Hiking and Camping at Promised Land State Park
Friday September 30th thru Sunday October 2nd, 2022
Fall Line and South Jersey Ski Clubs Adventure
Event Leader: John Moffatt
To Members of both Fall Line Ski Club and South Jersey Ski Club - Come join us for a weekend of outdoor activities including camping, hiking, fishing and bike riding. Promised Land State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Blooming Grove, Greene and Palmyra Townships, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The approximately 3,000-acre park is mostly surrounded by Delaware State Forest. It is in the Poconos and sits at an elevation of 1,800 feet. The park is 145 miles from my home in Blackwood, NJ. Currently (as of March 23rd) there are a number of campsites available, but I recommend booking the walk-to tent sites #171, #169, and #170, in that order. I already booked #172 for myself. Each site holds up to 5 people and 2 tents. The sites are a very short walk from your car and sit about 15-20 feet above the lake, with a great view of the lake and sunrise. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. Firewood is available for purchase before entering the park. This section of the park has drinking water and modern toilets. Speaking of drinking, since this is a State Park alcohol is prohibited. Drink discreetly and at your own risk.
I recommend that anyone or group interested in going should make reservations very soon at:
https://pennsylvaniastateparks.reserveamerica.com.
Since COVID, camping has become extremely popular. Drive up on Friday, via mostly highways, and set up your campsites, eat and enjoy a camp fire. Then early Saturday morning, we hike a short, steep route up Mt. Minsi for a view of New Jersey’s Mt. Tammany and the Delaware River. The trail head parking is extremely limited so that’s the reason I’m recommending we get an early start hiking. There are two ways to the top, one is via the Appalachian Trail. You will need to be in decent shape for this route up and down. The second option is via a fire trail. This trail does not have the boulders and other obstacles found on the Appalachian Trail. I’ve done this hike before and I chose to go up the AT and down the fire trail.
Back at camp we can fish or ride bikes, eat, enjoy another camp fire or whatever else we want. Sunday morning, I’ll be packing up for the drive home. For those of you who have not had enough outdoor activity, stop by Hickory Run State Park and take a walk in the boulder field. Then for lunch enjoy Nick's Lake House Restaurant on Lake Harmony or go into Jim Thorpe and have lunch at Molly Maguire's Irish Pub. If you don’t want to deal with the traffic in Jim Thorpe, you can get lunch at P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant (sit upstairs) in Lehighton (exit 74 on 476).
Please contact me when you book your site so I can keep track of who will be joining us or if you have any questions - John Moffatt, 856-357-2442.
Fall Line and South Jersey Ski Clubs Adventure
Event Leader: John Moffatt
To Members of both Fall Line Ski Club and South Jersey Ski Club - Come join us for a weekend of outdoor activities including camping, hiking, fishing and bike riding. Promised Land State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Blooming Grove, Greene and Palmyra Townships, Pike County, Pennsylvania. The approximately 3,000-acre park is mostly surrounded by Delaware State Forest. It is in the Poconos and sits at an elevation of 1,800 feet. The park is 145 miles from my home in Blackwood, NJ. Currently (as of March 23rd) there are a number of campsites available, but I recommend booking the walk-to tent sites #171, #169, and #170, in that order. I already booked #172 for myself. Each site holds up to 5 people and 2 tents. The sites are a very short walk from your car and sit about 15-20 feet above the lake, with a great view of the lake and sunrise. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. Firewood is available for purchase before entering the park. This section of the park has drinking water and modern toilets. Speaking of drinking, since this is a State Park alcohol is prohibited. Drink discreetly and at your own risk.
I recommend that anyone or group interested in going should make reservations very soon at:
https://pennsylvaniastateparks.reserveamerica.com.
Since COVID, camping has become extremely popular. Drive up on Friday, via mostly highways, and set up your campsites, eat and enjoy a camp fire. Then early Saturday morning, we hike a short, steep route up Mt. Minsi for a view of New Jersey’s Mt. Tammany and the Delaware River. The trail head parking is extremely limited so that’s the reason I’m recommending we get an early start hiking. There are two ways to the top, one is via the Appalachian Trail. You will need to be in decent shape for this route up and down. The second option is via a fire trail. This trail does not have the boulders and other obstacles found on the Appalachian Trail. I’ve done this hike before and I chose to go up the AT and down the fire trail.
Back at camp we can fish or ride bikes, eat, enjoy another camp fire or whatever else we want. Sunday morning, I’ll be packing up for the drive home. For those of you who have not had enough outdoor activity, stop by Hickory Run State Park and take a walk in the boulder field. Then for lunch enjoy Nick's Lake House Restaurant on Lake Harmony or go into Jim Thorpe and have lunch at Molly Maguire's Irish Pub. If you don’t want to deal with the traffic in Jim Thorpe, you can get lunch at P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant (sit upstairs) in Lehighton (exit 74 on 476).
Please contact me when you book your site so I can keep track of who will be joining us or if you have any questions - John Moffatt, 856-357-2442.