Gouldsboro Lake

Pizza / Italian · Gouldsboro, PA

Unassuming Gouldsboro strip-mall spot locals rate as the Poconos' best pizza, with wood-fired, thin charred crusts.

Wood-Fired Pizza

Italian / Pizza · Tobyhanna, PA

A casual, kid-friendly Tobyhanna trattoria serving reliably good thin-crust pizza and stromboli.

Polish / American · Tobyhanna, PA

Casual Tobyhanna spot known for standout pierogi and kielbasa, a comforting change from typical pub and pizza fare.

Pierogi & Kielbasa

Cafe · Gouldsboro, PA

A casual, budget-friendly Gouldsboro cafe loved locally for quick breakfast sandwiches and coffee.

American / Pizza · Tobyhanna, PA

A casual, family-friendly Tobyhanna Lake spot for pizza, burgers, dinner specials, and live entertainment.

Seafood · Tobyhanna, PA

Casual shack-style seafood spot near the lake in Tobyhanna, highly rated and perfect for a low-key meal after a day outdoors.

American / Pub · Gouldsboro, PA

A casual Gouldsboro neighborhood tavern known for hearty burgers, sandwiches, and pub plates at moderate prices.

Gastropub · Tobyhanna, PA

A family-run gastropub inside a 200-year-old building, with a kitchen by Witchcraft Sandwich Co.

Tobyhanna State Park's highest-rated trail: a 5.1-mile lakeside loop with water views nearly the whole way.

A 5.7-mile Gouldsboro State Park loop past wetlands and Black Bear Swamp, easy on climbing but long on distance.

A demanding 5.8-mile blue-blazed loop in Gouldsboro leading to the rewarding open-air overlook at Prospect Rock.

An easy 2.75-mile out-and-back near Tobyhanna Lake through wetlands and a boulder field, great for birds and wildlife.

A moderate-rated out-and-back route in Tobyhanna State Park, running 8.7 miles with about 534 ft of elevation gain.

An easy-rated out-and-back route in Tobyhanna State Park, running 6.3 miles with about 360 ft of elevation gain.

A moderate-rated loop in Pinchot State Forest, running 13.4 miles with about 830 ft of elevation gain. Part of the Pinchot Trail system near Thornhurst/Gouldsboro.

A difficult-rated loop in Pinchot State Forest, running 22.2 miles with about 1624 ft of elevation gain. Part of the Pinchot Trail system near Thornhurst/Gouldsboro.

A 1.25-mile, easiest-rated connector trail in Gouldsboro State Park.

A 1.8-mile, easiest-rated out-and-back trail along Gouldsboro State Park's original entrance.

FLY Axcess Group

Aerial Tour Year-Round

Private charter flights, air taxi, flight training, and air tours out of Pocono Mountain Regional Airport, available year-round.

Pocono Helitours

Aerial Tour

Helicopter tours based in Tobyhanna.

Tobyhanna Train Station

Municipal

A country club and golf course in Tobyhanna.

The Party Shack

Artisan Marketplace

A party supply shop in Tobyhanna.

Monroe/Wayne County Est. 1958

Gouldsboro State Park covers 2,800 acres in Monroe and Wayne counties and is centered on the 250-acre Gouldsboro Lake. The park is named for the village of Gouldsboro, itself named for the financier Jay Gould, whose Erie-Lackawanna rail line parallels the park's eastern boundary and is now part of the Steamtown National Historic Site excursion route between Scranton and Pocono Summit. From about 1900 to 1936, the lake was the site of an active ice industry, and the land was part of the federal Tobyhanna Military Reservation before the state park opened in 1958. The lake holds bass, pickerel, yellow perch, catfish, sunfish, walleyes and crappies. Boating is electric motors only, at slow, no-wake speed, with 50 overnight mooring spaces and boat rentals daily from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. A sand beach is open from late May to mid-September, and an ADA accessible fishing pier and picnic pavilion are available. Snowmobiles are prohibited in the park.

Fishing · Boating · Hiking · Swimming · Mountain Biking · Ice Fishing · Birdwatching