The Skytop Lodge is the ideal place for Poconos Vacations

The ultimate resort for Poconos vacations, Skytop is a charming blend of old world charm and character, timeless attention to detail, impeccable service, modern conveniences and amenities, and, of course, that signature sensation of complete and utter relaxation.

Through the years the lodge has become more than just a Poconos vacation destination to its many devoted guests, many from families that have been attending for generations. What keeps them coming back? From summer adventures or autumn foliage, winter sports or spring flowers, the one thing that all Skytop lovers share is a sense of natural wonder.

In 1925, when the nation’s post-World-War-I prosperity was still at its height, John Stubbs, Frederic Smith, Earl Mayne and Sam Packer had an idea to build a grand resort in the Poconos on a high plateau three miles north of the village of Canadensis. They purchased eight tracts of land, totaling 2,500 acres, hired a landscape architect to decide on the location of the lodge and golf course, and Skytop was born.

Hiking was also given great emphasis from the very onset of Skytop’s development. Trails to all of Skytop’s scenic areas were laid out and maps were drawn to enable the lodge’s guests to visit “places of quiet beauty and restful charm.” An abundance of private hiking trails on the resort’s 5500 acres affords an opportunity to view woodland wildflowers, migrating and nesting birds, reptiles and amphibians, and signs of many of the area’s exciting wildlife, including black bear, otter, porcupine, beaver, coyote, bobcat, and mink.