1966 Map of Pecks Pond

About this map

Pecks Pond sits at the heart of this landscape, a significant water body within the Delaware State Forest characterized by its numerous islands and adjacent Picnic Area. The terrain reflects the complex glacial geography of Pike County, where extensive wetlands like Little York Swamp and Maple Swamp alternate with prominent ridges such as Shohola Ridge and Burleigh Ridge. The 1960s and 1980s updates reveal the growing recreational footprint of the region, specifically at Hemlock Farms and the Golf Course near Hemlock Lake. Settlement is largely concentrated near Lords Valley in the north and around the shores of Porters Lake and Blue Heron Lake in the south. This transition from conservation lands and state game preserves to planned residential developments marks a pivotal era of land-use change in the Poconos.