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Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center
Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center is a United Methodist camp on 750 acres with two lakes in Cresco, Pennsylvania, in the Pocono Mountains. Begun in 1944, it sleeps 192-plus guests across lodges and cabins, runs summer camps June through mid-August, and hosts retreat groups the rest of the year.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-07-24
192
Sleeps
125
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 55 min from Scranton
- 1 h 20 min from Allentown
- 2 h 10 min from Reading
Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA 18326 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
LakeHiking trailsRopes courseZip lineClimbing wallWater sportsFishingCampfire areasSports fieldsSnow sports
The facts
| Lodging | Lodge rooms (78 beds) · Lodge rooms (32 beds) · Lodge rooms (35 beds) · Cabins (13 beds) · Cabins (10 beds) · Retreat houses (8 beds) · Cabins |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Seniors · Men's retreats · Women's retreats · School groups · Families |
| Affiliation | United Methodist Church - Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
| Property | 750 acres |
| Established | 1944 |
| Phone | 570-676-3665 |
The 750-acre property holds two lakes - Lake Pocono Plateau and Beaver Lake - plus over 7 miles of hiking trails, and welcomes groups of all faith backgrounds.
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