Sterling, Pennsylvania Travel Information

Promised Land State Park: Deerfield Campground Promised Land State Park is a 3,000-acre park located in the Pocono Mountains region of northeastern Pennsylvania. Surrounded by the Delaware National Forest (approximately 12,500 acres), the park pro... Promised Land, PA

Promised Land State Park: Pickerel Point Campground Located at the southern end of Promised Land State Park, Pickerel Point Campground is situated on a peninsula that extends about a quarter mile northward into Promised Land Lake. (For more information... Promised Land, PA

Promised Land State Park: Pines Campground The Pines campground is the first campground you reach as you enter Promised Land State Park on PA 390 from Interstate 84 to the north. (For more information about Promised Land State Park, see the pr... Promised Land, PA

Tanglewood Overlooking Lake Wallenpaupack in the Pocono Mountains, Tanglewood Ski Area has hosted family and novice skiers each for the last 30 years. Locals may remember the resort as Paper Birch Mountain. The ... Tafton, PA

Tobyhanna State Park Campground When I visited the campground at Tobyhanna State Park on Columbus Day weekend, I was surprised by how quiet it was on a holiday. The leaves were changing, the weather was beautiful, people were fishin... Tobyhanna, PA

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Promised Land State Park (Distance: 8.1 mi) Promised Land was named in 1878 by optimistic settlers of the Shaker religious sect, who thought they had found a land of milk and honey. Instead, they found a land of rocks and swamps, unsuitable for...

Blooming Grove, PA - Hiking - length:3 mi

Promised Land (Distance: 8.6 mi) Local legend has it that Shakers migrated to this area in hopes of finding good farmland. When they cleared the trees, however, they found the ground to be too rocky to farm. When the Shakers decided ...

Greentown, PA - Mountain Biking - length:18.1 mi

Bruce Lake Natural Area (Distance: 8.8 mi) This hike includes two lakes — one glacial and the other manmade — and several swamps on a typical Pocono rocky trail in the Delaware State Forest. The trail is blue-blazed throughout. As we describe ...

Blooming Grove, PA - Hiking - length:8 mi

Gouldsboro State Park (Distance: 9.1 mi) The town of Gouldsboro and this park were named for Jay Gould, described unflatteringly on commemorative road signs as a “noted speculator and railroad manipulator” with far-flung interests. For his f...

Clifton, PA - Hiking - length:5.7 mi

Conservation Island Nature Trail (Distance: 9.3 mi) The kids can pretend they are Tom Sawyer while exploring the gentle terrain on Conservation Island. This picturesque island surrounded by Promised Land Lake is a prime wildlife viewing area, with resi...

Scranton, PA - Hiking - length:1.1 mi

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Paupack Hills Paupack Hills Golf & Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6558 yards, par 71 5.9 miles from center of Sterling, Pennsylvania

Hideout The Hideout Golf Private Equity, 9 holes 2906 yards, par 35 6.5 miles from center of Sterling, Pennsylvania

Marjon Marjon Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2691 yards, par 35 7.8 miles from center of Sterling, Pennsylvania

Elmhurst Elmhurst Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6562 yards, par 72 8.0 miles from center of Sterling, Pennsylvania

Scranton Scranton Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6538 yards, par 72 8.5 miles from center of Sterling, Pennsylvania

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