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    Spruce Lake Retreat

    4.6 (14 reviews)
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    They have one of these here!  And here are the official rules...I played multiple times and it's lots of fun.
    Michael G.

    Came here recently for a Men's Retreat. This review is not about the Retreat, but the facility. This huge, multi-building facility is right on Spruce Mountain in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. I'm not sure how old the place has been around, or if the original owners still run the place, but although the majority of the buildings I was in seemed dated and decades old, they were also clean and well kept. They have multiple buildings as cabins to accommodate overnight stays, and the one I stayed in was very log-cabin like with a huge stone fireplace, main level full kitchen, triple refrigerators, upstairs multi-bedrooms each with queen and bunk beds, and lower level more beds and bathrooms. Water pressure was nice, showers needed to be scrubbed better, and the beds included linens and towels were also provided. The high school-like gym doubles as an auditorium and easily held the 500 participants. The sound system kicked butt for the piano and guest speakers on the small stage. The gaming building had pool tables with decent sticks, air hockey for $.50, vending machines, ping pong, longboard shuffleboard, and floor shuffleboard. The kitchen facility was top notch and all food served was great. The tables were plentiful and kept stocked with the dolly of napkins and condiments. Serving as many as they did for each meal, the only gripe was standing in long lines to get to the trays to get your food. Still, every staffer was friendly and accommodating. There are also hiking trails. We took one up to the summit of Spruce Mountain, and it was quite the hike in the lightly covered snow trails and wind. The facility also has a workout room with a few machines and free weights. There is a zip line for fun along with a Snack Shop which I did not check out. The Gift Shop I did, though, and there was nothing special about it. The Christian metalwork throughout the facility was very pleasing and available for sale. Overall, this is a very nice facility which is used year-round. They have many different retreats including one for married couples, a Summer camp, and even a daycare camp. I kind of felt a little Dirty Dancing life in the Summertime Catskills, but had a very enjoyable time at Spruce Hill Resort. I think you will, too, and your group should consider coming here.

    Picture I took while on paddle boat
    Fransisca M.

    A nice and quiet place for church retreats and gatherings. This year is my 2nd year coming here with my church and I've always enjoyed it. A lot of activities to do such as mini-golfing, hiking, paddle-boating, kayaking, tennis, basketball, swimming, you name it. Can't wait for next year's retreat!

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    Did they have trailer for rent for us to sleep?because i saw In picture the trailer...really wanna try living even just for one night in trailer

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    Kittatinny Canoes

    Kittatinny Canoes

    (136 reviews)

    I think other reviews said it but I'll include my thoughts too -- the noise curfew is non-existent…read more We are night owls so we didn't mind. Let's dive in ... Campsite (3/5): These are a bit stacked on top of each other but our group had two next to each other so it didn't impact us too much. Ambiance (4/5): These campsites are right on the water which is absolutely stunning! You really feel like you're in nature, but there is a major road near the top campsites and even by the water you can hear road noise. There was a huge group at the top which partied into the night though we're up late anyhow and it was no issue for us. Consider earplugs if you're not like us. Bathrooms (4/5): These were relatively clean for a campground bathroom. Minus a star here because on the last day the women's room was out of order -- but I believe it was due to another guest, as a member of our party heard someone say "oh no it's not flushing!" TL;DR: Great for those late-into-the-night campers. If you stay here make sure you get a waterfront spot.

    This is my second time doing a float trip with Kittatinny Canoes, but my first time from this base…read morecamp and I would never do it again. The employees working there were not helpful at all. After we were dropped off at the launch point, one employee gave a quick safety speech and then disappeared. No one helped us tie our tubes together or navigate the steep drop-off with our tubes to get into the water, which was extremely slippery and rocky. We were told the float would take 2-2.5 hours. This was wildly inaccurate. It took us an hour to float from the drop-off point back to camp. When we previously did the trip from Barryville, the float was much longer. For what we paid, this was a complete waste of money. Then, when we reached the ending point around 4 p.m., we were harassed by three teenage employees who were yelling at us and demanding that we bring up our tubes immediately. There was no one else going out with those tubes at that time, and we simply wanted to sit and relax for a few minutes since the float had been so short. The employees were unnecessarily rude and nasty about it. I feel bad for the people who paid to camp out on this site. It was pathetically small and claustrophobic. Do yourself a favor and book a float trip with another company. After this experience, I would not return to or recommend Kittatinny Canoes at either base camp. EDIT/UPDATE: After the owner's response, I wanted to provide some additional context because I don't feel her response accurately reflects what we experienced. First, regarding the float time: the website states that the trip is 2-3 hours, not 2-2.5 hours. I understand that river conditions can affect the timing, but the conditions on Saturday were considered normal summer levels, with no flood warnings or high water advisories. Our float was significantly shorter than the advertised timeframe. We were also surprised by how close the drop-off point was. The bus barely drove us up the road before letting us out, and the location itself seemed like an odd place to start the trip, being let out in what appeared to be a vacant grassy field directly next to the Riverside on the Delaware townhomes, not even 3 full miles away. I feel bad for the people who live there. It did not feel like we were out in nature, enjoying lush vegetation. I could literally hear landscaping equipment buzzing along the float. As far as the landing area, we did not see anyone trying to get out of the water with kayaks while we were there, nor did the teenage employees tell us that kayakers were waiting to come through. They were not helping people navigate the landing area; they were primarily standing around and yelling at guests to bring their tubes over to the trailer. If they had politely explained that we were blocking kayakers or asked us to move for that reason, that would have been completely understandable. That is not how the situation was handled. Our issue was not being asked to move. It was the attitude and lack of helpfulness from the staff from the moment we arrived. We would have been happy to cooperate if the situation had simply been explained to us. Unfortunately, that was not our experience, and the owner's response does not change what we personally witnessed during our trip

    Breezewood Acres Community Association - S'Mores with the Family at the Camp Ground!!

    Breezewood Acres Community Association

    (2 reviews)

    Well in the Security department you work with a bunch of people who act like they know everything…read moreeven know they've never worked a day of Security anywhere else prior, very small minded place. Most of the 'employees' sit in the guard shack or rec center playing video games all day instead of real work. There was no interview, they just hired me outright, I wasn't drug tested even though they said I would be, I wasn't properly trained at all, maybe since I have more security experience than all of them they didn't bother? They had someone drive me around for a night through the community, didn't actually show me anything or teach me, especially when it came to the computer system where there's no useful programs, just outdated excel files to store property owner information all over the place, something a lot of places have moved on from years ago because of inefficiency & there are actual data storage programs out there that do it way better nowadays. Management doesn't care about improving the place, very outdated & inefficient systems in place, there's no Patrol Log to keep track of things for patrol officers, they just write a quick summary at the end of shift in the computer's daily log, the program they use for daily logs is some horrible outdated unheard of application that barely works, instead of just using excel like everyone else in the world. They still do handwritten passes in 2023.... most gated communities moved on from this a dozen years ago not just because of inefficiency but also data storage on computers is 10000x better than scattered papers in a filing cabinet.. Their gate system doesn't even store owners information like Card Access would, so you have little to no information of the cars who are passing through the owner gates. The exit gate you have to open manually, never seen that anywhere before (and I've been in/around 30 gated communities) Very annoying & unnecessary job for the gate guard, do you know why it doesn't open manually ? It's so that Security can collect the pass for their records.. you know, something a pass program in a computer would store automatically when a pass is made... Just very outdated operations all around. If you're working gate don't expect cars to pull up to a window for a pass like everywhere else, you're suppose to weave between traffic & walk Infront of/around cars while they're driving into the community to fill out the outdated paper passes, not only inefficient but unwise & potently dangerous as well. The only time the manager listens is when someone cries loud enough about something small/not important then she accommodates them so she doesn't have to hear it, any real suggestions or complaints are ignored. There is no rank system in place, so no shot at getting promoted or having your hard work pay off, so nothing to work towards or care about at the job, also as a result some of the regular officers thinks they're in charge there when Chiefs on duty, even though they're not. There's no official breaks like every job ever, you're suppose to just take one when it's not busy, but you'll get in trouble if you stand still for 20 minutes... & they expect you to report every time you park the patrol vehicle or go to the bathroom now, again caring about unimportant things & not improving/focusing on things that actually need changing. They will schedule you for hours & days you can't work (and you told them you can't) & expect you to come in & not complain about it. People wont show up for shifts & then you're stuck their longer than you expected to be & nothing is done about the people who didn't show up for their shift. Very sloppy & lazy place, not to mention it's ugly & outdated. You're better off anywhere else honestly.

    Beware to all. Last year I purchased a piece of property in Breezewood acres, Glen 1 lots#153/154…read morefor my pre-retirement wishes. I discussed with the owner my desires to put an updated trailer on the property. He expressed that this property would give me many years of pleasure with me and my family for years to come. I purchased the property from him for 8500.00 with a small 24ft./22 year old trailer on the property. This year, I started the process of updating the property only to find out that the property is worthless due to new Pennslyvania zoning laws. Last year, I went to the main office to look for properties available at Breezewood acres. Nobody and I mean nobody, informed me of any possible problems with any property purchases. So lets review. Owner 8500.00 / Breezewood acres transfer fee 500.00 / yearly dues 1325.00 / school taxes 60.00 / value of property worthless. BEWARE TO ALL!! People say that New Yorkers are corrupt and deceitful well guess again. Yours Truly, Tom McCarty

    Ferncrest - Camp store

    Ferncrest

    (4 reviews)

    Paid extra for the dome tent with a hot tub. Having to buy their wood and heat it for hours was…read moreboth annoying and kind of ridiculous. Considering how expensive it was, did nickel and dime $10 for wood that cost them nothing is kinda sad! They should absolutely include a bundle of wood for that. They also told us that you cannot bring your own wood or you could receive a fine, their wood is overpriced at 10$/bundle. The tent itself was very nice. You could open it up to a view of the woods, although through the plastic it wasn't exactly like a glass window. It came with air-conditioning and a little firewood heater for inside. They also had a sauna on property which was nice to have. But again, you had to buy wood and get the fire going yourself, then let it heat up for a while in order to enjoy it. They had some other small things on the property, small game room that we didn't use, some kids activities and what not. Not even a three minute drive away was a very cool lake that we were able to rent a small motorboat and also went swimming later on by a beach area. One thing that absolutely freaked us out is the first night we had both a mother and cub Bear come to our campsite. We absolutely freaked out with this, but according to one of the employees, those bears are there a lot looking for food and they've never hurt anybody. Still kind of freaky to see a full-size bear on your picnic table! We also saw a rattlesnake the next morning at a tent near our but from a distance so no big deal. Finally, we had received an email when we initially booked. The checkout was at 11 then they sent us a text the morning of saying it was at 10 and they actually locked us out Literally a few minutes after 10. So we had to call up and explain what happened and they gave us till 11 AM. Overall, we enjoyed camping there, but they definitely ruined the experience with all the nickel and diming nonsense and forcing you to buy their wood for an extra money grab! Lots of other campsites so I don't know if we would return.

    We stayed at the double bed hot tub dome tent, which is one of the more expensive tents. With the…read moreamount of money paid we were really disappointed to not have a view of the woods, but instead of what looks like a storage yard and a maintenance shed which workers used so would walk through our campsite. The site was also flooded around the fire ring the whole stay. We were also surprised and disappointed to have to pay even more to heat up the hot tub, even though there is already a big initial charge to book a tent with a hot tub. So we paid a lot extra for a tent with that amenity, only to arrive and not be able to use it unless we pay even more. The fire wood was also sold at 10$ a bundle, which is a lot more than i have paid in other camp/glamps in the region. Overall it has a trendy vibe with some cool amenities , but we had a realllllly bad view which diminished the experience (especially for the amount of $$$), a flooded camp, and we felt nickel & dimed with the hot tub. Because of this, this was actually my least favorite stay so far in PA.

    Spruce Lake Retreat - venues - Updated September 2026

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