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Elstons Pond is always a pleasure to visit. Camping at Stony Mountain Campground is always a tremendous experience, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Harveys Creek. There are some splendid whitewater spots on Bowman Creek, and Elstons Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Schaffer's Riverside Campgrnd is a great local campground. This lake is so wonderful. If you get bored of Elstons Pond, you could
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| | also stop at close by Lake Catalpa, and Ramada Plaza Hotel On-The-Square is a nice site to get some rest. Twin Oaks Golf Club is a golf course near Elstons Pond. Lots of folks from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre come to Elstons Pond, and after a long day outdoors Best Western Genetti Hotel & Convention Center is a great location to spend a night or two. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this place. Elstons Pond is near Lake Catalpa Dam which is a pretty place beyond | |
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doubt worth a visit, and you can go for a hike on the Pinnacle Trail. During the warm days of summer at Elstons Pond temperatures are regularly in the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Through the winter
highs are in the 30's while Elstons Pond nighttime low temperatures through the winter are in the 10's. A normal amount of precipitation falls here at Elstons Pond; the month with most of the rain is June while January is mostly the driest month.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.37333 Longitude: -75.97389
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| These outdoors activities are available near Elstons Pond. |
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Jack Frost, Pennsylvania, 26 miles away 600 vertical feet |
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Split Rock, Pennsylvania, 29 miles away 250 vertical feet |
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Bowman Creek, Wyoming CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class I-II - 10.2 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 309 to Susquehanna River) |
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Harveys Creek, Luzerne CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class II-IV - 6.5 miles long (SR 1059 to Susquehanna River) |
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Mehoopany Creek, Wyoming CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class I-III - 12.1 miles long (Stony Brook to Mehoopany) |
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