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| | PARKS & NATURE The beautiful falls of Glen Onoko are right next door in Lehigh Gorge State Park. Great boating, swimming and fishing are available at Mauch Chunk Lake Park just east of downtown. A few easy miles down the road are several other beautiful outdoor destinations sure to satisfy your love of the outdoors. | | LEHIGH GORGE STATE PARK -website- | A 26-mile linear park along the Lehigh River, encompassing 4500 acres and featuring the Lehigh Gorge Rail-Trail, one of the best multi-sport trails anywhere. Whitewater rafting and kayaking are popular on the river. Access points at Glen Onoko, Rockport and White Haven. | RR1, Box 81, White Haven, PA, 18661
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| | CARBON COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER -website- | Housed in a converted 1920 dairy barn, the CCEEC is on 70 acres of woodland, wetland, and meadow habitat within Mauch Chunk Lake Park, 4 miles from downtown. Educational programs, wildlife rehabilitation hospital, raptor displays, walking trails. Center open Mon-Fri, 8-4:30 but Raptor cages dawn to dusk. | 151 East White Bear Drive, Summit Hill, PA, 18250
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| | HICKORY RUN STATE PARK -website- | 15,500 acres of outdoor opportunity, featuring 43 miles of hiking trails and the National Natural Landmark called 'Boulder Field' in the glacier-formed contours of the western Poconos. 25 minutes north of Jim Thorpe (Rt 903 N to 534 W). | RR1, Box 81, White Haven, PA, 18661
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| | HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY -website- | Located along the Appalachian Flyway in east-central PA, scenic Hawk Mountain offers an outstanding year-round nature experience with its mountaintop vistas, 8 miles of hiking trails, and thrilling autumnal raptor migration (over 25,000 migrants last year). 45 minutes west of Jim Thorpe. | 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, PA, 19529
610-756-6961 |
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| | BEAR MOUNTAIN BUTTERFLIES -website- | Butterfly sanctuary, community arts and education center. Live butterfly indoor flight garden, educational tours, programs, art classes, birthday parties, Monarch Gift Shop. Open May for groups, no reservations needed June-Oct. | 18 Church Rd, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
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| | BELTZVILLE STATE PARK -website- | Almost 3000 acres of outdoor fun, highlighted by a 949-acre lake that is used for swimming, boating, fishing and waterskiing. Beach, picnic areas, hiking trails. 20 minutes from Jim Thorpe, off 209N) | 2950 Pohopoco Drive, Lehighton, PA, 18235
610-377-0045 |
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| | MAUCH CHUNK LAKE PARK -website- | Enjoy your spring, summer, fall and winter at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in scenic Carbon County. Mauch Chunk Lake Park is a county park and operated by the county's Parks and Recreation Department.
| 625 Lentz Trail, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
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