Poconos Family Travel Guides

From indoor water parks and mountain adventures to lake days and family resorts, the Pocono Mountains offer year-round fun for families with kids, tweens, and teens. Explore our Poconos travel guides, itineraries, and travel tips to help plan your next family getaway.


Featured Poconos Travel Guides, Tips, and Itinerary Posts


  • Blue Mountain Summit Adventure Park Review: Is It Worth It for Families?

    Blue Mountain Summit Adventure Park Review: Is It Worth It for Families?

    Blue Mountain Summit Adventure Park is one of our favorite places in eastern Pennsylvania for an active day with older kids and teens. We’ve been visiting for years with our family, and I’ve also experienced it from a teacher’s perspective during many school field trips. I’ve tackled the ropes course myself, watched my kids work their…

  • Whitewater Rafting in the Poconos With Kids: Ages, Tips, and What to Expect

    Whitewater Rafting in the Poconos With Kids: Ages, Tips, and What to Expect

    Whitewater Rafting in the Poconos With Kids: What Parents Should Know Before You Go Whitewater rafting in the Poconos with kids has been one of our favorite family adventures for years, and it’s something my kids still look forward to as teenagers. I actually started rafting on the Lehigh River as a teenager myself. Once…

  • Kalahari vs Great Wolf Lodge: How to Choose the Right Poconos Indoor Water Park for Your Family

    Kalahari vs Great Wolf Lodge: How to Choose the Right Poconos Indoor Water Park for Your Family

    Kalahari vs Great Wolf Lodge has sparked plenty of family debates over the years. Ask my two kids which one is better, and you’ll still get two completely different answers. Over the years, we’ve visited both resorts multiple times as our kids grew from elementary schoolers into teenagers. One child has always been drawn to…

  • Best Things to Do in the Poconos With Kids

    Best Things to Do in the Poconos With Kids

    Things to do in the Poconos with kids can easily fill a day, a weekend, or an entire family vacation. Over the years, our family has spent time exploring the area in every season, from summer days on Lake Wallenpaupack and rafting on the Lehigh River to winter tubing trips and weekends at Kalahari and…

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