at the park office before attempting the steep and rocky North Trail. In addition to the hiking trails, there is also a horseback riding trail (). The trailhead is near the entrance of the park, on the west end. Three picnic areas with a total of 50 tables are situated within the park. The picnic area adjacent to Cattell Cabin has tables in an open setting, and the east and south picnic areas are in a wooded setting. The Camelback Mountain Resort, located on the north slope, boasts the largest skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing facility in the Pocono Mountains. The facility has 33 trails, 13 lifts, two terrain parks, detachable quads, a halfpipe, night skiing and 100% snowmaking. The ski area also operates the Cameltop restaurant, which is located near the summit and is open from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. In the summertime, a waterpark named Camelbeach is operated on the grounds of Camelback, and this can be seen from Big Pocono. Hunting is permitted in designated areas of the park during hunting seasons. Nearby state parks The following state parks are within of Big Pocono State Park: Beltzville State Park (Carbon County) Delaware Canal State Park (Bucks and Northampton Counties) Gouldsboro State Park (Monroe and Wayne Counties) Hickory Run State Park (Carbon County) Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center (Northampton County) Lehigh Gorge State Park (Carbon and Luzerne Counties) Nescopeck State Park (Luzerne County) Promised Land State Park (Pike County) Swartswood State Park (New Jersey) Tobyhanna State Park (Monroe and Wayne Counties) Climate According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Big Pocono State Park has a Temperate Continental climate (Dc) with warm summers (b), cold winters (o) and year-around precipitation (Dcbo). Dcbo climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ , four to seven months with an average mean temperature ≥ , all months with an average mean temperature < and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are comfortably humid in Big Pocono State Park, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values > . Since 1981, the highest air temperature was on July 22, 2011, and the highest daily average mean dew point was on January 8, 2006. July is the peak month for thunderstorm activity which correlates with the average warmest month of the year. The average wettest month is September which correlates with