Frances Slocum State Park
- Frances Slocum State Park offers 1,035 acres of recreation and a horseshoe shaped lake offering 165 acres. The lake was created to control flooding. Picnicking areas and the dam were constructed and opened in the spring ... wildernet.com
Old Timers Trail
This is a pleasant walk among some neat old stone walls. It is in a section of the park rarely visited. Enjoy the solitude and bring cross country skis in the winter. localhikes.com
Rock With A View
This is a nice walk up to a great view. There will be many quads zipping around on nice days and there is assorted trash from them up at the top. At about half way you will want to take the left hand fork and keep climbin... localhikes.com
First Resident Trail Forty Fort
This is a paved, relatively flat walk along the dike beside the Susquehanna River. It is very popular as a means of exercising by walking, riding bikes, or rollerblading. There are informative signs every so oftern and yo... localhikes.com
Francis Slocum Trail
This is a short hike, nice to do with the kids in the evening. There is a large rock formation with a slight indentation (cave but not really). In 1778 an Indian War party kidnapped a young girl and held her captive overn... localhikes.com
Larch Tree Trail- Francis Slocum Park
This is a pleasant walk through an intereseting forest. I don't know why these trees where planted in rows like this but it was a long time ago. The only hard part about this hike is the walk along the road to the trailhe... localhikes.com
Riverside Commons, Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania
The Riverside Trails at Kirby and Nesbitt Parks explore the wide floodplain of the Susquehanna River and the dikes built in the late 1930s to protect the west-side communities of Wyoming, Forty Fort, Kingston, and Edwardsvill... trails.com
Seven Tubs Nature Area, Forest Park, Pennsylvania
At the Seven Tubs Nature Area, glacial meltwater created a series of potholes in an area now called Whirlpool Valley. Maintained by Luzerne County in State Game Lands 292, this lovely hike is notable for these glacial ?tubs,?... trails.com
Salt Spring State Park
- Salt Spring State Park was first conceived of during the 1960's when local conservation-oriented citizens learned that the property was for sale by James Wheaton whose family had owned the land since 1848. The Nature Con... wildernet.com
Pinchot Trail - South
NOTE: A sign at the trailhead says that the Pinchot Trail is blazed blue, when in fact most of the blue blazes have been painted over in ORANGE. The included map shows the route I took on the second day of a 2 day backpack... trailpeak.com
Choke Creek Nature Trail Loop
This hike in the Pinchot Trail System takes you along a very scenic stream, Choke Creek. At the parking lot, there is a large trail sign indicating the Choke Creek Trail as 5.5 miles long, which underestimates the distance. I... trails.com
Lehigh Gorge Campground
This is a walk along a railroad grade by a beautiful river. You can access and leave from many portions, you can also bike, kayak, or raft the river. Tehre are many adventure operators that will rent you bikes and drop of... localhikes.com
Lake Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Lake Scranton is owned and operated by Pennsylvania American Water Company for the water supply of Scranton. The trail is accessible to everyone and is popular with joggers and families with strollers. Chipmunks and squirrels... trails.com
Mullen's View
Thie hike follows the stream leaving the Hanover Reservoir, past a subsided mine and up to a nice view of the lake and the Wyoming Valley. localhikes.com
Lackawanna State Park
- Lackawanna State Park was acquired and constructed with Projects "70 and 500" funds. A focal point of the 1,411-acre park is the beautiful 198-acre Lackawanna Lake. Lackawanna State Park has something to offer every outd... wildernet.com
Nescopeck State Park
- Nescopeck is currently under development. Future plans include an emphasis on environmental education that will focus on the natural resources of the park. Nescopeck has forested areas, a variety of wetlands, a small lak... wildernet.com