Handsome Pond, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

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     Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Spring Brook, and Bull Hill can be observed from Handsome Pond. If you come at the right time of year, Lackawanna River offers some glorious whitewater, and a brilliant close by hotel is Comfort Inn Clarks Summit. Yeah, come here to Handsome Pond for a nice time. There are glorious spots to look at along the Pinnacle Trail; Handsome Pond is not the only place nearby, Mud Pond is a  
   nearby lake. This lake is so wonderful. You'll meet a lot of folks from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre here; Handsome Pond is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Sunrise Lake Family Campgrnds is a splendid local campground.
You could also take a look at Duck Pond since you're here at Handsome Pond; it's nearby, and Hampton Inn Clarks SummitScranton is a nice place to get some rest. This lake is so wonderful. You can never get enough of the good skiing at
 
               Montage Mountain, and if you came to camp How Kola Camp is a great location to do that.
You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Elk Mountain if you're here; enjoy a round of golf at Lakeland Golf Club. Handsome Pond is a rather wet place generally with a great deal of rain; June is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is February. For the period of the warmest time of the year here at Handsome Pond, high temperatures mostly get into the 70's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 50's. Through the wintertime the highs are frequently in the 20's while Handsome Pond overnight low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 10's.

 
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Local climate location: MONTROSE 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.62111
Longitude: -75.67694

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 Hotels Near Handsome Pond:
Comfort Inn Clarks Summit, Clarks Summit, 7 miles away
Hampton Inn Clarks SummitScranton, Clarks Summit, 7 miles away
Econo Lodge Clarks Summit, Clarks Summit, 7 miles away
Ramada Clarks Summit Hotel, Clarks Summit, 8 miles away
Days Inn Scranton PA, Scranton, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Handsome Pond:
How Kola Camp, Dalton, 6 miles away
Sunrise Lake Family Campgrnds, Nicholson, 7 miles away
Shore Forest Campground, Hop Bottom, 9 miles away
Highland Camp Ground, Dalton, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Handsome Pond:
Elk Mountain, Pennsylvania, 10 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Montage Mountain, Pennsylvania, 14 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Jack Frost, Pennsylvania, 27 miles away
      600 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Handsome Pond:
Lackawanna River, Susquehanna / Wayne / Lackawanna CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class I-III - 9.8 miles long (Stillwater Lake to Carbondale)
Spring Brook, Lackawanna CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Nesbitt Reservoir to Moosic)
Lackawanna River, Lackawanna / Luzerne CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class I-IV - 26.8 miles long (Carbondale to Susquehanna River)
 National Parks Near Handsome Pond:
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Bethlehem - PA, 54 miles away
Delaware National Scenic River, Bushkill - PA, 55 miles away
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Bushkill - PA, 55 miles away
 Trails Near Handsome Pond:
Pinnacle Trail, Lackawanna County, 11 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Handsome Pond:
Lakeland Golf Club, Fleetville, 3 miles away
Glen Oak Country Club, Waverly, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Handsome Pond:
Mud Pond, Lackawanna CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Duck Pond, Lycoming CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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