About Great Wolf Lodge Poconos, PA 

We Bring Joy to Families

Since opening our first lodge in Wisconsin Dells in 1997, Great Wolf Lodge has grown to 23 locations - and we're still expanding. We are proud to be North America's largest family of indoor water park hotel resorts. Our over 12,000 employees (we call ourselves Pack Members) are dedicated to our mission: Bringing Joy to Families. Every attraction, every experience, and every interaction is designed to create memories families will carry with them long after their visit.

Great Wolf Lodge Poconos at a Glance

• Opened: October 2005, the sixth location to join the Great Wolf Lodge family
• Address: 1 Great Wolf Drive, Scotrun, PA 18355
• Suites: 633 suites, with 17 suite types in the hotel and the Mountain Tower and six Woodland Villa options
• Woodland Villas: three-bedroom villas set apart from the main hotel, each with two baths, a kitchen, a living room, a patio, and a fireplace, for up to 10 guests
• Largest suite: the Deluxe KidCabin Suite in the Mountain Tower, which sleeps up to 13 guests
• Guest elevators: 7
• In every suite: mini-fridge, coffee maker, and hair dryer; an iron and ironing board are available by request
• Microwaves: shared microwaves in the vending area on each floor
• Check-in and check-out: check-in at 4:00 pm, check-out before 11:00 am
• Water park: 120,000 square feet, kept at 84°F year-round; open to overnight and Day Pass guests
• Features for young children: Cub Paw Pool and Whooping Hollow, with zero-depth entry and kid-sized slides
• Beyond the water park: MagiQuest, the seasonal outdoor Howlers Peak Ropes Course, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, Moonstone Mirror Maze, Oliver's Mining Company, Ten Paw Alley Bowling, and Northern Lights Arcade
• Meeting space: 1,450 square feet in one room, the Northwest Territory
• Fitness center: none at this lodge
• Wi-Fi: included throughout the lodge
• Pets: service animals only; other pets are not allowed

Our Story

Great Wolf Lodge originally started as Black Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin in 1997, and was one of the country's first indoor water park hotels. From here, we grew into a place where families could escape together, play together, and connect in a way that only a fully immersive resort experience makes possible.

Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Mountains sits at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Pennsylvania. The lodge is about an hour and a half west of New York City and about two hours north of Philadelphia. The Poconos have long been a favorite travel destination for East Coast families, and the lodge opened here in October 2005 as the sixth Great Wolf Lodge.

The lodge is also home to the Woodland Villas, and it is the only Great Wolf Lodge with villas set apart from the main hotel. In 2026, the lodge won the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau's Bizzy Award for Best Overall Business.

Families who want to explore beyond the lodge have plenty to choose from. Big Pocono State Park, Shawnee Mountain, and Dingmans Falls show off the mountains. Pocono Raceway, the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railroad, and downtown Stroudsburg are on the list too. Our guide to things to do in the Poconos adds bigger day trips, such as Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown and the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton.

As Great Wolf Lodge has evolved, we've continued to innovate:

2000s:

• Great Wolf Lodge opened its second location, in Sandusky, Ohio, originally called Great Bear Lodge, beginning the journey to becoming America's largest group of indoor water park resorts.
• Great Wolf Lodge goes international, opening its first location outside the United States in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• We added an interactive magical scavenger hunt game called MagiQuest at all lodges.

2010s:

• We added indoor adventure parks, complete with ropes courses, rock walls, and other attractions to complement our water parks.
• The GWL (Great Wolf Lodge) Scholarship was founded. To date, more than two million dollars has been distributed to Pack Members and their families to support their educational goals.
• Lodges began special seasonal activities and events that have included things like a life-size gingerbread house during our winter Snowland, giant spiders made from balloons during Howl-O-Ween, and duck racing down waterslides during the Summer Camp-In.

2020s:

• We launched The Great Wolf Pack, an exclusive animated series, featuring our beloved characters, including:
• Wiley Wolf – The adventurous, energetic leader of the pack. Wiley is curious, brave, and always ready to explore something new.
• Violet Wolf – Wiley's sister. She's creative, kind, and loves music, art, and helping friends solve problems.
• Brinley Bear – Friendly, thoughtful, and dependable. Brinley enjoys nature and often brings a calm, encouraging perspective to the group.
• Oliver Raccoon – The inventive tinkerer. Oliver loves building gadgets, experimenting, and figuring out clever solutions.
• Sammy Squirrel – Full of enthusiasm and optimism. Sammy is playful, energetic, and always excited to join the next adventure.
• We celebrated 25 years of making family memories.
• At Great Wolf Lodge Pocono Mountains, Fireside, our newest restaurant, brings families closer with fire-cooked food that evokes a warm summer's night in the Northwoods, providing a delicious but relaxed sit-down dining option for guests.
• We rolled out private cabana rental options complete with covered seating, mini-fridge, safe, TV, towels, overhead fan, and space for up to eight guests at all water parks.
• We opened three new fourth-generation lodges in 10 months – our biggest expansion at one time.

Today, with 23 lodges across the United States and Canada, we're proud to welcome more than 10 million guests each year. As we've expanded, we've worked hard to make sure there's a Great Wolf Lodge a short drive away, no matter where you live.

Rooms Built for Families

At Great Wolf Lodge Poconos, our guest suites are designed with families in mind. Unlike a standard hotel room, our suites are built for families, with layouts that sleep four to 13 guests, so families can be together with enough space to relax after a day of fun.

Each lodge is a little different, but they all feature themed suites which embrace the Northwoods feel, including a separate kids' sleeping area with bunk beds built right into the room, turning bedtime into part of the adventure. Unlike a standard hotel, we love to embrace the fun of a weekend get-away with kids.

At Great Wolf Lodge Poconos, there are 633 suites, with 17 suite types in the hotel and the Mountain Tower and six Woodland Villa options. Hotel suites range from the 448-square-foot Family Suite to the 896-square-foot Grizzly Bear Suite, and many have a balcony or patio. To make it easy to get to and from your room, the lodge has seven guest elevators.

The Family Suite has two queen beds, a full sleeper sofa, and a balcony or patio for up to six guests. The Family Fireplace Suite adds a fireplace in 544 square feet. Themed suites put kids' fun front and center. The KidCabin Suite has a queen bed, bunk beds, a twin bed, and a full sleeper sofa for up to seven guests. The Wolf Den Suite and the KidKamp Suite each pair a queen bed with a bunk bed and a full sleeper sofa for up to six.

For more room, the Grizzly Bear Suite has two bedrooms and two full baths. It sleeps up to eight guests in three queen beds and a full sleeper sofa, with a fireplace. The Majestic Bear Suite has a breakfast bar and sleeps up to eight in 836 square feet, and the Loft Fireplace Suite sleeps up to eight in 736 square feet. In the Mountain Tower, the Deluxe KidCabin Suite sleeps up to 13. It has three queen beds, a bunk bed, a twin bed, two full sleeper sofas, and two full baths. The Deluxe Wolf Den Suite there sleeps up to 12. In the main hotel, the Whirlpool Fireplace Suite pairs a king bed and a full sleeper sofa with a whirlpool and a fireplace, for up to four guests.

The Woodland Villas give large packs room to spread out, set apart from the main hotel. Each villa has three private bedrooms, including an outdoors-themed bunk-bed room for the kids, plus two baths, a kitchen, a living room, a patio, and a fireplace. Each one sleeps up to 10 guests, and adjoining villas can be linked into a multi-unit retreat for extended families and bigger groups. Accessible versions of many suite types are available.

Every suite comes with a mini-fridge, a coffee maker, and a hair dryer. Irons and ironing boards are available on request. Microwaves are available for shared use in the vending area on each floor. Each stay includes water park passes for every registered guest, plus life jackets and towels at the water park. Lodge-wide Wi-Fi is included too, along with wolf ears for guests 12 and under.

Free Daily Events

Every lodge offers free daily activities for everyone who is staying overnight or visiting with a Day Pass. All these events are family-friendly and include things like morning family yoga, story time, character appearances, arts & crafts, games, and our signature nightly family dance parties.

Character appearances feature the Great Wolf Pack cast — Wiley Wolf, Violet Wolf, and their friends — which we know are meaningful for younger guests. We pay special attention to all the details to make sure our music is fun (and PG rated) and all activities work for every age group and ability level.

At the Poconos lodge, the daily lineup includes Yoga Tails, Meet the Great Wolf Pack, Arts & Crafts, Epic Story Time, the MagiQuest Ceremony, and our Family Dance Party.

Attractions

Beyond the water park, Great Wolf Lodge Poconos is full of attractions for every member of the pack. Play nine holes of glow-in-the-dark mini golf, where a nature-themed forest comes to vibrant life. Outdoors, the seasonal Howlers Peak Ropes Course has you balancing on ropes, crossing bridges, and climbing through obstacles, all from the safety of a climbing harness. Pan for gemstones at Oliver's Mining Company, then find your way through the Moonstone Mirror Maze. Roll a few frames at Ten Paw Alley Bowling, and visit Northern Lights Arcade and Build-A-Bear Workshop.

MagiQuest is one of the attractions outside the water park that sets Great Wolf Lodge apart from other water park resorts. It turns the lodge into a live-action interactive fantasy adventure game where guests are the star. Players choose a magic wand, top it with extra powers, and set off on a quest throughout the lodge.

Every day, the MagiQuest Ceremony welcomes our newest members into the order of the Magi. Check the Great Wolf app for event details.

Water Park

Water Park Attractions

The indoor water park is the heart of every Great Wolf Lodge: a massive, climate-controlled space kept at a comfortable 84°F year-round, regardless of the weather outside. Inside the water park, expect pools, slides, toddler areas, a giant water-tipping bucket, and much more.

At Great Wolf Lodge Poconos, the indoor water park covers 120,000 square feet. Hydro Plunge is a combination water slide and roller coaster: A motorized track carries your tube up a steep climb before a 52-foot vertical drop. Coyote Cannon sends riders on a 40-foot drop into a water-jet-fueled vortex. Double Barrel Drop adds flashing LED lights, barrel drops, and 450-degree spins. On Slidewinder, unique to our Poconos lodge, riders go solo or in pairs, with one rider sliding backward, through two high-banked, open-air curves and a mini-tornado. Racers rocket head-first down the four-story Mountain Edge Raceway, and Alberta Falls takes tandem tubes outside the building and back in again. On Wolf Tail, the floor drops out from under you into a nearly vertical 20-foot free fall and a 360-degree loop.

For a slower pace, float the Crooked Creek lazy river, catch the swells at Slap Tail Pond, our wave pool, or shoot hoops at Chinook Cove. The whole family can ride River Canyon Run together, cross the floating lily pads of Big Foot Pass, or explore the four-story Fort Mackenzie treehouse. Totem Towers offers gentle slides sized for small and tall alike. Our youngest guests have their own spaces: Cub Paw Pool welcomes toddlers with geysers, tiny kiddie slides, and rainbow-colored jet skis with water cannons, plus an 18-inch "deep" end. Whooping Hollow has smaller slides with gentle slopes, just right for little ones.

Outside, the seasonal Raccoon Lagoon pool offers a three-foot, six-inch deep play area with plenty of poolside seating. The whole pack can warm up in the indoor South Hot Springs or the outdoor North Hot Springs, both open to guests of all ages. The water park is included with every overnight stay, and Day Passes are available for families visiting for the day.

Safety

At Great Wolf Lodge we take safety seriously. We are proud to have a partnership with Ellis & Associates, the global leader in aquatic safety and risk management. Every lifeguard at our facility is trained through the International Lifeguard Training Program™ (ILTP®). This training includes advanced water rescue techniques and emergency care. Lifeguards must pass both written and practical evaluations and maintain proficiency through regular testing and certification renewals.

We also use the Ellis Aquatic Vigilance System (EAVS) which uses high-definition analytic cameras to help monitor every body of water in our lodges. We combine our diligent and well-trained on-deck lifeguards with the live feeds monitored by a certified lifeguard in the onsite control room to provide even more attention to safety.

Local Events

Plan your trip around some of the area's favorite events, including the Great American Getaway 400. The region also hosts seasonal festivals such as StroudFest in downtown Stroudsburg, the Pocono State Craft Festival, and Wally Lake Fest at Lake Wallenpaupack. No matter when you visit, the Pocono Mountains have plenty to explore on your way to or from the lodge.

Our Values

We take our company values seriously and incorporate them into how we treat each other and guests.

• We Are One Pack: We help every Pack Member feel they belong. We assume positive intent, and listen with empathy and curiosity.
• We Improve Every Day: We always reach for more. We value feedback as fuel for growth and stay adaptable in the face of change.
• We Get It Done With Care: We're creative in finding solutions, take pride and ownership in our work, and we celebrate the wins — big and small.

Our Poconos lodge partners with the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau and the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce.

Accessibility

To support our mission of Bringing Joy to Families, we want all kids to feel welcome and supported in our lodges.

Sensory Accessibility

We have partnered with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), an organization that specializes in autism and neurodiversity training. You'll find sensory guidelines to help evaluate all water slides, pools, attractions, arcade, shows, and activities. Each item is rated and described for expected sound, lighting, touch, smell and movement. This allows families to plan activities based on their child's sensory preferences before arriving at the lodge. We know, with many kids, a little planning goes a long way.

As part of the IBCCES partnership, Pack Members receive training designed to help them better support autistic guests, sensory-sensitive children, and neurodivergent families.

Physical Accessibility

For guests with physical disabilities, we work hard to ensure guests can experience as many attractions as possible. We offer ADA-compliant guest rooms, accessible entrances and parking, pool lifts, sloped entries, or transfer systems (depending on the attraction), and closed captioning or transcripts for certain entertainment experiences, including MagiQuest content where applicable.

Service animals

Great Wolf Lodge permits trained service animals throughout the resort, including most public areas. Because of health regulations, service animals are not allowed in or immediately adjacent to pools, but they are welcome in other accessible areas of the water park.

Our Leadership

Great Wolf Resorts is led by a team of experienced hospitality professionals united by a shared passion for families, team members, and operational excellence. We are proud that many of our lodge General Managers and Assistant General Managers start as front-line Pack Members. Supporting Pack Members and providing training and professional development is part of how we Improve Every Day both at lodges and at our corporate support center, in Chicago, Illinois.

The General Manager of the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania lodge is Bill Colavito, supported by an experienced and professional staff leading Aquatics, Attractions and Retail, Engineering, Entertainment, Finance, Food and Beverage, Group Sales, Guest Services, Housekeeping, Human Resources, Security, and Technology. There is always a manager on duty to support guests with anything they may need during their stay.

Recognition

Great Wolf Lodge has been recognized repeatedly as one of the best family resort destinations in North America, including:

• 10 Best Indoor Water Parks — USA Today (2026)
• Best Family-Friendly Waterpark — WhereverFamily (2025)
• Best Play-filled Water Park - Good Housekeeping Family Travel (2025)
• 24 Best Water Parks in the U.S. - U.S. News & World Report (2025)
• National Family Travel Award – Parents Family Travel Awards (2023)
• Bizzy Award for Best Overall Business, Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau (2026)

Great Wolf Lodge is a great place to work, and was cited by Newsweek as one of "America's Greatest Workplaces" for diversity, for women, and for Gen Z!

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Wolf Out With Us

With 23 lodges across the United States and Canada, you are probably just a short drive away from a great adventure for your pack. Each Great Wolf Lodge features our signature indoor water park, themed accommodations, restaurants, a full arcade, and free daily events and activities designed for every member of the family, from toddlers to grandparents.

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