Autumn in the Pocono Mountains

The Pocono Mountains – home to hundreds of holes of golf in the lush mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania – offer a wide array of stay-and-play packages and diverse playing options set against a brilliant autumn palette. Now more than ever, it’s time for the Pocono Mountains.

The Pocono Mountains: Discover Golf’s Great Destination Secret, offer visitors an opportunity to relax and reconnect in the authentic, forested beauty – alive with vibrant colors of reds, yellows and oranges. In mid-September, the destination provides a 24-hour fall foliage hotline to provide visitors nonstop information of the four-county region.

“While the Pocono Mountains resorts and golf courses are popular attractions year-round, the area takes on another life during the fall,” says Robert Uguccioni, Executive Director of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau. “On the courses, the tree-lined fairways are stunning. Off the course, guests are treated to splendid scenery around every corner.”

Not only are golfers treated to ideal weather and breathtaking scenery throughout the fall, but many Pocono Mountain resorts also offer midweek packages that provide added value to enhance the experience. By planning a weekday visit to the Pocono Mountains, golfers can avoid the usual weekend traffic while relaxing and unwinding in all of nature’s glory. For a comprehensive list of courses and midweek packages, visit Poconosgolf.com.

Long known for its many championship golf courses, the Pocono Mountains are home to great designs by renowned architects such as Donald Ross, Jack Nicklaus and A.W. Tillinghast. Whether it’s a stern test to challenge the top players or a family friendly and affordable layout, the Pocono Mountains offer something for every golfer.

In addition to myriad golf options, the Pocono Mountains are blessed with numerous lakes and rivers, miles of marked and unmarked trails for hiking and biking, fine dining, shopping and historical site seeing. And new to the area this season will be gaming as Mount Airy Casino Resort prepares to introduce slot machines when this brand new facility opens in October.

If it’s an overnight stay, a weekend getaway or an extended vacation, people are increasingly discovering the convenience and proximity of the Pocono Mountains golf properties and value-laden golf packages available via the destination web site (800poconos.com).

For more information on the area, visit 800poconos.com.