Camping Around Lake Wallenpaupack

What a beautiful area Lake Wallenpaupack offers to guest and locals alike! With the amazing lake, delicious restaurants, and abundant activities in the area, it's no wonder people travel from near and far to visit. One of the fantastic activities in the area is camping. With five lakeside campgrounds to choose from you're sure to find the perfect spot to set up camp on the lake.

1. Caffrey Camping Area

This small camping area includes 29 tent and tent-trailer sites in field and wooded settings. Slip docks and gasoline for boats are available. Toilet, shower and laundry facilities are available for registered campers. The hiking trails at the Shuman Point Natural Area are nearby. The area is popular for boating, with good prevailing westerlies for sailboats.

For information, rates and reservations, contact:

Caffrey Director
431 Lakeshore Drive
Lakeville, PA 18438

(570) 226-4608

2. Ironwood Point Camping Area

This area includes sites for 49 tents and trailers, as well as 13 scenic lakefront sites for walk-in camping. Situated on a wooded hill overlooking the lake, the area is close to Burns and Kipp islands and to the Ledgedale Natural Area with its hiking and nature-study opportunities. Toilet, shower and laundry facilities, and a free dumping station for registered campers are available. This area also offers a children’s play area and a picnic pavilion. Gas is available for boats, and when available, boat slips can be rented.

For information, rates and reservations, contact:

Ironwood Point Director
155 Burns Hill Rd.
Greentown, PA 18426

570-857-0880
www.ironwoodpoint.com
Info: ironwood@ptd.net (no reservations by email)

3. Ledgedale Camping Area

This campground, located in a quiet setting at the lake’s southern tip, includes wooded sites for 70 tents and trailers. Slip docks can be rented. Gasoline is available for boats. The site includes a toilet, shower and laundry building, children’s playground, game room and a free dump station for registered campers with self-contained trailers. The campground is adjacent to an 80-acre natural area that offers two miles of hiking trails.

For information, rates and reservations, contact:

Ledgedale Director
153 Ledgedale Road
Greentown, PA 18426

570-689-2181
www.ledgedalerecarea.com
Info: ledgedal@ptd.net (no reservations by email)

4. Wilsonville Camping Area

This area, the largest lakeside campground, includes 160 tent and trailer sites. The campground is just off Route 6. Slip docks are available for rent, and gasoline is available for boats. Flush toilet, shower and laundry facilities, and a free dumping station for registered campers are available. There’s a children’s play area and nearby hiking trails at Shuman Point. In 2010 the Wallenpaupack Lake Trail was completed and passes by the campground, along the shoreline. An adjacent public swimming beach is operated by Palmyra Township, which charges admittance.

For information, rates and reservations, contact:

Wilsonville Director
113 Ammon Drive
Hawley, PA 18428

570-226-4382
www.wilsonvillecampground.com
Info: wrecarea@ptd.net (no reservations by email)

5. Five Mile Point Group Camping Area

Five Mile Point is an additional recreation site for group camping only, reserved for supervised youth organizations. Accommodates two large groups of six to 26 people. Boat in or take a several-hundred-yard walk to lakefront sites. Sheltered picnic tables, hand pump for drinking water, food storage cabinets, fireplaces and toilets. Reservations necessary.

To make reservations or for additional information, contact the Ledgedale director at the address noted below:

Ledgedale Director
153 Ledgedale Road
Greentown, PA 18426

570-689-2181
Info: ledgdal@ptd.net (no reservations by email)

 

For more information on camping, or  Lake Wallenpaupack in general, visit LakeWallenpaupackHydro.com