Lake Wallenpaupack Vacation fact: a man made lake built in 1926 covering 5,700 acres and 13 miles in length with 52 miles of uninterrupted shoreline.
The lake has six public recreation areas featuring hundreds of acres of forestland’s, wildlife, walking trails, campsites and boat slips. The Lake also offers fishing, kayaks, water skiing, para-sailing, wake-boarding, jet skies or boats to help you make the most of your experience.
Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Centers
Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center allows the public to borrow rods, reels and a tackle box full of hooks and other terminal tackle. This equipment can be borrowed in much the same way books are borrowed from a library.
Visitors wanting to borrow gear complete a form and supply a copy of your driver’s license for the Visitor Centers records and at the end of the loan period simply return the equipment.
This program is operated in partnership between the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the American Sportfishing Association, and sponsors of the program.
Whether you are trying fishing a try for the first time, or returning to a childhood activity, these sites provide free loan of tackle in the hope those borrowing the tackle will enjoy fishing so much they become hooked on it life.
Hiking Trails near Lake Wallenpaupack
Hiking the trail one gets a sense of the magnificence of Lake Wallenpaupack and find themselves in awe of its natural beauty and scenic wonders.
The trailhead starts at the parking lot just a few hundred meters south of the Route 6 & Route 507 interchange on 507. The trail runs north along the top of the PPL dike 3/10’s of a mile and then past the new Lake Wallenpaupack Visitor Center, home of the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau and the Pocono Region Chamber of Commerce.
Hikers pass the Palmyra Township beach and the Wilsonville Campgrounds, and then pass the Wallenpaupack Area Football Stadium. The 1 1/2 mile mark is at the trailhead of the Wallenpaupack Creek Trail, close to the PPL Learning Center and a few hundred meters past the Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District Office.
The trails are considered easy with very little slope and consist of crushed stone or wood chips for easy and comfortable walking with plenty of restrooms and even have a snack open during the summer season.
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