Barrett Township located in the Poconos Mountains of Northeastern, PA is where you will find Skytop, PA and Skytop resort, Buck Hill Falls PA and Buck Hill Falls Resort, and Canadensis and Mountainhome PA, both small rural mountain tourist oriented resort towns.

Long cited as one of the most active resort communities in the northeastern United States, Barrett Township has drawn city folk to its country small town atmosphere since the late 1800's. Monied city dwellers built "cottages" of 25-30 rooms on the mountainsides and around the lakes of Buck Hill Falls and Skytop. Today these homes still exist as getaways and retirement homes. Barrett Township has some of the best dining in the Poconos and many small shops and attractions like golf courses or hiking trails, and is close to most other attractions in the Poconos Mountains. The resort of Skytop sits on 5500 acres on mountaintop real estate in Barrett township and is considered to be the top resort in the Poconos. Real estate in Barrett is coveted for its nearness to the small towns and hamlets of Canadensis and Mountainhome. Living in Barrett is like living in the mountains, but you are still only living about 2 hours from New York City or 2.5 from Philadelphia. Homes in Barrett range from $50,000 cabins in the woods to $1,000,000 mountaintop estates.