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Camp Watonka is a residential summer camp for boys aged seven to sixteen in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.〔(Camp Watonka ), Official Website.〕 It is the only science camp for boys accredited by the American Camp Association〔(American Camp Association ), Database entry for Camp Watonka.〕 in the United States. Accommodation is in traditional cabins with modern bathrooms and electricity. Campers can stay for two, four, six or eight weeks. It is one of many summer camps in The Poconos (for other camps in Pennsylvania, see the box at the foot of this article). Field trips to the Appalachian Trail for hiking and mountain biking and to the Delaware River for tubing and kayaking are scheduled each summer. == Location == Camp Watonka is located from Hawley, ten miles (16 km) from Honesdale and New York City. Many campers are from the tri-state region but others travel from all over the United States and the World. Several of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s historic gravity railroads used to pass right through the camp, transporting anthracite coal over the Moosic Mountains from Scranton to Hawley. Two of the former railroad beds (those of the Erie Railroad and Pennsylvania Coal Company) are now used as mountain bike and dirt bike trails. The third has been converted to a road. Middle Creek flows through the camp and into the Lackawaxen River in Hawley. During the summer of 2006, all campers and staff left the camp for three nights as a precautionary measure due to a sudden rise in the level of Middle Creek, caused by a week of heavy rain.〔(New York Times ), Confessore, N. (2006) When camp is by a river and a downpour is at hand, it's time for an unscheduled field trip〕 The camp is less than a mile from Wangum Falls. A distinctive monocline〔(Pennsylvania Department for Conservation and Natural Resources ), Wangum Falls monocline.〕 can be seen from the historic truss bridge that crosses Middle Creek about twenty feet above the Falls. Campers with an interest in geology can learn about this and other geological features around the camp by taking the earth science class. The camp has a small, private lake with a waterfront and beach area. The lake is too shallow for boats with props, but the camp has kayaks, canoes, rowboats, sailboats and windsurf boards. Campers can fish from a boat or from the fishing dock across the lake from the waterfront. The lake has fish typical of Pennsylvania including Perch, Bass, Sunfish, Pickerel and Catfish as well as frogs and turtles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Watonka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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