Mauch Chunk Lake

Mauch Chunk Lake, with its sandy beach and great fishing, is part of Mauch Chunk Lake Park, which includes the lake and the Mauch Chunk Campground. The spectacularly beautiful 345-acre lake is an excellent spot for fishing and boating. This is what the Pocono Mountains are all about. Swimming and picnicking are available, and you can reserve a canoe, kayak, paddleboat, paddleboard, or rowboat.

Fishing is great. There’s a fishing pier; the lake is stocked with Walleye fingerling. Fishing is permitted anywhere along the shoreline with the exception of a 100′ buffer zone around all sides of the swimming area. Fish in the lake include catfish, chain pickerel, muskie, large and small-mouth bass, perch, bluegill, crappie, walleye, and some trout. Boating is limited to boats with electric motors and un-powered boats.

You can hop on the Switchback Railroad Trail into downtown Jim Thorpe, or spend the day hiking its trails.