Lake Lacawac

Lake Lacawac is a 52-acre glacial lake that’s been called “the southernmost unpolluted glacial lake in North America.” It’s the heart of Lacawac Sanctuary, near the shores of big, sporty Lake Wallenpaupack in the Northern Poconos.

Lake Lacawac is a lake preserved in almost pristine condition (totally free from development or encroachment). The lake was declared a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1966.

Lacawac features a natural boreal bog, the Wallenpaupack Ledges Natural Area, Partner Ridge, a native plants garden, demonstration forest/deer exclosure plots, and six public hiking trails.

Thirty-five crustacean species and thirty species of aquatic plants including eight rare plants have been identified in the lake. On the south side of the sanctuary, a series of rocky ledges dropping 250 feet to the shores of Lake Wallenpaupack support twenty-one species of ferns and numerous mosses and lichens, as well as a mature forest.

Lacawac also provides 9 miles of hiking trails open to the public, free of charge, from dawn to dusk year-round.

Lake Lacawac is a place for reflection and hiking and communing with nature in a quiet, beautiful, natural setting. Seasonal guided paddles, hiking, and educational programs about healthy lakes and other various water quality topics.