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Lake Harmony, PA is in the western Poconos Mountains in Kidder Township. The Township covers 72-square miles of wooded terrain in the northern tip of Carbon County. It is primarily a heavily wooded area easily accessible from a few major highways, There is a strong tourism presence because of this accessibility. If taking I-476 (formerly called the Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike) use Exit 95 and if taking Interstate 80, Exit 277 / Lake Harmony or Exit 284 / Blakeslee. Lake Harmony is only 20 minutes south of Wilkes-Barre. The Township encircles both Lake Harmony, Big Boulder Lake, Hickory Run State Park and has thousands of acres of Pennsylvania State Game Lands which provide excellent camping, hiking, cross country skiing and hunting. The many resorts within Kidder Township offer facilities for conventions, ski slopes, golf courses and lakes for boating and fishing so there is something for everyone year round. Kidder Township and the Lake Harmony area is a zoned community that consists primarily of vacation and seasonal homes from small rustic A-frames to large glass fronted contemporaries suitable for executive entertaining. The full time residents are, rightfully so, proud of their Township and strongly support the governing ordinances that provide building codes, anti-littering laws, trespass and abandoned vehicle controls as well as other laws that promote good living in a civilized community.
As many have experienced, it is a popular vacation and seasonal home location, governed and patrolled to keep it as peaceful, tranquil and beautiful as it is. Whatever your reason for being in Kidder Township, we welcome you!
With its clear mountain water, natural beauty and wide range of amenities, Lake Harmony draws people for its beauty and motor boating. The lake is located within two hours from both Manhattan and Philadelphia, making a fantastic destination for a weekend or a second home.
Originally known as Big Pond, Lake Harmony is a natural glacial lake with a dam. The two and a half mile long lake is privately owned by Lake Harmony Estates. Unlike its sister lake, Big Boulder Lake, power boats are allowed on Lake Harmony with plenty of boating, water skiing, and jet skiing.
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