Northeast Pennsylvania is very similar to Washington state, at least in our opinion. This place is very green with trees everywhere and lots of rain. We did not really get to enjoy summer because of this and then there was the quick transition into fall. We tried our best to go see what we could though. This place has a lot of historical sites to visit if you like that sort of thing. If you do then you will definitely enjoy visiting North East Pennsylvania. Below are some of the places to visit, some of which we have been to.
Montage Mountain Resort park- this place was pretty fun especially since this was the only chance we had to get to an outdoor pool. The kids loved the wave pool and the lazy river. The water was FREEZING though! I don’t know how they did it, but they had so much fun, so it was worth it.
Address: 1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18505
Website: https://www.montagemountainresorts.com/waterpark/#attractions
Xtreme Jump Zone – This was a nice little inflatable play area to take kids. I would say the age range is from toddlers to about 10 years old. There is also a rock-climbing wall and a rope to climb, as well as other things to play on. The café offers pizza (which is pretty big), sandwiches and other snacks at affordable prices and they were delicious. Highly recommend this place if you are in the area and looking for someplace for your kids to play.
Address: 1712 PA-940, Pocono Pines, PA 18350
Website: https://xtremejumpzone.com/
Leraysville Cheese Factory- This has the word cheese in it so David really wants to go here. This is a small factory using milk from only 4 local farms to make their cheese in an Amish town, so that will be interesting. I wonder if they will have some great wine selections available too? Will post pics whenever we do go.
Address: 42 Cheddar Ln, Le Raysville, PA 18829
Website: not working right
The Ranch at Pocono Mountains- The kids wanted to go horseback riding so we found this place. The horses here were actually pretty gentle and the trail was fun.
Address: 391 Manor Drive Pocono Manor, PA 18349
Website: https://mtcreekstable.com/
Lehay Family Fun Park. Searching for a place for the kids to play while we looked for a place to live, we came across this place. This place was not so fun. Gabe is 10 and wanted to ride the bumper boats, which he couldn’t do because he was underage. Honestly the place is small, looks a bit rundown, and the games are expensive. If you want to play put put then this might be the place for you. If you have kids that want to play arcade games, then I would recommend you take them to Chuck E. Cheese which is not too far. For $15 each, your kids can have 45 minutes of unlimited play unless they have other deals.
Address: 500 Morgan Hwy., Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Website: https://laheyfunpark.com/
Lackawana State Park– We have been to this park on and off, which is located in Dalton Pennsylvania. Great fishing spots, hiking and other activities. There is an air balloon section here too, but we haven’t really stopped to check it out. I have to psyche myself up for that first!!!
Website:Lackawana State Park
Skateway- Due to the weather being finicky and unable to make up its mind on whether it will be just right, cold as hell, wet or dry, I took the kids to one of these indoor skating rinks and they had a blast. Admission was only $6 but you have to have skates on hand or rent it for an additional fee. I am not positive, but I believe the rental fee was only $2 because Gabe brought his roller blades while Lily and I rented which brought our bill to $22.
Address: There are 4 different locations. Wilkes-Barre, Bethlehem, Shillington, & Whitehall
Lackawanna Coal Mine- if you like history then I would highly recommend that you go on this tour. Riding down into the mine was a little nerve wracking but we all made it no problem. I will go more in depth about this in another post.
Website: https://www.lackawannacounty.org/index.php/attractions/coal-mine
Tobyhanna State Park- This park is 5440 acres and includes the 170 acre Tobyhanna Lake. The name Tobyhanna is actually derived from an American Indian name meaning “a stream whose banks are fringed with alder.” Lily especially loved this place since it had a beach that she could play on.
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/TobyhannaStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
Gettysburg Horseback Trails- This was pretty amazing riding through a historical battlefield with the kids. David and I were more into the history, while the kids got a bit bored and just enjoyed the horseback. We did not realize that the day we went on our tour was also the day that they were holding reenactments. We didn’t see the battle, but we did see a lot of people in costume reenacting daily activities by our hotel.
Address: Best to call 1-717-476-7428
Website of the company we went through: https://confederatetrails.com/
Bushkill Falls- Called the Niagara Falls of Pennsylvania. This place has 3 water falls with one as high as 100 ft. Never been here, but the pictures are beautiful so might have to. For more information about how to get there check out the link below.
Website: https://www.visitbushkillfalls.com/
Carousel Water and Fun Park- Would have been nice to know about this place during the summer! This plays looks like fun. They have bumper boats, go karts, kids kars, water slides, and more. You can pay ala carte for the activities or pay $14 per child and $22 for adults to use everything here. Might have to take the kids here!
Address: 1018 Beach Lake Highway (Route 652) Beach Lake, PA 18405
Website: https://carousel-park.com/
Claws and paws Animal Park- This is a small zoo where for an additional fee you can feed some of the animals.
Address: 1475 Ledgedale Rd, Lake Ariel, PA 18436
Website: www.clawsnpaws.com
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
Address: 22 Bald Mountain Rd, Scranton, PA 18504
Website: http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/
Steam Town National Historic Site
Address: 350 Cliff St, Scranton, PA 18503
Website: https://www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm
