Pike County's Pecks Pond is an adventure for curious kayakers

 

On the Trail is a periodic Pocono Outdoors feature that allows me to share my discoveries as I hike along the many wonderful trails throughout the Poconos. This featured trail was not traveled by foot but by kayak, at an extraordinary place called Pecks Pond, where my aquatic adventure discovered mysterious sunken sand circles, bobbing bobbers, riveting rhizomes, a fragrant waterbed and a furry submarine.

Driving along Route 402 in Porter Township, Pike County, one cannot help but notice the expansive wetland dotted with gnarled tree stumps and thick vegetation called Pecks Pond.

Approximately 315 acres with 564 acres of adjoining wetlands, Pecks Pond is one of the largest glacial bogs in the state. To the ardent boater and recreational waterways enthusiast, Pecks Pond might not be the best place to play, but to a duck, fish or naturalist with a small kayak, it's an aquatic heaven.

Pecks Pond does offer a limited amount of open water to paddle upon, however, its average depth is only 3 feet, so Pecks Pond is suited for aquatic plants and wildlife.

Pecks Pond is practically surrounded by Bureau of Forestry land within Delaware State Forest, and is managed for wildlife — especially black ducks, which find its ...more