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Fall Foliage Driving Tour
Attractions
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Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
First class entertainment
AHL hockey featuring the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins. For more information call 570-208-PENS.
State & County Parks
Ricketts Glen State Park | The Tubs Nature Park
Moon Lake Park | Wilkes-Barre River Common
Frances Slocum State Park | Nescopeck State Park
The Lehigh Gorge State Park
Recreation
Autumn golf at its best | Mountain biking along the
Susquehanna and Lehigh Rivers
Whitewater Rafting | Hunting & Fishing
Free Bike Share Program in Wilkes-Barre at
Best Western Genetti Hotel & Conference Center
History
Eckley
ckley Miners’ Village and Museum
Houdini Tour & Museum
Steamtown National Historic Site
Wineries & Farms
Bartolai Winery | The Lands At Hillside Farms
Roba Family Farms | Maiolatesi Wine Cellars
Shopping
Wyoming Valley Mall | The
he Shoppes At Montage
The Crossings Premium Outlets
Lark Mountain Marketplace
Ryans Wooden Treasures
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Things To Do
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Suggested Fall Driving
Tour Travel Routes
Wilkes-Barre and Dallas area from PA Turnpike.
The Tubs Nature Park
Par 1 is located on Rte 115 on your left as
you exit the PA Turnpike traveling towards Wilkes-Barre.
Rte 115N becomes Rte 309N to Dallas. After crossing the
Susquehanna River, proceed to Carverton Road turn right and
follow the signs to Frances Slocum State Par
Park 5 . Or at this
same light make a left onto Church Road. Take to Hillside Road
and make a left for The Lands at Hillside Farms
Farm 6 . Continue
straight on Rte 309 to 415 to Harvey’s Lake 7 . Prior to the
Lake make a left onto Rte 118 to Ricketts Glen State Park 8 .
LUZERNE
COUNT Y
Wilkes-Barre / Hazleton, PA
The West Side of Wilkes-Barre.
From Downtown Wilkes-Barre, cross the Market St. Bridge
to Kingston. Continue straight to Rte 11. Turn left onto Rte 11
and continue through the towns of Edwardsville, Plymouth and
West Nanticoke to Rte 29 and make a right and follow to Moon
Lake Park D . If you make a right at Rte 11 proceed to Forty
Fort, make a left onto Denison Street to find The Nathan
Denison House 2 on your right. Bartolai Winery
Winer C can be
found by continuing on Rte 11 to Rte 92, make a left an
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the river to Harding.
Mountaintop and White Haven areas.
From Wilkes-Barre take Rte 309 South towards Mountaintop.
Continue on 309 South towards Hazleton and make a left on to
East Butler Drive towards Freeland. Follow the signs to Eckley
Miners’ Village 9 .
From Rte 309 in Mountaintop make a left onto Rte 437.
Continue straight to Honey Hole Road and make a right to
Nescopeck State Park G . Or continue straight on Rte 437 to
Rte 940 and make a left into White Haven. The entrance to the
Lehigh Gorge State Park 10 is at the far end of the White
Haven Shopping Center. Continue past the shopping center;
just over the bridge, make a right onto Rte 534 and continue to
Rte 903; make a right for 6 miles. Pocono Whitewater is on your
right F .
Back at the intersection of 940 and Rte 437 continue straight
onto Rte 940 West past I-80 and make a left on to North Lehigh
Gorge Road and follow signs to Adventure Center at Whitewater
Challengers E .
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State and County Parks
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Ricketts Glen State Park
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The Tubs Nature Park located just off Rte 115, four miles from
downtown Wilkes-Barre is 532 acres featuring seven large “tubs”
or “potholes” gouged out of the sandstone formed by
Wheelbarrow Run. The first .25 mile is paved, asphalt trail with a
wooden bridge high over the first waterfall. Thereafter the trail
becomes rocky and good hiking shoes are recommended. 1
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The River Common and the 12 miles of the Wyoming Valley
Levee Trail parallels the Susquehanna River and offers
spectacular views of the river for joggers, bikers and recreational
walkers. 4
Frances Slocum State Park consists of 1,035 acres offering 13
miles of hiking and 4 miles of mountain bike trails. Frances
Slocum Lake is the focal point of the park and forms a horseshoe
covering 165 acres. 5
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Moon Lake Park offers a 30 mile network of hiking and various
skilled mountain biking trails: smooth, rocky and technical. D
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Ricketts Glen State Park is home to the challenging Falls Trails
named “Best Hike in PA” as part of Backpacker Magazine's 2009
Reader Choice Awards. Ricketts Glen is one of the most scenic
areas in Pennsylvania. 8
Points of Interest
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The Tubs Nature Park, Rte 115
Nathan Denison House
Lark Mountain Marketplace
River Commons & Wyoming Valley Levee Trail
Frances Slocum State Park
The Lands At Hillside Farms
Harveys Lake, Rte 415
Ricketts Glen State Park, Rte 118
Eckley Miners’ Village, Rte 940 Eckley
The Lehigh Gorge State Park
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Frances Slocum State Park
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Suggested Side Trips
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Maiolatesi Wine Cellars
Roba’s Family Farm
Bartolai Winery
Moon Lake Park, Rte 29
Adventure Center at Whitewater Challengers
Pocono Whitewater
Nescopeck State Park
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Lehigh Gorge State Park parallels the Lehigh River and offers
bikers and hikers 23 miles of Rails to Trails of scenic riding. 10
Nescopeck State Park,
Park bordered on the south by Mount Yeager
and on the north by Nescopeck Mountain, is a 3,550 acre park
encompassing wetlands, rich forests and many diverse habitats.
Hiking trails follow the Nescopeck Creek, climb mountains, pass
through quiet forest and skirt wetlands. An environmental
education center provides year-round educational programs on
the parks unique resources. G
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