Where to Stay Around Lake Wallenpaupack

There are no big-brand chain hotels on Lake Wallenpaupack's shoreline. Hotel-style rooms near the water come from a handful of independent motels and historic hotels, almost all in Hawley along Route 6 and Main Avenue, plus lakefront resorts that rent rooms, condos and cottages. If you want a standard room with a private bath and no minimum stay, start with the entries below. [lakewallenpaupack.directory lodging listings, 2026-10-05]

On the water itself, East Shore Lodging sits across Route 6 from the lake near the walking trail, with microwaves, refrigerators and coffee makers in every room. Gresham's Lake View Motel has been family-run since 1952. Tanglwood Resort is a condo resort overlooking the lake, with full kitchens and on-property boat rentals. In town, the Hotel Belvidere on Main Avenue pairs its rooms with an on-site restaurant. [eastshorelodging.com, greshamsmotel.com, tanglwoodresorts.com, Interval International, thehotelbelvidere.com, 2026-10-05]

Searching for hotels in Tafton? Tafton, on the lake's southwest shore along Route 507, is mostly marinas, cottages and vacation homes, and this directory doesn't list a traditional hotel there. Martins Lakefront Cottage on nearby Fairview Lake is the Tafton listing below. For hotel rooms, the nearest cluster is a short drive north on Route 507 in Hawley.

Dog owners have fewer choices than they might expect. Three of the area's best-known properties take dogs in designated rooms only, and you have to call to book one. The Settlers Inn charges $50 a day, plus $10 for a second dog, with a maximum of two. Silver Birches charges $50 a day in the Lakeshore Building, $100 for cottages and $300 for houses, plus $10 for an additional dog (two maximum). Ledges Hotel allows dogs in select room types for an added fee. [bookings.thesettlersinn.com, silverbirchesresortpa.com, ledgeshotel.com, 2026-10-05]

Several popular stays do not allow pets, with only service animals accepted: East Shore Lodging, Hotel Belvidere, Tanglwood Resort (which fines violators $250) and Cove Haven, which is also adults-only. Many lakefront vacation homes do accept dogs for a one-time fee, so filter for that when booking a cottage. [eastshorelodging.com, thehotelbelvidere.com, tanglwoodresorts.com, covepoconoresorts.com, 2026-10-05]

The four lakeside campgrounds on Lake Wallenpaupack itself — Wilsonville, Ironwood Point, Ledgedale and Caffrey — are Brookfield Renewable recreation areas, each run by its own resident director who handles registrations. Brookfield's published camping season runs from the last Saturday in April through the third Sunday in October, and individual listings for Wilsonville show roughly early May to mid-October, so confirm opening and closing dates with the area director for the season you are booking. [Lake Wallenpaupack camping brochure via safewaters.com + Brookfield/PFBC lake pages, 2026-09-14]

Promised Land State Park, a few miles southwest in Greentown, is the larger and more varied camping option: six camping areas plus the 12 CCC-built rustic cabins of the Bear Wallow colony. Seasons differ by area — Whittaker's 106 sites run early April to mid-October, Lower Lake's 48 sites early May to mid-October, Rhododendron's 63 sites late May to early September, and Deerfield and Pines open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Pickerel Point is the exception: limited campsites and its camping cottages stay open year-round. DCNR is also adding 10 Timberline Glamping sites at the park in 2026. [pa.gov DCNR Promised Land State Park, 2026-09-14]

November through March is the softest, cheapest stretch of the year here, with one clear exception: Hawley Winterfest, confirmed for December 11-13, 2026, with the Santa parade through downtown on Saturday December 12 at 11:00am. That weekend books out first, and Hawley's total room count is small, so treat it like a summer lake weekend. [poconomountains.com + discovernepa.com event listings, 2026-09-14]

Camping does not fully close. The Brookfield lakeside campgrounds shut after the third Sunday in October, but Promised Land State Park is open every day of the year, and Pickerel Point keeps limited campsites and its heated camping cottages available year-round with online reservations through 888-PA-PARKS. [pa.gov DCNR Promised Land State Park, 2026-09-14]

For rooms rather than sites, the walkable downtown Hawley properties are the practical off-season base — The Settlers Inn sits at the gateway to Main Street with 23 rooms and suites, and Ledges Hotel is a few minutes away above the Paupack High Falls gorge, which freezes into the area's best winter view. Winter availability and packages change year to year, so confirm directly with the property. [thesettlersinn.com and ledgeshotel.com, 2026-09-14]