Promised Land State Park
About
Promised Land State Park is a Pennsylvania state park about 5.4 miles from the community of The Escape. The land is managed by the state's park and recreation agency. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Hawley 1 E weather station, 11.5 miles away, run from highs around 81°F in July to about 73°F in September. Winter is far colder, with January highs near 33°F, lows around 13°F and about six snowy days in a typical month. Trails start right around the park. Westwind Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and Mill Brook #1 Trail and Saw Mill Trail are each about half a mile off. Climbers can head about 3.9 miles to Bruce Lake Bouldering.
Park size
3,541 acres
Inside this park
Campgrounds
Water
Location
Promised Land 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: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–81°F and lows of 36–57°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Hawley 1 E, PA weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan33° high13° low6 days with snow
- Feb36° high14° low5 days with snow
- Mar45° high22° low3 days with snow
- Apr57° high32° low
- May69° high43° low
- Jun77° high52° low
- Jul81° high57° low
- Aug79° high55° low
- Sep73° high48° low
- Oct61° high36° low
- Nov49° high27° low1 days with snow
- Dec38° high20° low4 days with snow
Where it is
- Promised Land State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- The Escape, Pennsylvania · 5.4 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Westwind TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Mill Brook #1 TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Saw Mill TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Village TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Little Falls TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Bruce Lake BoulderingRock climbing3.9 mi
- Little Gym BouldersRock climbing8.2 mi
- White Deer Lake BoulderingRock climbing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
