, featuring hundreds of acres of campsites, walking trails, wildlife, forest and boating. - The Audubon Art and Craft Festival is an annual nonprofit event held in July to raise funds for environmentally threatened northern Poconos areas and for student scholarships. Artists and crafts exhibitors display and demonstrate their work in areas like glass making, leather carving, metalworking, pottery, woodcarving and woodworking. The festival also has live animal shows with educational information on animal behavior.
Audubon Art and Craft Festival
1851 Mallard Court
Hellertown, PA 18055
484-256-4485
audubonfestival.com - Camp Timber Tops is an overnight camp for girls ages 6 to 16. It offers activities like art, canoeing, dance, golf, outdoor adventure, soccer, swimming, tennis and zip lines.
Camp Timber Tops
1620 U.S. 6
Hawley, PA 18428
215-887-9700
timbertops.com - Claws 'n' Paws Wild Animal Park has summer animal shows with alligators, pythons and other reptiles, parrots, giraffes and baby animals. It offers a petting zoo with deer, goats and lambs and a "Dino Dig" with fossil hunts and information about dinosaurs.
Claws 'n' Paws Wild Animal Park
1475 Ledgedale Rd
Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania 18436
570-698-6154
clawsnpaws.com - Costa's Family Fun Park is an amusement park three miles east of Lake Wallenpaupack with batting cages with slow and fastpitch baseball and softball, a ball pit, bumper boats, driving range, go-karts, miniature golf, a video arcade and water slides. Costa's Restaurant offers American fare and ice cream.
Costa's Family Fun Park
2111 Route 6
Hawley, PA 18428
570-226-8585
www.costasfamilyfunpark.com - Ironwood Point Recreation Area is a family-oriented campground located just off Route 507 in Greentown, on the edge of Lake Wallenpaupack. Its amenities include a marina and boat rentals, electricity, coin-operated laundry, showers, restrooms, water and use of a dump station.
Ironwood Point Recreation Area
155 Burns Hill Rd.
Greentown, PA 18426
570-857-0880
ironwoodpoint.com - Lacawac Sanctuary is an ecological field research station, nature preserve and public environmental education facility. It comprises 341 acres, a natural boreal bog, nature displays, five public hiking trails, the 1903 historic Adirondack Great Camp building complex and the 52-acre Lake Lacawac, a National Natural Landmark.
Lacawac Sanctuary
Lacawac Rd
Lake Ariel, PA 18436
570-689-9494
lacawac.org - Lake Moc-A-Tek is a campground near a 24-acre lake. Its amenities include flush toilets, showers, potable water, swimming pool, fishing and boat rentals and a dumping station that is free to campers. The campground allows some pets.
Lake Moc-A-Tek Campground
57 Piefer Rd
Lake Ariel, PA 18436-5731
570-226-3433
lakemocatekcampground.com - Paupack Hills Golf & Country Club offers day memberships for visitors. Its golf course is a 6,500-yard, par-71 with five water hazards. Its health club features exercise equipment, a racquetball court, a swimming pool and a whirlpool. It has a restaurant to provide fine dining.
Paupack Hills Golf & Country Club
125 Country Club Rd
Greentown, PA 18426-7505
570-857-0251
paupackhills.com - The Ritz Company Playhouse is a volunteer community theater based in Hawley. In addition to staging plays, it works with other not-for-profits to provide ballet and dance recitals, barbershop quartets, children's magic shows and musical concerts.
Ritz Company Playhouse
512 Keystone Street
Hawley, PA 18428-1416
570-226-9752
ritzplayhouse.com - Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals (formerly Pine Crest Yacht Club and Boat Rentals) rents water sports equipment and more than 25 boats and jet skis for use on Lake Wallenpaupack. Its staff is certified.
Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals
Route 507 & 390
Lake Wallenpaupack, PA 18451
570-226-3930
rubberduckieboatrentals.com - Tanglwood Ski Area & Winter Park offers skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing, with lessons for people eager to improve their craft. It provides rental equipment.
Tanglwood Ski Area & Winter Park
192 Paper Birch South
Tafton, PA 18464
570-226-9780
skitanglwood.com - Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour provides hour-long cruises on 28-foot or 32-foot patio boats narrated by a tour guide who describes Lake Wallenpaupack's history.
Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour
2487 Route 6
Hawley, PA 18428
570-226-3293
wallenpaupackboattour.com
Audubon Art and Craft Festival
Camp Timber Tops
Claws 'n' Paws Wild Animal Park
Costa's Family Fun Park
Ironwood Point Recreation Area
Lacawac Sanctuary
Lake Moc-A-Tek Campground
Paupack Hills Golf & Country Club
Ritz Company Playhouse
Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals
Tanglwood Ski Area & Winter Park
Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour
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