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Attractions near Mount Pocono

Worth the trip from Mount Pocono: Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, 39 mi off

About 4.1M people a year visit Middle Delaware National Scenic River. Nothing on our list is inside Mount Pocono; the 47 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 18 museums, 7 theme parks and 4 ski areas. Day-trippers head 55 mi out to Drew University.

Attractions nearby
99
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Lake Wallenpaupack
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Camelback Mountain Resort
Lake · 21 mi north

Lake Wallenpaupack

Lake in Pennsylvania, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

The farthest of them, Sterling Hill Mining Museum, is 39 mi out.

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Orange: Mount Pocono. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

99 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

McDade Park

City park · 27 mi northwest

Community park and arboretum in Scranton and Taylor, Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Mount Pocono → · Mount Pocono’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: Jesper Rautell Balle, CC BY 3.0 · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mercer Museum: KForce at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Natirar: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moravian Pottery and Tile Works: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Morris Museum: Morris Musuem, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bushkill Park: Mr6507, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Morristown National Historical Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sterling Hill Mining Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bucks County Playhouse: Pbritti, CC BY 4.0 · James A. Michener Art Museum: Smallbones, Public domain · Nay Aug Park: The Mebane Greeting Card Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA., Public domain · Skylands: Mwanner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allentown Art Museum: Alphageekpa (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fosterfields: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northlandz: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grover Cleveland Birthplace: Davidt8, Public domain · Electric City Trolley Museum: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Everhart Museum: Jeffrey from Dunmore, PA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lehigh Valley Zoo: Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Liberty Bell Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Scranton Cultural Center: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carbon County Jail: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), GFDL 1.2 · Frelinghuysen Arboretum: Tomwsulcer, Public domain · National Museum of Industrial History: Glenn Koehler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USGA Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: Jet Lowe (edited by Mitchazenia), Public domain · Zane Grey Museum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acorn Hall: Mitchell Speert, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Da Vinci Science Center: Dennisze, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Van Campen's Inn: StillRiverside, CC BY 2.0 · Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve: Daderot, Public domain · Red Mill Museum Village: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wallace House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · America On Wheels: Alphageekpa (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burnside Plantation: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Central Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Civic Theatre of Allentown: Bwmoll3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Howell Living History Farm: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunterdon Art Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · James W. Marshall House: User:Cholmes75, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kirch-Ford House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Leonard J. Buck Garden: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Macculloch Hall: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Indian Culture: BobertCockney, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nathaniel Drake House: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Dutch Parsonage: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Reeves-Reed Arboretum: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brick Academy: Zeete, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonial Park Arboretum and Gardens: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cross Estate Gardens: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dirck Gulick House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Easton House: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elizabeth D. Kay Environmental Center: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Foster-Armstrong House: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haines Mill: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Schmieder Arboretum: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · McDade Park: Billy Hathorn (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vermeule Mansion: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · West End Hose Company Number 3: Jess Aggabao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Willowwood Arboretum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bahr Mill Complex: Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kutztown 1892 Public School Building: Dough4872, Public domain · Meadowburn Farm: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0

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