Pocono Pines is the small village on Route 940 in Tobyhanna Township, home to the Lake Naomi and Pinecrest Lake communities. Shops and restaurants sit around the crossroads of Route 940 and Route 423, and the rest is quiet wooded streets and lakes.
It's one of the most central places to stay in the Poconos: Great Wolf Lodge is about 8 minutes away, Kalahari and Pocono Raceway about 11 to 12 minutes, and Camelback about 20.
The village and its lakes
Pocono Pines grew up around Lake Naomi, a 277-acre lake created by a dam in 1895 that drew summer visitors from New York and Philadelphia by the early 1900s. Today the Lake Naomi Club, made up of the Lake Naomi and Timber Trails communities, runs the beaches, pools, courts and golf. Pinecrest Lake, home to Pinecrest Lake Golf & Country Club, is the village's other community.
About 2,000 people live here year-round (2020 census), and the population swells on summer and holiday weekends.
How far is it from Pocono Pines?
- Great Wolf Lodge: about 8 minutes (3.5 mi).
- Kalahari's indoor waterpark: about 11 minutes (5 mi).
- Mount Pocono: about 11 minutes (6 mi).
- Pocono Raceway: about 12 minutes (6 mi).
- Tobyhanna State Park and its 170-acre lake: about 19 minutes (12 mi).
- Camelback (skiing and Aquatopia): about 22 minutes (10.5 mi).
- Gouldsboro State Park and its 250-acre lake: about 26 minutes (17 mi).
- Big Boulder and Jack Frost: about 27 to 29 minutes (14 mi).
- Jim Thorpe: about 44 minutes (25 mi).
- Drive times are map estimates with no traffic; race weekends and holiday Saturdays are slower.
Lake access for renters
Staying in Pocono Pines doesn't automatically include lake access. Lake Naomi's beaches, pools and courts are for club members; renters in Lake Naomi and Timber Trails homes can use them with a Temporary Membership, which works best for Saturday-to-Saturday weeks and is limited per home. See our Lake Naomi guide for how it works. For free public swimming, Tobyhanna State Park and Gouldsboro State Park each have a lake beach in summer.
Good to know before you book
Pocono Pines is in Tobyhanna Township, which licenses every short-term rental. Its rules include a 2-night minimum, a limit of 2 guests per bedroom plus 2 (everyone counts, babies included), parking only on the property, and a minimum age of 25 for the person signing the rental agreement. Every host on our site is responsible for the home's township short-term rental permit. Your host will confirm house rules, occupancy limits and any community passes before you arrive.
