Bringing your kids to Keystone State? From the outdoor activities of the Pocono Mountains to the chocolatey sweetness of Hershey and all of the rest of Pennsylvania, these centers offer loads of loving families.
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Skytop Lodge
Direction
1 Skytop Lodge Rd , Skytop , PA 18357 , EE . UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 570-257-2114
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Looking for a great mountain retreat on the east coast? Skytop Lodge in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania offers families a wonderful opportunity to get away from it all and play outside. Centered around a massive stone cabin, the resort has been welcoming guests since 1928 on its spectacular 5,500 acres. The extensive facilities include horse stables, a golf course, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts, croquet field, archery range, paintball field, geocaching circuit, driving range, playground and game room. The lake offers swimming, fishing, kayaking and canoeing in the summer and skating and ice fishing in the winter.
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Great Wolf Lodge Poconos
Direction
1 Great Wolf Dr, Scotrun, PA 18355, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 800-768-9653
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Great Wolf Lodge is a large chain of indoor water park complexes with more than a dozen properties spread across the country. Families flock to Great Wolf Lodge Poconos to enjoy the fun (numerous slides, a wave pool, a kiddy pool, a lazy river, a climbing fort with a dump bucket, a surf simulator, and more) as well as dry activities such as bowling, miniature golf, and the Magiquest interactive fantasy game. The location in the Pocono Mountains is about two hours from New York City and two hours and 15 minutes from Philadelphia.
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Woodloch Resort
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731 Welcome Lake Rd, Hawley, PA 18428, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 800-966-3562
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Woodloch Resort, a four-season all-inclusive resort in the Poconos, offers family meals, a variety of accommodations, and a myriad of activities to keep kids and parents busy. Think shore cruises, with countless amenities including pools (indoor and outdoor), water sports on the lake, go-karts, and family fun like quizzes and scavenger hunts. In the winter, there are snow tubing, ice skating, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing. This is a social setting, and many of the family activities are in a group participation style.
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Hotel Hershey y Hershey Lodge
Direction
100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, United StatesGet directions
Telephone
+1 717-533-2171
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Living up to its nickname Chocolate Town USA, Hershey is a sweet-themed town that became one of the most popular family destinations on the East Coast. Along with the Hershey Park theme park, known for its thrilling roller coasters, the city offers great places to stay and a number of chocolate attractions, including a zoo, a botanical garden, and Hershey’s Chocolate World. The Hershey Hotel is an upscale hotel with upscale restaurants and a spa, while the Hershey Lodge is a mid-range hotel with plenty to do for families.
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Kalahari Resort Pocono Mountains
Direction
250 Kalahari Blvd, Pocono Manor, PA 18349, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 877-525-2427
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Opened in 2015, Kalahari Resort brings competition to Great Wolf Lodge Poconos (above). Guests have free access to a large indoor water park with several slides, a lazy river, pads, and a surf simulator. Out of the water, there are scavenger hunts, cookie decorating, black-light miniature golf, and seven on-site restaurants.
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Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Direction
1001 Lafayette Dr, Farmington, PA 15437, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 866-344-6957
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The exclusive year-round Nemacolin Woodlands Resort sits on 2,400 acres in southeastern Pennsylvania and is known for its wide variety of family activities. From the Adventure Center (rock climbing, kayaking, paintball, archery) to the Mystic Mountain Equestrian Center and Alpine Ski Area, families never miss out on anything to do.
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Omni Bedford Springs Resort
Direction
2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 814-623-8100
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Located in the scenic Cumberland Valley of southern Pennsylvania, just 90 minutes from Pittsburgh and two hours from Washington, DC, the Omni Bedford Springs Resort offers a mineral springs spa, miles of trails, an 18-hole golf course, and a outdoor pool and heated mineral springs. -Fed indoor pool.
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Camelback Lodge and Indoor Water Park
Direction
193 Resort Dr, Tannersville, PA 18372, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 855-515-1283
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Another indoor water park complex opening in the Poconos in 2015, the 450-room Camelback Lodge features the massive Aquatopia indoor water park, as well as rock climbing, laser tag and a game room, and many more family activities. variety of room categories, from standard rooms to six-person suites and multi-bedroom condos for up to 14 people.
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Split Rock Resort
Direction
428 Moseywood Rd, Lake Harmony, PA 18624, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 570-722-9111
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Once a hunting and fishing hotel in Pennsylvania’s popular Poconos region, Split Rock is an expansive and reasonably priced four-season resort on more than 1,200 acres in the town of Lake Harmony.
Edited by Suzanne Rowan Kelleher
