Bike Parks, Ziplines, and Waterparks Highlight the Season’s Must-Do Adventures
PALMERTON, Penn. and TANNERSVILLE, Penn. – Spring and summer adventures are on the horizon in the Pocono Mountains, where Blue Mountain Resort and Camelback Resort are preparing to welcome guests with a lineup of seasonal attractions. Located within a two-hour drive of Philadelphia and New York City, the neighboring resorts offer a mix of high-energy thrills and family-friendly experiences set against a scenic mountain backdrop.
Key dates and openings at Blue Mountain Resort include:
- May 9: Blue Mountain’s Bike Park opens exclusively for season pass holders.
- May 10: Blue Mountain’s Bike Park opens for the season. As Pennsylvania’s only lift-served bike park, the terrain features a vertical drop of 1,082 feet and trails suited for all skill levels.
- May 16: Camping and glamping accommodations open, offering options ranging from traditional campsites and RV hookups to more elevated outdoor experiences with scenic views and added amenities.
- May 16: Summit Adventure Park opens weekends, with Friday hours added in June. The park features a range of outdoor attractions, including high ropes courses, ziplining, laser tag, archery tag, nighttime climbing and the Adventure Cube.
- June 22: Summer Adventure Camps begin, with day and overnight programs for children ages 5 to 15, featuring activities such as ziplining, rock climbing, hiking and team challenges.
Key dates and openings at Camelback Resort include:
- April 13: The Mountain Coaster reopens, delivering a 4,500-foot ride down the mountainside with high-speed turns and drops.
- June 12: Camelbeach Outdoor Waterpark opens for the season. As Pennsylvania’s largest waterpark, it features 38 slides and attractions, a dedicated children’s area, cabanas and on-site dining.
- Date to be announced: Camelback Mountain Adventures is slated to reopen, with activities including 1,000- and 4,000-foot ziplining, a treetop obstacle course, scenic UTV tours, mini golf and downhill tubing.
With a variety of attractions rolling out throughout the season, both resorts are positioning the Pocono Mountains as a premier destination for spring and summer travel.
About Blue Mountain Resort
Blue Mountain Resort is a year-round resort located along the Kittatinny Ridge in the Pocono Mountain region and sits within Little Gap Valley in Pennsylvania. Originally opened in 1977 as Little Gap Ski Area, it was renamed Blue Mountain Resort in 1989. With the biggest vertical drop of any ski resort in Pennsylvania, it features 40 ski trails, 16 lifts, 29 mountain biking trails, a ropes course, rock climbing wall and more. The resort offers camping and glamping sites and dining at Slopeside Pub & Grill along with spaces for indoor and outdoor weddings, groups and corporate retreats. More information is available at www.skibluemt.com. Social media: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter.
About Camelback Resort
Nestled in the scenic Pocono Mountains, formed 400 million years ago, Camelback Resort is a year-round destination ideal for adventure-packed multi-generational family travel and experiences. The resort recently celebrated 60 years of skiing along with Camelbeach’s 25th anniversary. The 560-acre resort includes Camelback Mountain for unsurpassed skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing; Camelback Mountain Adventures for ziplining, a treetop obstacle course and alpine mountain coaster; Camelbeach Outdoor Waterpark, Pennsylvania’s biggest outdoor waterpark; and Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark, voted USA Today’s 2022 #1 Indoor Waterpark.
Accommodations are available at Camelback Lodge, an eight-story mountain modern-designed hotel with 453 guest suites, featuring many dining choices including ski-in/ski-out restaurants, a fitness center, 20,000 square feet of flexible conference and meeting venues and 170,000 square feet of indoor adventure and entertainment space. For reservations and more information, call 1-855-515-1283 or visit www.CamelbackResort.com.
Information provided to TVL by:
Marguarite Clark Public Relations
