Secluded Acres Campground

The Great Outdoors

The nearby Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park is well worth a visit with your rental motorhome near Secluded Acres Campground. The park features live animals, including a camel, a black bear, a giraffe, ring-tailed lemurs, arctic foxes, a tiger, capybaras, and much more. There is also a petting area, a fossil dig, and feeding opportunities. VIP tours with a senior zookeeper and private animal feedings are available.You can also experience the great outdoors at The Nature Conservancy's Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve with your Lake Ariel camper rental. The 2,250-acre preserve is situated on Moosic Mountain and represents an excellent example of ridge-top heath barrens. The barrens are comprised of stunted pine pitch and scrub oak forest with huckleberry, blueberry, and other shrubs. It is home to birds, white-tailed deer, snowshoe hares, black bears, coyotes, turkeys, ruffled grouse, and butterflies and moths. The preserve features 12 miles of trails. Recreational activities include hiking, biking, bird watching, and nature viewing and photography.Explore the great outdoors at Promised Land State Park when you rent a camper near Secluded Acres Campground. This 3,000-acre park is located on the Pocono Plateau and surrounded by the Delaware State Forest. Native trees include oak, beech, hemlock, and maple. The park features two lakes, beaches, and several small streams. Other points of interest include a wildlife observation station and the Masker Museum, which has field guides, natural history displays, a native plant garden, and a bird feeding station. Recreational activities include swimming, hiking, biking, picnicking, hunting and fishing, orienteering, ice skating, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. Fishing gear, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and electric boat motors are available for rent. Environmental education, interpretive, and recreational programming for all ages are provided by park staff. A concession stand with food and beverages is open seasonally.

Exploring the Area

If you’re looking to explore some big-city attractions and amenities when you camp in an RV near Lake Ariel, you can head over to Scranton. It has long been a center of transportation and industry. Some of the highlights of this city include the Steamtown National Historic Site, the Anthracite Heritage Museum, the Electric City Aquarium and Reptile Den, the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple, and the Electric City Trolley Museum. Special events that take place here every year include the Scranton Mac and Cheese Festival, the Lackawanna County Heritage Fair, the Rhythm and Brews Festival, and the Autumn Timber Festival. Make sure to check out the Lackawanna County Northeast Pennsylvania Visitors Bureau, the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, and Visit PA for up-to-date information on local news, happenings, and visitor guides.You will not want to miss the chance to visit the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area with your RV rental near Secluded Acres Campground. This area has been inhabited for over 10,000 years and you can learn about previous ways of life here through Native American archaeological sites, agricultural fields that have been farmed for a thousand years, structures from early Dutch settlements, intact 18th- and 19th-century rural villages, and remnants of the early resort industry. Recreational opportunities in the park include three beaches with lifeguards, 100 miles of trails, fishing and hunting, picnic areas, scenic drives, and boating and paddling. Canoes and kayaks are available for rent. Ranger and volunteer-led tours and programs are offered throughout the year. Visitor centers are located at park headquarters, the Bushkill Meeting Center, Kittatinny Point, Dingmans Falls, and Millbrook Village. Park stores offer merchandise, maps and guides, books and toys, and gifts and souvenirs.You’ll find plenty of locally-owned restaurants near your RV campground, including family-friendly home cooking, pizza and hoagies, ethnic eateries, and bar and grill fare. If you need to refill your rig, there are numerous truck stops, service stations, and convenience stores with both diesel fuel and gasoline.