Pocono Mountains
800–2,200 ft · PA🚗 Directions
Pocono Plateau in northeast Pennsylvania. Mixed oak-hickory with hemlock ravines and northern hardwood at higher elevations. Tulip poplar, white ash, and elm in lower drainages. Delaware Water Gap NRA flanks the eastern edge. Old charcoal hearths and farmstead clearings concentrate spring morels. Cooler plateau temperatures push season later than central PA.
Updated Apr 13, 6:48 PM
Foraging Potential80/100
❌Moisture
✅Soil Temp
✅No Freeze
✅No Drought
Precip 7d
0.00"
Precip 14d
0.00"
Soil Temp
60°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
Viable Species
MODERATE
True Morel
moisture marginal
Limiting Factors
Insufficient moisture
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Nearby Camping
Four Seasons Campground
developed~2.5 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletelectric hookup
Mount Pocono Campground
developed~2.6 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Hemlock Campgrounds & Cottages
developed~3.9 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Camp Minsi
developedBSA Minsi Trails Council~4.2 mi from center
Streamside Camp & Conference
developed~5.1 mi from center
Golden Slipper Camp
developed~6.6 mi from center
Tobyhanna State Park Group Tenting
developedState~7.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Tobyhanna State Park Campground
developedState~8.2 mi from centerFee required/night
watershowerelectric hookuppicnic table
Carpathian Village
developed~8.3 mi from center
Twin Pines
developed~8.8 mi from center
RV Camping
developed~9.3 mi from center
Camp Jaycee
developed~10.3 mi from center
Otter Lake Camp Resort
developed~10.4 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Silver Valley Campsites
developed~10.9 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Pocono Springs Camp
developed~12.6 mi from center
Chestnut Lake Campground
developed~12.6 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshowerelectric hookup
Camp Firestone
developed~12.8 mi from center
Camp Dina
developed~13.2 mi from center
Cherokee
developed~13.4 mi from center
Cheyenne
developed~13.4 mi from center
Cayuga
developed~13.4 mi from center
Comanche
developed~13.4 mi from center
Seneca
developed~13.5 mi from center
Pueblo
developed~13.5 mi from center
Shenandoah
developed~13.5 mi from center
Shoshone
developed~13.5 mi from center
Staff
developed~13.5 mi from center
Camp Big Springs
developed~13.5 mi from center
Chinook
developed~13.6 mi from center
Navajo
developed~13.6 mi from center
Chippewa
developed~13.6 mi from center
Shawnee
developed~13.6 mi from center
Mohawk
developed~13.7 mi from center
Running Fox
developed~13.7 mi from center
Little Mohawk
developed~13.7 mi from center
Two Feathers
developed~13.7 mi from center
Bear Paw
developed~13.8 mi from center
Deer Run
developed~13.8 mi from center
Twin Hill
developed~13.9 mi from center
Camp Great Bend
developed~13.9 mi from center
North Wind
developed~13.9 mi from center
Delaware Water Gap / Pocono Mountain KOA Holiday
developedKOA~14.7 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshowerelectric hookup
Timothy Lake North
developedThousand Trails~14.8 mi from centerFee required/night
195 sites
toiletshower
Wilson Campground
developed~14.8 mi from center
Timothy Lake South
developedThousand Trails~15.2 mi from centerFee required/night
312 sites
toiletshower
Camp Acahela
developed~15.2 mi from center
Backpacker Campsite 2
developed~15.2 mi from center
Manny Gordon 001
backcountryPA DCNR~15.5 mi from center
Manny Gordon 002
backcountryPA DCNR~15.5 mi from center
002 Fireline
backcountryPA DCNR~15.6 mi from center
Hickory Lake Campground
developed~15.8 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
003 Sassafras Hill
backcountryPA DCNR~16.1 mi from center
Equestrian Campground
developed~16.5 mi from center
Pines Camground
developed~17 mi from center
Leroy A. Smith Tenting Site
backcountry~17.9 mi from center
Organized Group Tenting Area
developed~17.9 mi from center
Yards Creek Boy Scout Camp
developed~18 mi from center
001 Carvolth
backcountry~18.1 mi from center
Don Laine Campground
developed~18.4 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Camp Shehaqua
developedState~18.6 mi from center
Camp Daddy Allen
developedState~18.6 mi from center
AMC Mohican Outdoor Center
developedAppalachian Mountain Club~18.8 mi from center
Ironwood Point Recreation Area Campground
developed~19 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshower
The Woods LGBT Camping Resort
developed~19.3 mi from center
Alosa Campsites
developedNPS~19.5 mi from center<p>A $10 non refundable service fee applies for changes or cancellations.</p>/night
Pennsylvania Youth Forestry Camp #2
developed~19.6 mi from center
Valley View Group Campground
developed~19.9 mi from center
River Bend Group Campsite
developedDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area~20 mi from center
Forest campsite (no water)
developed~20.2 mi from center
Forest campsite
developed~20.4 mi from center
Delaware River Family Campground
developed~21 mi from center
Lehigh Gorge Campground
developed~21.1 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco
developedNorthern New Jersey Council, Boy Scouts of America~21.4 mi from center
E-14 CCC Camp
developed~21.5 mi from center
E-13 Silver Lake
developed~21.6 mi from center
Upper Wakegan Unit
developed~22.6 mi from center
Camp Ken-Etiwa-Pec
dispersedNPS~23 mi from centerFree/night
White Deer Camp
developed~23.1 mi from center
Bobov Mesivta Camp
developed~23.1 mi from center
Camp Gan Israel in the Poconos
developed~23.4 mi from center
Lake Adventure Community Association
developed~23.7 mi from center
Bear Creek Campgrounds
developed~24.1 mi from centerFee required/night
Camp Speers YMCA
developed~24.2 mi from center
Secluded Acres Campground
developed~24.5 mi from centerFee required/night
waterelectric hookup
Pocono Point RV & Campground
developedPrivate~25 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshower
Wilsonville Recreation Area Campground
developed~25.7 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshower
Camp Lou Henry Hoover
developed~25.9 mi from center
Emerald Hollow Campground
developed~25.9 mi from center
Dingmans Campground
developed~26 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookuppicnic table
Camp Timber Tops
developed~26.4 mi from center
Primitive Camping at Riverview Park
developedEast Penn Township~26.6 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoilet
Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
developed~26.7 mi from center
Lake Owego Camp
developed~26.7 mi from center
Pine Forest Camp
developed~27.5 mi from center
Swartswood Day Use Area
developed~27.5 mi from center
Lake Greeley Camp
developed~27.7 mi from center
Camp Shohola
developed~27.8 mi from center
Jim Thorpe Campground
developed~28 mi from center
Camping Area
developedDutch Springs~28.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Camp Nah-Jee-Wah
developed~29.6 mi from center
Shotwell Camping Area
developed~29.7 mi from center
Maunch Chunck Lake County Park
developed~30.3 mi from center
Haskin's Group Camping Area
developed~30.3 mi from center
Camp Lee Mar / Lee Mar tábor
developed~30.5 mi from center
Lizard Creek Campground
developed~31.2 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletelectric hookup
Lake Ocquittunk Camping Area
developed~31.7 mi from center
Steam Mill Camping Area
developedNew Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry~33.4 mi from center
Rotawanis Boy Scout Camp
developed~33.6 mi from center
Keen Lake Camping and Cottage Resort
developed~33.9 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Camp Chayolei
developed~33.9 mi from center
Sylvania Tree Farm
developed~34.5 mi from center
New Tripoli Campsite
developed~34.5 mi from center
Kittatiny Canoes - River Beach Campground
developedKittatiny Canoes~35 mi from centerFee required/night
160 sites
toiletshower
Sawmill Lake Camping Area
developed~37 mi from center
Carpenter Town
developed~37.1 mi from centerFee required/night
shower
Moon Lake Camping Area
developedPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natura~37.5 mi from centerFree/night
picnic table
Lander's Narrowsburg Campground
developedNPS~38.6 mi from center
Pleasant Acres Farm Campground
developed~38.8 mi from center
Elim Grove Camp Meeting
developed~39.2 mi from center
Ringing Rocks Family Campground
developed~39.6 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Dogwood Haven Family Campground
developed~40.2 mi from center
Haycock Camping Ministries
developed~40.5 mi from center
Colonial Woods Family Camping Resort
developed~40.5 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshower
Moyers Lake and Campground
developed~40.6 mi from center
Lakewood Park Campground
developed~41.5 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshowerelectric hookup
Rustic Creek Family Campground
developed~42.3 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Lander's Skinners Falls Campground
developedNPS~42.3 mi from center
Village of Unionville
developed~43.2 mi from center
Beaver Valley Campgrounds
developed~43.3 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Tinicum Park Group Campground
developed~43.6 mi from center
Quakerwoods Campground
developed~43.8 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Milford Park Bible Camp
developed~44.1 mi from center
Robin Hill Campground
developed~44.2 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Schnabel's Woods
developed~44.5 mi from center
Little Red Barn Campground
developed~44.7 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Rosemount Camping Resort
developed~44.7 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshowerelectric hookup
Victory Valley Camp
developed~44.8 mi from center
Camp Tohi
developed~45.2 mi from center
Camp Serranova
developed~45.3 mi from center
Camp Louemma
developed~45.6 mi from center
Blue Rocks Family Campground
developed~45.7 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Red Ridge Lake Campground
developed~45.8 mi from centerFee required/night
waterelectric hookup
Camp Lackawanna
developed~46.4 mi from center
Stony Mountain Family Campground
developed~46.5 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletelectric hookup
Sacony Family Campground
developed~46.7 mi from center
Eagle Brook Camp
developed~46.9 mi from center
Shore Forest Campground
developed~47.2 mi from centerFee required/night
watertoiletshowerelectric hookup
Watt's Outpost Specialty Site
developed~47.4 mi from center
Camp Winnebago
developedBoy Scouts of America~47.6 mi from center
Deer Wood Camp Ground
developedBucks County~47.8 mi from center
Camp Mensch Mill
developed~47.9 mi from center
Doe Run Camp Ground
developedBucks County~47.9 mi from center
PCG1
backcountryState~48.4 mi from center
Camp Men-o-Lan
developed~48.6 mi from center
PC4
backcountryState~48.6 mi from center
Camp Ramah in the Poconos
developed~48.6 mi from center
Wawayanda Group Campground
developedState~48.7 mi from centerFee required/night
PC3
backcountryState~49 mi from center
Homestead Family Campground
developed~49.1 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshowerelectric hookup
PC1
backcountryState~49.2 mi from center
PC2
backcountryState~49.2 mi from center
Slumber Valley Campground
developed~49.5 mi from centerFee required/night
toiletshowerelectric hookup
⚠ Road Access Notice
Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.