Are you trying to figure out where to go for a day trip or a short vacation? Here are some ideas: 

• Pocono, Jim Torphe
• Poconos, Hickory Run State Park
• Adler Lake
• Mauch Chunk Lake park (mclpark.com)
• Rickets Glen State Park
• Tried Tobyhanna State Park
• Round Valley lake (need a boat to get to the island)
• Egg Harbor city, NJ 08215
• Keen Lake
• Dutch Springs Aqua park in Bethlehem, PA
• Big Pond Lake , Upstate NY
• Assateague island, MD
• 8 natural swimming spots within two hours of Philly
• Free things to do in Valley Forge and Montgomery County, PA
• Ringing Rocks in Bucks County (bring a hammer)