Outdoor Adventure
paintball, ziplines, atvs, hiking, biking, horseback riding & more...
Your adventure starts here at PA's biggest outdoor adventure park offering the best views of the Pocono Mountains. Take a mountain segway tour or fly down the summit on PA's longest Zip-FLyer - 4,000 ft! Play all day on treetop courses with 100+ aerial obstacles including tight ropes, zip lines, swinging bridges, cargo nets, rope swings & more. Zoom down the curves & drops of PA's only mountain coaster. Ride side by side with friends and family on the mountain slide or the 1000 ft zip lines. Epic adventure for all ages await.
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At Northeast Wilderness Experience, it is our goal to provide safe, educational and fun outdoor adventure programs. We are confident that with over 18 years of programming experience, this is a promise which we can deliver. Whether you’re in pursuit of a new experience, a revisited passion or another check mark on your personal bucket list, let us be the vehicle that gets you there. We offer kayaking, tubing, rappelling/climbing, hiking, biking, and snowshoeing equipment is also available to rent.
Experience four seasons of Pocono fun among the 2,400 square miles of natural areas including nine state parks, two national parks and hundreds of acres of state Gamelands. These parks are a preservation of land perfect for hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, camping, swimming and picnicking. Swim or canoe along the shores of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers. Visitors can gaze up and out at rural scenery and miraculous waterfalls. If you arrive in the right season camp out and go hunting for white-tailed deer, wild turkeys and ruffled grouse, or cast a line for shad, trout or bass.
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Paddlers slip down the river between low forested mountains; anglers wade the trout streams; hikers scan the valley from the ridge or peer into the 1000-foot-deep Water Gap. The valley has known human hand and voice for 10,000 years. Floodplains nourished the Native farmer; waterfalls drew the Victorian vacationer. Today, a 70,000-acre park welcomes those who seek the outdoors close to home.
Along Shohola Creek there are numerous cascades, deep holes and steep ledges where water rushes over a final set of falls onto the river flatland. Shohola Falls is a 0.8 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Shohola, PA that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, birding, and fishing and is accessible year-round.
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Experience a variety of wildlife on PEEC's six hiking trails making it a great place for nature lovers, families, friends, photographers, youth and adult groups, scouts, students and teachers. A private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, PEEC is the education partner of the National Park Service in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. PEEC advances environmental education, sustainable living and appreciation for nature through hands-on experience in a national park.
Your next outdoor adventure awaits at Blue Mountain Resort in the Pocono Mountains! There's always a new adventure to experience at Blue Mountain Resort, so get outdoors and find yours! Bike down the mountain on Pennsylvania’s highest vertical. With 21 trails, there’s always a new challenge whether you’re a hardcore expert looking to improve your skills, or are just starting out with imaginary downhill training wheels. Conquer the high ropes course. Blast your friends with lasers. Fly down zip lines. Toss around some discs. Whatever your pleasure, get out and seize the day.
Edge of the Woods Outfitters had the first bike rental program in the area. Rent mountain bikes on the scenic Joseph McDade Trail, located in the National Park and just minutes away from the shop. The most popular biking loop is 10 miles in total and features multiple bridges crossing creeks and streams. This loop also includes stopping points with benches overlooking the river.
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Vanderbeek's 75-minute private lesson centered experience is designed for small groups or couples. It includes grooming, tacking, and riding. Your personal trainer will provide a well-balanced understanding of horses for you and your guests. This activity is perfect for beginners, children, and anyone who wants to learn about horsemanship.
Located in Northeast PA, Above the Poconos Skydivers provides skydiving for first timers to sky diving enthusiasts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the surrounding areas. Our skydiving services include first skydive - tandem skydiving, solo skydiving at 10,000 ft, FAA parachute rigging services, world class skydiving lessons all with the option to capture it on video. Known as one of the most technologically advanced skydiving centers for learning how to be a skydiver, you can always feel confident your safety is our top priority. The center was founded on the highest quality principals and former home to the Guinness Book of World Records for most dives ever Don Kellner.
Play for a day or stay over, Kittatinny Canoes offers outdoor adventures for everyone who wants to experience the Delaware River and all it has to offer. Your Delaware River canoeing, kayak, raft, tube, zip, paintball, and camping adventures are a phone call away. Our area offers diverse seasons, an abundance of wildlife, one of the cleanest free-flowing rivers, and amazing scenery, all truly unique.
Experience the thrill of ATV trail riding as you command your own ATV. We teach you the basics of ATVing, then you're off to the trails with your guide leading the way. Your adventure offers a wide variety of fun and challenging rugged trails, not flat boring dirt roads. You will experience switchback climbs, scenic ridges, rock crawls, mud runs, and creek crossings. Gradually you will climb nearly 2,000 vertical feet to some spectacular views as you experience the most exhilarating ATV Adventure in the Poconos.
The Appalachian Trail marks the southern border of the Poconos, and many other trail systems offer waterfalls, spectacular viewing condition and a high concentration of rare plants and animals. Hiking trails in state parks lead to beautiful vistas and waterfalls, or by wetlands bubbling with life or through dark, old growth forests and to uncountable adventures and chances to see wildlife. Some trails are scenic or leisurely, while others are self-guiding, educational or rigorous exercise.
Starting at the on-site visitors center, the flat boardwalk trail to Dingmans Falls meanders through a beautiful hemlock ravine. Almost immediately after starting the trail, Silverthread Falls can be seen on the right. The cascade gracefully drops 80 feet through a narrow chute. Past Silverthread Falls, the trail winds through rhododendron shrubs and by tall hemlock trees, a short distance to the waterfall. The boardwalk ends at the base of Dingmans Falls, the second highest waterfall in Pennsylvania. View the falls from the platform or trek the final tenth of a mile via staircase for a birds-eye view from the upper falls.
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 views of the falls and the surrounding forest.
Skirmish Paintball is home to over 50 of the best paintball maps on the planet spanning 700+ acres of prime Pocono Mountain real estate. Our paintball maps contain everything you could possibly want in field topography; open fields, dense woods, creeks, bridges, swamps, rhododendron trees, forts, villages, TWO CASTLES, cargo containers, tanks, airplanes, speedball arenas, and inflatable bunkers. You name it – Skirmish has it! There is no experience necessary to play here at Skirmish Paintball. We will provide your paintball equipment and our friendly and knowledgeable staff are always on hand to answer your questions, give you tips and help with whatever you need.
Discover an uplifting array of activities with your friends and family, from a 33- foot rock climbing wall with six faces of varying levels of challenge, to our Old Western Town paintball course, featuring everything you need for extreme thrills. Soar through the treetop adventure course, play a round of archery tag, or enjoy dog sledding and tobogganing in the winter.
Masthope stable staff cares for a herd of approximately 20 horses that are ready to go with pony rides, trail rides, arena rides and private lessons. Daily rides are available all summer and a modified schedule is available throughout the rest of the year. Winter arena and pony rides are available during regular stable hours. Private riding lessons are also available year round. Reservations are not required but are strongly recommended. Please take one of our flyers found around the community or check the Weekly Messages for more information. Please don’t forget to bring the children down to see our petting zoo. All rides can be booked in advance by calling (570) 685-4427.
Open year-round, Bushkill Riding Stables offers trail rides where you can reconnect with nature and an earlier time. You’ll learn the basics, meet your horse, and set off into the peaceful woods around the resort. Rides of 30-45 minutes wind around the property and border the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Hours of operation are 9am-6pm daily. Call for reservations.
Our UTV tours offer a little bit of everything... a cruise through woodland trails, an adrenaline filled trip through the challenge course and a run down the outside of Pocono Raceway alongside the Long Pond Straight. You'll want to have your camera ready for some cool shots of the Pocono grand stands, and if we're lucky, some race cars on track. Tours are guided at all times, and are approximately 1 hour. The guides are in their own vehicles and you will follow them throughout the trails.
Welcome to the Pocono Mountains’ first and only railbiking recreational adventure! Railbiking is a unique way to experience the nature and wildlife found on trails and can be easily enjoyed by all. Our custom-made railbikes fit comfortably and perfectly onto the railroad tracks and are easily powered by gentle pedaling. Our scenic route runs along the Lackawaxen River in the charming town of Hawley, PA. We have specifically chosen a route that is 6 miles long and boasts lush views and fascinating history.
We're the friendly ATV people that want you to have a great time in the Poconos while riding ATVs through 200 beautiful wooded acres. You'll be riding on our late model off-road ATV's, and we want you to be safe. We start by giving you preliminary instruction on how to safely enjoy ATV riding, we get you equiped for the ride and then you hit the trail with a trail guide leading the way!
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Canoe through rapids and quiet pools as the Delaware River winds its way through a valley of swiftly changing scenery or fish amid rolling hills and riverfront villages in one of the finest fishing rivers in the northeastern United States. The clean water of the Delaware, the last major undammed river in the eastern United States, supports a healthy ecosystem and offers tranquility and excitement. The pristine water of the Delaware River provides ideal habitat for a great variety of fish species and is well known for ample fishing opportunities.
Raymondskill Falls is the highest waterfall in the state of Pennsylvania. It is a series of three cascading waterfalls located on Raymondskill Creek. The falls have two viewing platforms: one near the head of the falls and one at a large step that divides the upper two drops from the lower. The trail leading to the top of the falls is dramatic as the water cuts through the escarpment. Find the trail to Hackers Falls, another impressive sight, just across the street from the parking lot. The Cliff Trail can also be accessed at the Raymondskill Falls trailhead.
PWC Lacawac Sanctuary is dedicated to inspiring lifelong connections to nature and shaping the next generation of scientists and earth stewards through research, education, preservation. We have something at Lacawac for everyone...from day camps, school field trips, artists' residencies, educational programs, hiking trails and more! Only at Lacawac Sanctuary can you take a walk, hike with your dog, or enjoy a free nature-based educational program. Whether you want to study wildlife on our beautiful property or take a backpack and head off on an excursion, Lacawac offers a single starting point with a lot of great endings — and smiles all around!
Bike rentals & shuttle services are our specialty so join us for a day on the Lehigh Gorge Rail-Trail. Our user friendly fleet includes Trek bikes for the entire family. We have comfort bikes with wide forgiving seats, kids bikes, trail-a-bikes, & cabooses. Ride out and back for an hour or two OR take one of our convenient shuttles and enjoy the mid-way or full 25-mile Lehigh Gorge ride.
Take to the trees at Pocono TreeVentures aerial ropes adventure course! Over 90 elements and eight courses from beginner to expert lead you through the trees using small platforms constructed at various levels. Each course at Pocono TreeVentures consists of rope, cable and wood configurations that challenge with aerial tightropes, swinging log steps, Tru Blues and rope ladders. Be prepared to see the world from above with the highest point of the advanced course being over 40 feet off the ground.
Discover the joy and freedom of horseback riding at Happy Trails in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Happy Trails Stables has been the leader in horseback riding for over 30 years. We are open year round and offer carriage rides, trail rides, boarding, hayrides, private lessons and sleigh rides. Fore more info, call 570-488-6996.
With hundreds of acres to roam and terrain that varies from flat to rugged, our riding stables are able to accommodate many different types of riders. Beginners can take pictures of the wildlife while riding along our wooded trail. Those who have ridden a bit before can navigate their way into the valley along the stream, and out to our waterfall, or even take an adventurous half day ride! Rides are not single-file so feel free to steer your horse around meandering paths and mazes! Just keep your guide in sight. The stables also feature a petting zoo, pony rides for kids, and sleigh rides in the winter.
Let us be your go-to destination to truly experience your time in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. With the beautiful natural scenery, historic towns and over 100 lakes there is no better way to enjoy it than with a 360-degree view from an open-air cockpit! You may be wondering what a Polaris Slingshot is... well, it’s not a motorcycle, it’s not a car, it’s just an amazing driving machine! The Polaris Slingshots dual seats is a perfect getaway for couples touring the area. Take the Slingshot out on the open road, grab a bite to eat and take in the scenery!