8 Canoeing Areas near South Mountain Park
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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
22.4 miles NWA 525 foot sand beach on Beltzville Lake, the Army Corps reservoir that flooded the Pohopoco Creek valley in 1971. Free to enter, open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and worth checking for a bacteria closure before you go.
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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
34.6 miles NEA grassy Delaware River beach with swimming (lifeguards seasonal), a boat and canoe launch, and a popular 7-mile float to Delaware Water Gap.
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Tuscarora State Park Beach
Barnesville
36.5 miles NWFree, buoyed sand beach on 96-acre Tuscarora Lake in Tuscarora State Park near Barnesville. Open late May to mid-September, 8 a.m. to sunset, no lifeguards, 5.5 feet at its deepest.
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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
37.7 miles SWThe Dry Brooks swim beach at Blue Marsh Lake is a free, unguarded Army Corps of Engineers swimming area on a 1,147-acre reservoir northwest of Reading. A mown lawn runs down to sand and rounded pebble, the entry is shallow and gradual, and buoys mark the
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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
42.4 miles NA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
42.4 miles NA free, unguarded sand beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake, set at 2,000 feet on the Pocono plateau, with a 5.1 mile gravel trail circling the water. Open Memorial Day weekend to mid-September, though a full lake drawdown for dam replacement has been announc
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Hopatcong State Park
Landing
43.6 miles NEHopatcong State Park holds the largest public beach on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's biggest freshwater lake, a long sand crescent and a broad lawn at the outlet the Morris Canal once dammed for its water supply. Lifeguards cover the swim area Wednesday th
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
44.0 miles NGouldsboro Lake's sand beach is free and open, but unguarded: no lifeguards, tannic amber water you cannot see through, and occasional bacteria closures. Electric motors only on this 250-acre Pocono lake.
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