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Many people like to go to Olympus Pond. Olympus Pond is not far at all from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, and swamps like Long Swamp right next door to Olympus Pond make for glorious places to stop at. Whohoo, so much entertaining stuff in one place! Olympus Pond is great! Don't forget to take a wonderful little trip to Conety Run, and what would winter be without some skiing at Jack Frost. The high level of rain makes Olympus Pond a pretty wet site; August is
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| | the month that gets the most rain, and February meanwhile is the driest month. There's so much to do here at Olympus Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Sandy Valley Campground is a great place for that; if you're interested in hydro structures, you can visit Olympus Dam. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites WHITE HAVEN - LAKE HARMONY is a brilliant place to get some rest; if the weather is good, you can go for a hike along the Boulder Field Trail. | |
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You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Split Rock if you're here, and if you need a spot to stay Mountain Laurel Resort & Spa is a tremendous choice. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Olympus Pond, you
could also visit gorgeous Fountain Lake, and from Olympus Pond you acquire a good panorama of Pine Mountain. Get drenched paddling on Lehigh River, and Mountain Laurel Golf Club is a good golf course nearby. This lake is so wonderful.
If you came to camp Lehigh Gorge Campground is a great place to do that, and close by you find the Refuge Trail which is a great hiking trail. High temperatures at Olympus Pond all through the summertime months are in the 70's. Summer
overnight lows drop down to the 50's. Highs through the winter are typically in the 20's, and overnight lows throughout the winter for Olympus Pond tend to be in the 10's. All the outdoors cool things next to Olympus Pond will keep
you coming back again and again. You'll discover a stunning lake called Bryants Pond near Olympus Pond, and the Choke Creek Trail is a magnificent hiking trail nearby.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.0875 Longitude: -75.84194
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Jack Frost, Pennsylvania, 13 miles away 600 vertical feet |
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Split Rock, Pennsylvania, 15 miles away 250 vertical feet |
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Big Boulder, Pennsylvania, 17 miles away 475 vertical feet |
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Lehigh River, Carbon CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II(III) - 6.75 miles long (Francis Walters Dam to White Haven) |
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Lehigh River, Carbon CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II-III - 9 miles long (White Haven to Rockport) |
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Bear Creek, Luzerne CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class I-III - 6.6 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 115 to Walter Dam) |
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