Parks
Research 5 parks within weekend reach of Scranton, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Scranton. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Scranton. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Scranton, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Nay Aug Park is Large municipal park within Scranton containing the Nay Aug Gorge and a waterfall on Roaring Brook. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nay Aug Park, about 2 km (1 mi) from Scranton
Image credit: Image: FossilDS / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Lackawanna State Park is Forested state park nearby north of Scranton centered on Lackawanna Lake. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lackawanna State Park, about 19 km (12 mi) from Scranton
Image credit: Image: Squirrel Cottage from Endless Mountains, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Tobyhanna State Park is Lake-and-forest state park in the Pocono Mountains nearby south of Scranton, centered on Tobyhanna Lake. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tobyhanna State Park, about 31 km (19 mi) from Scranton
Image credit: Image: Nicholas T / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Promised Land State Park is Upland forest park surrounded by Delaware State Forest in the Poconos, nearby southeast of Scranton. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Promised Land State Park, about 40 km (25 mi) from Scranton
Image credit: Image: Nicholas / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Lehigh Gorge State Park is Steep-walled river gorge with rock outcrops and waterfalls along the Lehigh River, nearby south of Scranton. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lehigh Gorge State Park, about 50 km (31 mi) from Scranton
Image credit: Image: John D. from SE Pennsylvania, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0