Prompton State Park

Prompton State Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Prompton State Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Prompton State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.61961, -75.34178. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prompton State Park

• Lower Wood Pond Dam · lake · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Varden Conservation Area · sanctuary · Wayne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elk Hill · viewpoint · Susquehanna · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Ararat · viewpoint · Wayne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Archbald Pothole State Park · park · Lackawanna · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Teedyuskung · lake · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Luxton Lake · lake · Pike · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~35 km · Must-see
• Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~38 km · Must-see
• Black Ash Swamp · lake · Wayne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Zane Grey Museum · museum · Pike · ~41 km · Must-see
• Somerset Lake · lake · Wayne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Houdini Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~42 km · Must-see
• Weston Field · park · Lackawanna · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nay Aug Park · park · Lackawanna · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prompton State Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Prompton State Park

• Varden Conservation Area · sanctuary · Wayne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lackawanna State Park · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~38 km · Must-see
• Steamtown National Historic Site · sanctuary · Lackawanna · ~45 km · Must-see
• Promised Land State Park · sanctuary · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gouldsboro State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tobyhanna State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Woodbourne Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Susquehanna · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pinchot State Forest · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~61 km · Must-see

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