Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Area

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Hotels near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

Wilkes Barre Red Roof Inn, Wilkes-Barre
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2.5 miles away
Candlewood Suites WILKES-BARRE, Wilkes-Barre
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2.6 miles away
Woodlands Inn & Resort, Wilkes-Barre
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2.6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express WILKES BARRE EAST, Wilkes-Barre
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2.6 miles away
Fairfield Inn & Suites Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
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2.7 miles away
Days Inn Wilkes Barre, Wilkes-Barre
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2.7 miles away
Host Inn And Residential Suites, Wilkes-Barre
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2.7 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center, Hanover
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2.7 miles away
Best Western East Mountain Inn & Suites, Wilkes-Barre
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2.9 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Wilkes Barre, Wilkes-Barre
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4 miles away
Knights Inn - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Pittston, Pittston
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4 miles away
Ramada Wilkes Barre, Wilkes-Barre
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4.3 miles away
Best Western Genetti Hotel & Conference Center, Wilkes-Barre
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4.4 miles away
Super 8 Pittston, Pittston
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4.9 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Wilkes-Barre
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5.2 miles away
Econo Lodge Arena, Wilkes-Barre
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5.2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON(AIRPORT), Pittston
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7.1 miles away
Rodeway Inn Moosic, Moosic
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9 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Meadow Run Lake
...is a beautifull place to live and has an old country feel. This is the best place to relax and enjoy...

Lackawanna River
3 PHOTOS
... and stopping in Scranton/WB area. Looking for quiet water for recreational kayaking. Any suggestion...

Highland Camp Ground
5 PHOTOS
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...

Mountain Lake
11 miles away
...wo ''abandoned'' properties on East Avenue at Mountian Lake? Are these very ''fixer-uppers'' for sal...

Sno Mountain
12 miles away
13 PHOTOS
...coorslight free ride 09....I LOVE THE MOUNTAIN!!!!! I can't wait to.return..... the conditions were ...

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Tunkhannock
13 miles away
2 PHOTOS
...e (limited during school).

Visit website for DISCOUNTS & SPECIALS!
Winner of: 2007 Rook...

How Kola Camp
14 miles away
The temperatures around here certainly reach well over 70's in the summer.? They are more like in th...

Lake Scranton
14 miles away
Great place to walk,run or just enjoy nature....

Stony Mountain Campground
14 miles away
...ost beautiful and definately the quietist campground I have ever been to!  Thanks Stony Mountain and...

81-80 RV Park And Campground
15 miles away
...ve was blocked with traffic cones.? There didn't appear to be any campers any where around or inside...

Jack Frost
15 miles away
They have a really good selection of runs for a mountain this size. You can ski all day and go down ...

Lake Sheridan
16 miles away
...unty
Pennsylvania PA
Latitude: 41.599722 N
Longitude: 75.751667 W
Factoryville Quadr...

Lake Walter
19 miles away
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Schooley Pond
19 miles away
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34 acre spring fed pond...

Big Boulder
20 miles away
Looking for a day around Feb 8th. for tubing....

Elk Mountain
29 miles away
3 PHOTOS
...space. I surface lift in the park lets you session as long as you want, and stay in the park. Great ...

Lackawanna River
29 miles away
...nning but sort of degrades as you approach Carbondale. Rapids are mostly cobbles with a few rock ga...

Blue Mountain
33 miles away
6 PHOTOS
...ng fun. Our Tubing Park has 19 runs and 3 lifts to keep you sliding all day and night. Blue Mountain...

Camelback
35 miles away
3 PHOTOS
... for nearly 50 years. With an unrivaled combination of skiable acres, snow making horsepower, High-S...

Mount Airy Lodge
36 miles away
My dad took me here long long ago. It was like a big big bunny slope....

Alpine Mountain
43 miles away
I wen't skiing here a few times last year and I think it was pretty good....

Ski Big Bear
44 miles away
6 PHOTOS
...ly skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Specializing in private instruction, Ski Big Bear is a great pla...

Bear Creek
45 miles away
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The resort...
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... snowboarding and snowtubing winter activities and hiking, biking, fishing and boating during the su...

Tanglwood
46 miles away
Ah yes, Tanglwood. What a wonderful place it is. If only there were more days of winter to enjoy it....

Blue Marsh
49 miles away
It's not clear whether Blue Marsh will be open for business this season....

Shawnee Mountain
53 miles away
6 PHOTOS
...es Program.

This ski area offers one of the largest rental facilities in the country with 4,0...

Spring Mountain
59 miles away
...Jersey, and Delaware. Great place for families and a great place to learn with a staff second to non...

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
61 miles away
... the first Rangers working full time for the National Park Service at the DWGNRA. I miss the area an...

Greek Peak
66 miles away
9 PHOTOS
Fun little mountain with a very pleasant atmosphere. All smiles everywhere....

Labrador Mountain
75 miles away
I really love the terrain park. The people in the ski shop are really nice too....

Toggenburg
79 miles away
8 PHOTOS
Toggenburg has great snowmaking so you can keep skiing long after the regular snow has melted....

Song Mountain
79 miles away
Best place to be on a cold winter day, or winter night for that matter since they have night skiing ...

Holiday Mountain
86 miles away
Holiday mountain is so much fun. I really enjoy bringing my kids here....

Mountain Creek
92 miles away
Nice ski area with a good selection of challenging runs....

Hidden Valley
93 miles away
Hidden Valley has a really good bunny slope if you want your kids to learn to ski easily....

Ski Plattekill
96 miles away
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...e offering our ''kids 17 & under'' ski FREE discount program available exclusively through our lodgi...

Ski Roundtop
97 miles away
...kiing. I decided to visit after reading an article about the resort. The place lived up to just abou...


Campgrounds near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Camp Orchard Hill, Dallas, 10 miles away
      
   Highland Camp Ground, Dalton, 10 miles away
       5 PHOTOS
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...

   Sandy Valley Campground, White Haven, 13 miles away
      
   Lehigh Gorge Campground, White Haven, 13 miles away
      
   Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Tunkhannock, Tunkhannock, 14 miles away
       2 PHOTOS
...re, Laundry Room, Activity Pavilion, Playground, Pool, Game Room, Gem Mine, Mini...

   How Kola Camp, Dalton, 14 miles away
      The temperatures around here certainly reach well over 70's in the summer.? They...

   Schaffer's Riverside Campgrnd, Tunkhannock, 15 miles away
      
   Stony Mountain Campground, Tunkhannock, 15 miles away
      ...ist campground I have ever been to!  Thanks Stony Mountain and keep up the good ...

   Nesco Manor, Drums, 15 miles away
      
   81-80 RV Park And Campground, Drums, 15 miles away
      ...rive was blocked with traffic cones.? There didn't appear to be any campers any ...

   Sunrise Lake Family Campgrnds, Nicholson, 18 miles away
      
   Whitewater Raft Campground, Weatherly, 19 miles away
      
   Moyers Grove Campground and RV, Wapwallopen, 19 miles away
      
   Council Cup Campground, Wapwallopen, 20 miles away
      



Trails near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Pinnacle Trail, Lackawanna County, 8 miles away
      
   Refuge Trail, Lackawanna County, 14 miles away
      
   Choke Creek Trail, Lackawanna County, 14 miles away
      
   Boulder Field Trail, Carbon County, 20 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Lackawanna River, Lackawanna / LuzerneCounty, 4 miles away
      Class I-IV - 26.8 miles long (Carbondale to Susquehanna River)
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...topping in Scranton/WB area. Looking for quiet water for recreational kayaking. ...

   Spring Brook, LackawannaCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Nesbitt Reservoir to Moosic)

   Bear Creek, LuzerneCounty, 11 miles away
      Class I-III - 6.6 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 115 to Walter Dam)

   Lehigh River, CarbonCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II(III) - 6.75 miles long (Francis Walters Dam to White Haven)

   Harveys Creek, LuzerneCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II-IV - 6.5 miles long (SR 1059 to Susquehanna River)

   Bowman Creek, WyomingCounty, 14 miles away
      Class I-II - 10.2 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 309 to Susquehanna River)

   Lehigh River, CarbonCounty, 16 miles away
      Class II-III - 9 miles long (White Haven to Rockport)

   Wapwallopen Creek, LuzerneCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-II - 5.2 miles long (LR40022 to Camp Keller)

   Black Creek, CarbonCounty, 19 miles away
      Class II-IV - 6.6 miles long (Hudsondale to mouth)

   Meshoppen Creek, Susquehanna/WyomingCounty, 21 miles away
      Class I-III - 17 miles long (LR57012 to Meshoppen)




Ski Areas Near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Sno Mountain, Pennsylvania, 12 miles away
      1020 vertical feet
13 PHOTOS
.......I LOVE THE MOUNTAIN!!!!! I can't wait to.return..... the conditions were exc...

   Jack Frost, Pennsylvania, 16 miles away
      600 vertical feet
...eally good selection of runs for a mountain this size. You can ski all day and g...

   Big Boulder, Pennsylvania, 21 miles away
      475 vertical feet
Looking for a day around Feb 8th. for tubing....

   Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania, 29 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
3 PHOTOS
...ed the mini park. The ''bigger'' park made the best of the space. I surface lift...

   Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania, 33 miles away
      1082 vertical feet
6 PHOTOS
...n has excellent Women, Senior, and Children programs. We offer specials every we...

   Camelback, Pennsylvania, 36 miles away
      800 vertical feet
3 PHOTOS
...s been families' first choice for generations. Visit skicamelback.com for more c...

   Mount Airy Lodge, Pennsylvania, 37 miles away
      250 vertical feet
My dad took me here long long ago. It was like a big big bunny slope....

   Alpine Mountain, Pennsylvania, 43 miles away
      500 vertical feet
I wen't skiing here a few times last year and I think it was pretty good....

   Ski Big Bear, Pennsylvania, 44 miles away
      650 vertical feet
6 PHOTOS
... family friendly skiing, snowboarding and tubing. Specializing in private instru...

   Bear Creek, Pennsylvania, 45 miles away
      510 vertical feet
3 PHOTOS
The resort...
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...in views, host a corporate retreat in our spacious meeting facilities, relax at ...




Golf Courses Near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Hollenback Golf Course, Wilkes Barre, 2 miles away
      
   Fox Hill Country Club, Pittston, 3 miles away
      
   Applewood Golf Course, Pittston, 4 miles away
      
   Emanon Country Club, Falls, 8 miles away
      
   Alfortene Golf Links, Wilkes Barre, 8 miles away
      
   Wilkes Barre Golf Club, Bear Creek, 9 miles away
      



Lakes Near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Meadow Run Lake, Luzerne CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      ...live and has an old country feel. This is the best place to relax and enjoy true...

   Yatesville Pond, Luzerne CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      



National Parks near Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania:

   Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Bethlehem - PA, 46 miles away
      
   Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, Beach Lake - PA, 52 miles away
      
   Delaware National Scenic River, Bushkill - PA, 62 miles away
      
   Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Bushkill - PA, 62 miles away
      ...or the National Park Service at the DWGNRA. I miss the area and the wonderful pe...



  

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