The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.
The only public beach on the lake, on Lake Wallenpaupack Road — lifeguards, a snack bar, volleyball courts, and picnic tables and grills that rent for $10 a day. Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 11 to 5, weather permitting.
A flat, three-mile packed-gravel out-and-back over the dike near Route 507, passing the Visitors Center and Palmyra Township Public Beach — open shoreline views, bald eagles and osprey, wheelchair-accessible on the Tafton Dike section. No dogs or bikes permitted, unusual for a lake trail this size.
The lake's only free public launch, run by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission off Route 590 near Wilsonville — parking for about 48 trailers. Four fee-based Brookfield-owned launches (Caffrey, Ironwood Point, Ledgedale, Wilsonville) cover the rest of the shoreline; camper fees are waived at those.
A full-service marina on Route 507 in Greentown (formerly Pine Crest Marina) — pontoons, deck boats, speedboats, fishing boats, kayaks, and runabouts by the half-day, full-day, or multi-day, plus boat sales and slip rentals May through October.
A private zoo built from one trail and 18 species in 1974, now five trails and over 120 species on Ledgedale Road — hand-feed parrots and giraffes, a petting zoo, a dino-dig pit, and a daily Animal Ambassador show. Open mid-April through late October only.
Bumper boats, go-karts, mini golf, water slides, and gem mining on Route 6 just east of Hawley — a seasonal, mid-June-through-Labor-Day operation with a snack bar serving Hershey's hand-dipped ice cream. Pay-per-attraction or a multi-activity wristband.