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This charming town is the northernmost starting point for Lehigh Gorge State Park. It is a popular destination due to its access to hiking and biking trails converted from former railway lines along the beautiful Lehigh River. There are several great local restaurants close to the trails, making it the perfect place to start and finish a hike through the breathtaking Lehigh Gorge.

Natural Lands' Bear Creek Preserve is nearly 4,000 acres of woodlands and stream valleys. It's home to a wide array of wildlife including black bear, gray foxes, and the endangered Northern flying squirrel. A dizzying array of birds makes the Preserve home, or a welcome stop along their migratory routes.

The nearby town of Falls gets its name from this set of waterfalls on the aptly named Buttermilk Falls Creek. Though quiet now, the area was once a bustling industrial area and a lot of that was due to the mills that were powered by the falls. You can access the lower falls, but the trail down can be very slippery so exercise caution.

The name Lackawanna comes from the Native Algonquin language and means "the stream that forks". The river rises in the Pocono Mountains and runs 42 miles until joining the Susquehanna River near Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The nearby town of Falls gets its name from this set of waterfalls on the aptly named Buttermilk Falls Creek. Though quiet now, the area was once a bustling industrial area and a lot of that was due to the mills that were powered by the falls. You can access the lower falls, but the trail down can be very slippery so exercise caution.

Frances Slocum State Park is centered around a lake of the same name. The park is located in Luzerne County and offers visitors the chance to go fishing, kayaking, hiking, and mountain biking. There's also a large day use & picnic area.

Rockport serves as the central gateway to Lehigh Gorge State Park. The trail that runs through the gorge is beautiful and can be ridden on most bikes, as it's made up of well packed gravel/crushed rock. Even if you don't have the time or equipment to tackle the trail it's worth a short stop and walk to the two closest water falls, Buttermilk and Luke's Falls.

White Haven is named after Josiah White, who was instrumental in the transport of all the coal and lumber that was produced here in the early to mid 1800s. These days it's a quiet town by the Lehigh River and is a popular place to begin or end a journey through the Lehigh Gorge. Though the trail through the gorge isn't paved it's generally in decent shape and can be ridden on most bikes.