Wayne County

ATTRACTIONS AND HISTORIC SITES

Dorflinger Glass Museum - contains an extensive collection of over 600 glass pieces made by the companies of Christian Dorflinger. Long Ridge Road, White Mills. (570) 253-1185

Equinunk Historical Society/ Calder House Museum - featuring the history of Northern Wayne County. Route 191 and Pine Mill Road, Equinunk. (570) 224-6722

Harris Hamlin House - the first house built in the settlement of Salem, by Harris Hamlin of Connecticut in 1802. Route 590.

Hill Sawmill - first operated during the Civil War era. All equipment is still intact. Duck Harbor Road, Lookout. (570) 224-6722

Kelley Auto Museum - AACA National Award Winning Museum, home to more than 160 antique and classic cars from the 20's to the 70's. Lehigh Road, Gouldsboro. (570) 842-2797

Lake Wallenpaupack - the state's largest engineered lake. 14 miles long, 2 miles wide, 52 miles of shoreline, straddling the Wayne/Pike county line. Visitor Center, Route 6, .5 mile from junction of Route 507. (570) 226-2141

Octagon Schoolhouse - a native fieldstone schoolhouse constructed in the 1840's and characterized by its octagon shape. Not open to the public but can be viewed from the roadside. West 1-1.5 miles from Route 296. 

PP&L Visitors Center - a covered audio-visual tour of the Wallenpaupack hydroelectric project, featuring lake history, the production of electricity and recreation on the lake. Route 6 near junction of Route 590, Hawley. (570) 226-3702

Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions - unique rail excursions traveling from Honesdale to Hawley and Lackawaxen through beautiful forest and farmland, along the Lackawaxen River. (570) 253-1960

Wayne County Historical Society and Museum - featuring the history of Wayne County and home of the Stourbridge Lion. (570) 253-3240

COMMUNITY PARKS

STATE PARKS

Gouldsboro State Park: Lehigh Twp. Over 300 Acres in Wayne County, extending into Monroe County for a total acreage of 3,050.

Prompton State Park: Clinton and Dyberry Twps., Prompton Boro. 789 acres.

Tobyhanna State Park: Dreher and Lehigh Twps. Over 530 acres in Wayne County, extending into Monroe County for a total acreage of 5,440.

NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River: 75,000 acres of land area and 100 miles of free flowing water.

SANCTUARIES

Dorflinger-Suydamn Wildlife Sanctuary: 578 acres, numerous nature trails for hiking and nature walks with a variety of trees and plants marked and identified.

Lacawac Sanctuary: 301 acres, including 52 acre Lake Lacawac, an unpolluted glacial lake designated as a National Natural Landmark.

Shuman Point Natural Area: 250 acres of forested natural area.

Beech House Creek Wildlife Refuge: 60 acres of wetlands and beaver ponds.

STATE GAME LANDS

Game Lands #70: Scott Twp.
Game Lands #159: Buckingham, Dyberry, Lebanon, Mt. Pleasant Townships.
Game Lands #299: Scott Twp.
Game Lands #300: Canaan Twp.
Game Lands #310: Lake Twp.
Game Lands #312: Lehigh, Sterling townships.

FISH COMMISSION LANDS

Lakes/Ponds: Belmont Lake, Long Pond, Lower Woods Pond, Miller Pond, Reinings Pond, Upper Woods Pond, White Oak Pond.

Access Areas: Buckingham, Callicoon, Damascus, Duck Harbor Pond, Falls Eddy, Narrowsburg, Wallenpaupack.

Other: Pleasant Mount Hatchery.

GOLF COURSES
Cricket Hill: 18 Holes, public.
Honesdale: 9 Holes, private.
Hideout: 18 Holes, private.
Lake Lorraine: 9 Holes, public.
Red Maples: 9 Holes, public.

ZOOS

Claws & Paws Wild Animal Park: Lake Ariel. 689-6154