Minks Pond
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Minks Pond is a 74-acre pond near Lehman Township, Pennsylvania, at about 1,247 feet. It is managed by the state natural resources department.
Local outfitters
- Edge of the Woods Outfitters16 mi away
- Rubber Duckie Boat Rentals18 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Thunder Swamp TrailHikingPhoto: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi- Burnt Mills TrailHiking2.8 mi
- Delaware Water Gap (PA)Rock climbing4.9 mi
Bushkill FallsWaterfallPhoto: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi- Deer Leap FallsWaterfall5.4 mi
- Eshback AccessBoat launch5.7 mi
- Bushkill Boat LaunchBoat launch6.1 mi
Alosa CampsitesCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Third PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Flat BrookRiver fishing · ~12 min drive
- Lake MinisinkLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Long Ridge Reservation ReservoirLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Second PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Silver LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Richard LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Sunny Hill LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Twelvemile PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Porters LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Thunder Swamp TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Delaware Water Gap (PA)Rock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Bushkill FallsWaterfall · ~9 min drivePhoto: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Eshback AccessBoat launch · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Minks Pond
Best months: April–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
37° / 17°
Feb
40° / 19°
Mar
48° / 28°
Apr
61° / 38°
May
70° / 48°
Jun
80° / 56°
Jul
84° / 62°
Aug
83° / 60°
Sep
75° / 52°
Oct
64° / 41°
Nov
52° / 32°
Dec
41° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newton, NJ, 16 mi away at 605 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
