Hickory Lake Campground
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Pennsylvania · Lake fishing · Upper Mount Bethel Township · Near Hackettstown
Bear Swamp
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Bear Swamp is a 26-acre pond near Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, at about 691 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 5 Points Bar Restaurant & Deli
Bar
On your way back · 3 mi
If it rainsJerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in HackettstownLocal outfitters
- Edge of the Woods Outfitters6 mi away
- Pocono Fly Fishing29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Bear Swamp
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 19°
13 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 28°
12 wet
Apr
62° / 37°
12 wet
May
72° / 47°
14 wet
Jun
80° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 59°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 40°
12 wet
Nov
51° / 32°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at E Stroudsburg, PA, 7.2 mi away at 471 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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