Lake Wallenpaupack Guide
Lake Wallenpaupack is one of Pennsylvania's oldest resort economies. The lake's creation in 1926 immediately triggered a hotel-building boom in Hawley — the Singer family opened a 14-room inn that's now Silver Birches, and the Hawley Chamber of Commerce built the hotel that became the Settlers Inn. A century later, that history is still what makes lodging here unusual: you can book a 1920s Arts & Crafts inn, a converted 1890s glass factory turned boutique hotel, an all-inclusive family resort, a lakeside campsite, or a private cottage with a boat assigned to it — all within about 20 minutes of each other.
Geography sorts the options. Hawley is the commercial hub and holds the densest cluster of rooms — historic hotels, boutique properties, motels along Route 6, and the Woodloch family of resorts. Lakeville, on the northeast side, is home to Cove Haven, the couples resort famous as the birthplace of the heart-shaped hot tub. Greentown and Tafton sit on the quieter south/west approaches, closer to Promised Land State Park's cabins and campgrounds and to lakefront cottage clusters.
Demand is real and mostly out-of-market — the region draws heavily from New York and Philadelphia — so July–August lake weekends and October foliage weekends are the tightest windows, while spring and November are the softest. Pick your category first, then your town.
Hawley
All-inclusive adults' destination spa resort on 500+ wooded acres with a 15-acre private lake and 40,000 sq ft spa.
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Hawley
Family-run since 1958, a four-season all-inclusive family resort on its own private lake.
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Hawley
Golf resort community with an 18-hole championship course and rental homes.
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Lakeville
Couples-only resort with 256 suites on Lake Wallenpaupack — birthplace of the heart-shaped hot tub.
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Hawley
1927 Arts & Crafts lodge, Historic Hotels of America member, farm-to-table restaurant on 6 acres.
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Hawley
A five-story 1890s glass-factory building carved into cliffs above Paupack High Falls.
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Hawley
Turn-of-the-century landmark on Main Ave with an on-site Italian restaurant and pub.
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Hawley
Lakefront resort descended from the original 1926 Singer inn, with vintage cottages.
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Hawley
A restored Italianate Victorian offering B&B charm at near-motel pricing.
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Hawley
Boutique motel directly across Route 6 from the lake, steps from the walking trail and beach.
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Hawley
Family-owned since 1952, lake-view rooms with on-site Gresham's Chop House.
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Tafton
Full-kitchen cottages on Fairview Lake, each with an assigned boat.
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Greentown
Motel units and cabins on PA-390, surrounded by Promised Land State Park.
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Hawley
75+ years family-run, rates include family-style breakfast and dinner from their own garden.
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Greentown
70 wooded campsites with electric/water, a boat launch, kayak rentals and a camp store.
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Greentown
Wooded family camping directly on the lake edge with fishing and boating access.
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Hawley
~160 sites directly on the lake with boat slips and a launch, open roughly May through November.
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Lakeville
Camping with boat storage/launch and fire rings.
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Greentown
CCC-era rustic cabins plus multiple campgrounds inside 3,000 acres of state park.
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