Lackawanna State Park
About
Lackawanna State Park is a 1,677-acre state park in Pennsylvania, about 2.8 miles from the town of Dalton. It is managed by the state park agency, and the park holds one campground within its boundaries. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wilkes-Barre show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Lackawanna Lake sits just 0.3 miles away and offers fishing. The North Woods Trail (Yellow) and Lee Hill Trail are both within half a mile, and the Abington Trail is about 1.3 miles off.
Park size
1,677 acres
Inside this park
Campgrounds
Location
Lackawanna State Park
Pennsylvania
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–85°F and lows of 39–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wilkes-Barre Intl Ap, PA weather station, 16 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan36° high20° low
- Feb39° high22° low
- Mar48° high29° low
- Apr61° high39° low
- May72° high50° low
- Jun80° high58° low
- Jul85° high63° low
- Aug82° high61° low
- Sep75° high54° low
- Oct63° high43° low
- Nov51° high34° low
- Dec40° high26° low
Where it is
- Lackawanna State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Dalton, Pennsylvania · 2.8 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Lackawanna LakeLake fishing0.3 mi
North Woods Trail (Yellow)HikingPhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Lee Hill TrailHikingPhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi
- Abington TrailHikingPhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi
- Lahey TrailHiking6.9 mi
- View TrailHiking9.4 mi
- My Brother's TrailHiking9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
