The crisp autumn air and its fall season are upon us! Home to endless adventures, the Pocono Mountains has plenty of fall happenings for you to enjoy.
Whether on the ground or in the air, our fall activities offer an irreplaceable discovery of foliage and fun! Below are 14 autumn experiences to catch before the leaves fall this season.
1. Air Tour
What better way to experience the fall foliage than with a bird’s eye view? See the beauty of fall in the Pocono Mountains with an air tour! Ascend over well-known waterways and mountains bursting with renowned red, yellow and orange hues.
Moyer Aviation offers air tours year-round! Catch the aerial views of the Delaware Water Gap, Lake Wallenpaupack or choose your own sightseeing excursion. Buckle up for a private tour for two and see the sights of the region like never before.
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Moyer Aviation
Experience breathtaking views of the Delaware Water Gap and other sights from the air with your own plane and tour pilot. This is a wonderful way to see the Pocono Mountains and map out your stay.…
2. Train Ride
Take a scenic train ride through the region’s eclectic towns. Learn the history of the Pocono Mountains on an old-fashioned rail car while seeing the foliage. From couples to families, a train ride is an experience everyone can enjoy!
Hop aboard the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway for a 70-minute round trip from Jim Thorpe to the Lehigh Gorge State Park. Stop by the neighboring No. 9 Mine & Museum, and ride 1,600 feet into the mountain to discover an authentic coal mine!
The Stourbridge Line chugs along 25 miles throughout the Poconos with incredible views of the region’s autumn alteration in iconic towns like Hawley and Honesdale, the birthplace of the American railroad.
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
Comfortable, vintage coaches built as early as 1917 are pulled by diesel engines through breathtaking places…
The Stourbridge Line
Experience a relaxing, scenic train excursion in vintage railroad coaches along the Lackawaxen River Valley.…
No. 9 Mine & Museum
Once inside, embark on a 600-foot, guided walking tour. Examine the original mine shaft, walk the “mule-way,"…
3. Biking
Autumn leaves line over 260 miles of trails, setting the scene for biking. Two national and nine state parks, totaling over 100,000 acres, offer trails ranging in difficulty and distance. Scenic views also vary; however, vibrant fall colors are constant throughout the region.
Bike rentals and shuttle services are available throughout the region, making biking a breeze. Rent a bike and pedal through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on the McDade Recreational Trail for a mountainous biking excursion.
Set out for a leisurely bike ride through the Lehigh Gorge on the Switchback Railroad Trail or The D&L Trail. Up the ante and experience The Bike Train; take a scenic train ride up the Lehigh Gorge for 25 miles, and then bike back down to Jim Thorpe at your own pace.
Delaware Water Gap National…
Updated: Limited services available. Visit responsibly - Most park trails and boat launches are open, but some…
Lehigh Gorge State Park - Biking
Bike on the Lehigh Gorge Trail, which follows 26 miles of the D&L Trail, the foundation of the 165-mile…
Switchback Railroad Trail -…
It traces the route of the historic Switchback Gravity Railroad Trail, an 18-mile round trip through…
D&L Trail - Biking
Part of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, the D&L Trail is a bike-friendly recreational trail…
4. Horseback Riding
Giddy up! Hit the trails and discover the warming colors of the season while horseback riding. Mosey within woods, stroll through streams or saunter across fields on horseback! Whichever your adventure, beautiful scenery awaits.
Never ridden a horse? No problem! Deer Path Riding Stable loves beginners. If you are not up for a ride, Daisy Field Farm offers carriage, hay wagon and pony rides too. Bushkill Riding Stables and Mountain Creek Stable accommodate both families and anyone looking to reconnect with nature! Be sure to call and make appointments for your riding experience.
Deer Path Riding Stable
Updated: Deer Path Riding Stable has temporarily moved its horseback riding operations to nearby Daisy Field…
Daisy Field Farm
Daisy Field Farm is a picturesque horse farm offering year-round trail rides, pony rides, carriage, wagon, and…
Bushkill Riding Stables
Open year-round, Bushkill Riding Stables offers trail rides where you can reconnect with nature and an earlier…
Mountain Creek Riding Stable
Mountain Creek Riding Stable is a beginner-friendly, no-experience-required horseback riding stable just…
5. Scenic Drive
With over 120 varieties of plants, trees and shrubs, the Pocono Mountains is ablaze with brilliant foliage and spectacular views in the fall. Different areas throughout the four-county region have been recognized as a few of the best fall displays in the country. Come see for yourself!
Car and Driver Magazine ranked PA Route 6, through Hawley, as one of the “Top Scenic Routes in America.” Alongside Lake Wallenpaupack, Route 507 has been hailed by the Travel Channel as one of the “Best Fall Foliage Road Trips.” CNN has named the Delaware Water Gap one of the best places to view fall foliage.
Fall Foliage Forecast
See when the trees will reach their peak in the Pocono Mountains' three distinct color zones!
6. Adventure Park
Can’t get enough of the trees? Play amongst them! Get your adrenaline pumping at an adventure park. Try your skills at a treetop ropes course, rock climbing, mountain rides and more! Experience aerial thrills as you ride, slide and glide through the foliage.
Test your skills at Blue Mountain Resort – Summit Aerial Park with four levels of difficulty. Try your luck at Gorilla Grove Treetop Adventures and Adventure Center at Skytop Lodge with in-air obstacles.
Blue Mountain Resort- Summit…
With four levels of difficulty, the park offers obstacle courses for beginner, intermediate, advanced, and…
Gorilla Grove Treetop Adventures
Experience the beauty of the wooded setting while challenging yourself with physical activities ranging from…
Adventure Center at Skytop Lodge
Soar through Skytop's Treetop Adventure Course! This wooded course is just over 3,000 feet with challenges…
7. Boating
Uncover pretty panoramas while boating. Choose to cruise along our rivers and lakes to catch fiery foliage reflections off the water. The woodlands surrounding the waterways present breathtaking views. Bring your own boat or rent one!
Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals offer boat rentals on Lake Wallenpaupack until late October. Visit one of our parks, Mauch Chunk Lake Park and Tobyhanna State Park, to launch your boat. The parks are open from dawn until dusk.
Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals
Inventory includes water ski boats, wave runners, jet skis, fishing boats, sail boats, pontoon boats, and…
Tobyhanna State Park - Boating
Cruise, fish and enjoy the views on the park's 170-acre lake. Bring your own boat or rent one to suit your…
8. Camping
Continue an action-packed day with a stay at a campground. Don Laine Campground and Jim Thorpe Camping Resort offer on-site activities for everyone to enjoy. Spend a night with nature from now until mid-October.
Whether you prefer RV, tent or cottage sites, we’ve got the year-round spots for you at Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA or Otter Lake Camp Resort.
Spend a night under the stars and around the fire while camping at Keen Lake Camping & Cottage Resort. You’ll enjoy stunning fall scenery and amenities like the 90-acre lake, camp store, game room and movie lounge.
Don Laine Campground
Don Laine Campground is located in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, with a beautiful view and planned…
Jim Thorpe Camping Resort
All campsites are level, spacious and wooded. The main tent area is separate from the recreational vehicle…
Delaware Water Gap/Pocono…
Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA features wooded RV and tent sites, cabins, lodges and deluxe travel…
Otter Lake Camp Resort
For more than 40 years, family memories have been created boating and fishing (no license required) on the…
Keen Lake Camping & Cottage…
Celebrating 65 years of single-family ownership, Keen Lake is an award-winning, Trip Advisor Excellence…
9. Paintball
Battle it out beneath the trees for bragging rights. Play a round at Skirmish Paintball. The 700-acre facility has over 50 playing fields.
Intensify the fall color; challenge friends and family to a paintball game. Kittatinny Canoes - Paintball has wooded battlefields providing natural cover and extra color.
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Skirmish Paintball
Are you looking for adrenaline pumping fun? Do you need a little thrill in your life? Skirmish Paintball is…
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Kittatinny Canoes - Paintball
Game on! Experience the fun and excitement of paintball with this fast-action game to splatter your opponent.…
10. River Trips
Canoe or kayak down the Delaware River for unmatched views of the autumn leaves. Take a trip with one of our many outfitters like Edge of the Woods Outfitters, Shawnee River Trips, Chamberlain Canoes or Lander's River Trips.
Looking to kick things up a notch? Pocono Whitewater’s Big Day Out packs three big adventures into one epic outing. Raft, bike and hike your way through bright fall foliage on the Lehigh River. Equipment and meals are provided. This is one fall day you won’t forget. Try it September 26, 2020 or October 3 or 17, 2020.
Edge of the Woods Outfitters
River trips take place on the calmest, and what could be considered the most scenic part of the Delaware River…
Shawnee River Trips
With the 70,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and the historic Delaware River just on the…
Chamberlain Canoes
Chamberlain Canoes offers canoe, kayak, raft and tube rental trips. Enjoy a fun-filled day floating through…
Lander's River Trips
Servicing ten locations along the Delaware River, Lander's River Trips has been providing water adventures…
Pocono Whitewater Adventures
The Lehigh River is the best whitewater in the tri-state area! Pocono Whitewater offers mild whitewater for…
11. Golfing
Get an early start at nearby golf courses. Hit the links this fall and experience the colors firsthand. Hideaway Hills Golf Club and Jack Frost National are both surrounded by tall trees—ideal for an autumn outing.
Play a round on a pristine golf course, or buy our Golf-A-Round Card and play more than one! Eight Pocono Mountains courses are included, like historic properties the greats graced like Pocono Manor Golf Course and Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort.
Hideaway Hills Golf Club
Hideaway Hills features four lakes, spectacular elevation changes and a signature island green. The bent grass…
Jack Frost National Golf Club
Experience the forgiving fairways and undulating greens at this 7,200-yard golf paradise. Jack Frost National…
Pocono Manor Golf Course
Surrounded by the beauty of the Poconos, the East Course offers players unique challenges, water hazards and…
The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort -…
Rich in the history of golf, Shawnee has been the host of the 1938 PGA Championship, 1967 NCAA Championship…
12. Zip Line
Fly through the foliage. Ride solo or race a friend on a mountain zip line! See the leaves from high in the sky during a zip line ride with Whitewater Rafting Adventures. Their 900-foot zip line is more than eight stories high!
Feel your adrenaline pumping as you zip past the trees on North America's longest twin zip-flyers at Camelback Mountain Adventures. Take a gentle ride reaching speeds up to 35 miles per hour with the dual Pocono Zip Racer.
Whitewater Rafting Adventures -…
Fly for over 900 feet at speeds exceeding 30 miles per hour! Hook up, step off, and watch the ground beneath…
Camelback Mountain Adventures
Whether choosing the zip line or the zip-flyer, you'll be safely harnessed as you zip through the trees at up…
Pocono Zip Racer
Fly through the air from the launch to the landing at over 35 miles per hour! An exhilarating adventure, zip…
13. Fishing
Go fish! Head out on Lake Wallenpaupack for a guided fishing trip. Ray’s Charter Guide Service runs outings on the Big Lake. Be sure to call ahead for fall hours of operation to schedule your appointment.
Visit Big Brown Fish & Pay Lakes and fish two stocked ponds through the end of October. Here a fishing license is not required. If you have your own equipment and would like to fish Pocono waterways, you'll need a state license.
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Ray's Charter Guide Service
Whether you are a beginner fisherman looking for a new adventure or an experienced one seeking a great day of…
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Big Brown Fish & Pay Lakes
Two ponds are stocked with trout (rainbow, brown, brook, and golden) and one pond is stocked with bass…
14. Hiking
Another great way to experience the fall foliage is taking a hike. Pocono trails feature spectacular views while being close to the color. Over 260 miles of trails are spread across the region, so blazing a new trail might land you in a beautiful area.
Lacawac Sanctuary offers nine trails from easy to difficult throughout the 550-acre nature preserve. Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) features six trails exclusively on property open year-round from dawn until dusk. Nearby PEEC, visit Bushkill Falls to see waterfalls among the four hiking trails.
Lacawac Sanctuary - Hiking
Lacawac Sanctuary is a 550-acre nature and environmental education center located on the shore of Lake…
Pocono Environmental Education…
There are no fees to hike the six trails at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC). All trails vary…
Bushkill Falls - Hiking
As you hike the trails or walk the grounds of Bushkill Falls, you'll have a first-hand opportunity to see the…
Since the Pocono Mountains covers 2,400 square miles, roughly the size of Delaware, our properties are spread across the entire region. Use our Interactive Map to help plan your fall trip to experience as much as possible while staying with us.
Want updates on the season? Visit our fall foliage forecast for weekly updates on each of the three zones' peak colors! Discover leaf peeping FAQs, ways and adventures to experience fall fun and ideas for fall day trips!
Interested in more adventure in the Pocono Mountains? Check out our activities and find special offers on places to stay!
Fall Fun in the Pocono Mountains
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Fall Leaf Forecast
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Day Trippin'
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25 Ways to View the Fall Foliage
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Places to Stay
From cozy bed & breakfasts to adults-only romantic escapes; the Pocono Mountains host a variety of places…