REGIONS (WITHOUT ROUGHING IT) Think you need to be a rugged adventurer to get into the great outdoors? No way! Enjoy all the serenity of nature plus all the comforts of home with glamping tents and more. An Escape to Nature TOP TO BOTTOM: DALE/ADOBE STOCK; SILVER BIRCHES RESORT DAY 1 Immerse yourself among delicate butterflies in the Flutterarium at Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary in Jim Thorpe. Spend the night at Camptel Poconos in Albrightsville to stay in a modern-style tiny home surrounded by forests. DAY 2 Wander along the water at Tobyhanna State Park ’s 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake or by Gouldsboro State Park ’s 250-acre Gouldsboro Lake. Admire the rolling emerald hills of the Poconos from the French Manor Inn and Spa , a secluded bed and breakfast in Newfoundland. DAY 3 Revel in lakeside beauty at Keen Lake Camping & Cottage Resort in Waymart, where you’ll spend your day fishing or boating (kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards are available for rent). Then relax by the fire pit and get cozy in a decked out glamping tent with an outdoor patio and rocker chairs. Gouldsboro State Park Gouldsboro Silver Birches Resort Hawley Play Where You Stay 4 WAYS TO PICK YOUR OWN ADVENTURE An escape to the Pocono Mountains doesn’t have to involve complicated side trips and excursions. Stay at resorts with endless on-site and nearby activities to make everything easy. 1. Split Rock Resort In Lake Harmony, this resort is made for groups, people who want to balance high-speed and relaxation, and families. Get your heart racing with pickleball, volleyball, bocce ball, mini golf (indoors and outdoors), laser tag, shuffleboard, and even the on-site H20ooohh! Indoor Waterpark. Silver Birches Resort There’s plenty to do at this waterfront resort in Hawley, including tubing, skiing, wakeboarding, and wakesurfing on Lake Wallenpaupack (boat rentals are available). Blue Mountain Resort It’s tough to know which season is best at this spot in Palmerton. Winter brings snow tubing, as well as skiing and snowboarding on some of the longest runs in Pennsylvania and the state’s highest vertical. Summer is full of fun thanks to an adventure tower, archery tag, disc golf, downhill mountain biking, high ropes course, and outdoor laser tag. 2. 3. 4. Lukan’s Farm Resort This family farm-turned-resort in Hawley has remained an escape for nearly a century. The swimming pool encourages cannonballs, wrinkled fingertips, and poolside lounging. Pet the goats at the animal farm, catch trout at the fishing ponds, and hike from field to forest on one of many trails. visitPA.com 93
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