Loop 1 · 4 h window · 77 mi
3 h 50 loop · 3 stops · back by 7:49 PM. Incorporates Governor Casey Byway.
- Mount Cobb · 15 min
- Top of the World · 15 min
- Anthracite Museum · 60 min
Touches Governor Casey Byway
Destinations · Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains
PA · 41.4486, -75.2486
Governor Casey Byway and Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) are 2 of 3 signed byways within 30 miles of Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania.
Understand
The climate of the Pocono Mountains is not unlike many other areas of the Northeast. Each season has its own weather characteristics that make the Poconos unique. People love the Northeast because they can experience the beauty each season offers throughout the year.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Pocono Mountains
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Pocono Mountains. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Governor Casey Byway
State scenic byway · 14 mi out
- 02
Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
State scenic byway · 14 mi out
- 03
Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 28 mi out
Day-trip loops
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 258 mi
7 h 45 loop · 6 stops · back by 7:44 PM. Incorporates Western Highlands Scenic Byway.
- Costa's Family Fun Park · 10 min
- Frying Pan Trees · 10 min
- Mount Peter · 15 min
- Anthill Overlook · 15 min
- Maley Hill · 15 min
- white pines and blueberries · 10 min
Touches Western Highlands Scenic Byway, Palisades Scenic Byway, Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Pocono Mountains?
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Pocono Mountains: 4 h, 77 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 258 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
What is there to stop at on a day trip from Pocono Mountains?
The 8 h loop stops at Costa's Family Fun Park, Frying Pan Trees, Mount Peter, Anthill Overlook, Maley Hill and white pines and blueberries. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Governor Casey Byway · 14 mi
- Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) · 14 mi
- Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway · 28 mi
Lookouts
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 15 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 27 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 29 mi
Named places
- swimming rock · 2 mi
- white pines and blueberries · 2 mi
- Briar Hill · 2 mi
- Shuman Point Natural Area · 2 mi
- rock · 3 mi
- Gravel Beach · 3 mi
- Sandy Beach · 3 mi
- Wangum Falls · 3 mi
A day out of Pocono Mountains, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Sterling · 12 mi
- Dunmore · 20 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 22 mi
- Scranton · 22 mi
- Clarks Summit · 24 mi
- Factoryville · 29 mi