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A visit to Buck Pond is always a good idea. Having a glorious time at Buck Pond is uncomplicated. If you came to camp Whitewater Raft Campground is a great site to do that, and the skiing at Jack Frost is good. Best Western East Mountain Inn & Suites is a perfect place to get some rest, and there's perfect hiking along the Pinnacle Trail. Eikes Pond Dam is a site that is near Buck Pond, and everybody nearby loves skiing at Montage Mountain.
So many cool things
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| | near Buck Pond, definitely tremendous. During your visit to Buck Pond you'll meet some people from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre for sure. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Buck Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Lehigh Gorge Campground is a great place for that, and if you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Bear Creek. Long Swamp is an interesting swamp in the vicinity of Buck Pond, and near Buck | |
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Pond you come across a golf course called Alfortene Golf Links.
Whitewater paddling is good on Lehigh River; you can go for a hike on the Choke Creek Trail. High temperatures at Buck Pond through the summer are in the 70's. Once
the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 20's while Buck Pond overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 10's. After a long day outdoors Candlewood
Suites Wilkes-Barre, Pa is a nice place to spend a night or two, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Geneceda Creek.
Buck Pond gets a normal amount of yearly precipitation; during the month of July you get the most
rain around here, and January meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Buck Pond, you'll find Behren Pond which is a gorgeous lake; don't leave Buck Pond without first going for a hike along the Refuge Trail.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.17528
Longitude: -75.805
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| | Camp Grounds Near Buck Pond:
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| | Ski Areas Near Buck Pond:
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Jack Frost, Pennsylvania, 11 miles away
600 vertical feet |
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Split Rock, Pennsylvania, 14 miles away
250 vertical feet |
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Bear Creek, Luzerne CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class I-III - 6.6 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 115 to Walter Dam) |
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Lehigh River, Carbon CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class II(III) - 6.75 miles long (Francis Walters Dam to White Haven) |
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Lackawanna River, Lackawanna / Luzerne CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class I-IV - 26.8 miles long (Carbondale to Susquehanna River) |
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4 miles away
4 miles away
