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Poconos Paintball Adventures – Outdoor Paintball near Me | Woodloch

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Fast-Paced, Woodloch-Style Poconos Paintball Adventures

In 2012, Woodloch introduced a new, ultra-competitive Poconos paintball adventure to our already colossal list of homegrown activities. Because paintball requires more technology and upkeep in comparison to most on-site activities, contests are not included in our all-inclusive packages. The small fee, wine tasting, and fishing adventures, is well worth it regardless of your skill level. While utilizing elements of strategy, communication, and teamwork, kids and adults alike can enhance their hand-eye coordination in a super-fast, safe atmosphere.

Setting the Scene: A Classic Poconos Backdrop

Before we march into our three unique Poconos paintball contests, it’s important to properly set the scene. The warzone is situated along the rim of dense forestry on Woodloch’s upper athletic field. The field itself boasts stacks of aging tires, hefty rounded bales of hay, makeshift wooden barricades, and colorful oil drums. Brightly-colored officials scamper through the area to ensure fair play. All players wear matching camouflage. The only thing that separates the two teams is the colored band wrapped around each player’s left bicep. Let the “Great Battle of Hawley” commence! Can you feel the heat?!?

3 Unique Poconos Paintball Matches

To ensure that each contest is entirely distinct, Woodloch’s leadership team supervises three types of matches: “Speedball,” “Elimination,” and good, old-fashioned “Capture the Flag.” Elimination, also known as “Survivor,” is all about the last boy or girl standing. By now, you likely know the general spirit of Capture the Flag. As you might imagine, Capture the Flag is the lengthiest of the three match types. Speedball, meanwhile, kicks things up a notch by forcing paintballers to cross over into enemy territory. It’s a cross between the other match types. Our team does its best to match groups based on age or skill level.

Pocono Mountain Resorts: Fast-Paced Family Fun!

Combine an hour of shriek-inducing Poconos paintball with a puzzling journey through an escape room, and several laps around our twisty go-cart track. Fast-paced family fun is around every corner here along the banks of serene Lake Teedyuskung! Hopefully, your search for “outdoor paintball near me” led you to our 1,200-acre family resort, America’s top-ranked getaway. Unlike most mountain resorts in Pennsylvania, Woodloch is centered on family bonding, classic camp thrills, and world-class hospitality. To learn more about our award-winning slice of the Pocono Mountains, please visit us online. We’re currently offering some of our most outrageous specials ever!

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Zoom to Glory on your Family Vacation | Woodloch Resort

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Zoom to Glory on your Family Vacation

This summer will be one to remember– that is if you book your vacation with us here at Woodloch Resort! With plenty of awesome activities, we’re sure you’ll enjoy every minute of your getaway in the Poconos.

Our leading all-inclusive resorts near NYC are ideal for families traveling near and far! Just head to Hawley, PA and let the summertime fun begin when you zoom to glory on your family trip!

When we say all-inclusive, we mean it! Not only will you have a comfy place to stay and food to fill your bellies, but you’ll also get access to our crazy long list of activities! How you can you not have the time of your life when there are over 30 games and adventures at your fingertips? This summer season we encourage you to set your sights on the sky and try out our Ziplining Adventures or cruise your way through the racetrack on our go carts.

Shred Some Wakes

Do you fancy yourself a lake person, with just a little taste for the extreme? Why not give waterskiing around our beautiful Lake Teedyuskung a whirl? Newbies aged 13 & up can turn to our helpful staff for some pointers, while vets can showcase their skills for all to see. Complete two laps around for your induction into our famous “Woodloch Waterski Club!”

Race your Way

Race your heart out on our little Pocono racetrack when you buckle up in one of our go carts. We offer family carts for all ages where your little ones can join in the ride without having to be the driver’s seat. We also have our junior carts for kids 48” to 58”. So no matter who you choose to drive your vehicle, you can enjoy not one but two racetracks here at Woodloch. We don’t recommend acting out a Mario Kart scene by any means, but you can always pretend as though the finish line is where you’ll find a star!

However you decide to enjoy your Poconos vacation, we promise you’ll have fun every step of the way here at Woodloch Resort! Book your summer getaway, and you’ll be in for a treat. Let the memories last for years to come. Grab the family and make the most out of our all-inclusive resorts near NYC when you visit us!

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A Young Adult's Guide to Woodloch | Woodloch Resort

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A Young Adult’s Guide to Woodloch

~Shared by Joanna Fantozzi

I will let you in on a little secret: Woodloch Pines is not just for kids. Sure, it may be one of the top-rated family resorts in the nation, but young adults can also enjoy a Woodloch vacation. From nightlife to adult-centric games, there are plenty of ways for 20-somethings to have fun in the Pocono sun.

Feeling brave? Grab a few friends and head over to the brand-new paintball arena for an intense (and messy) paintball battle!

Unleash your inner Katniss or Peeta at the all-new Hunger Games-themed Family Field Day

Paddleboarding is a blast for the 13 and up crowd. See if you can navigate all the way around Lake Teedyuskung!

Put your wits to work with their newest Escape Room, or escape the physical world altogether with the brand new Virtual Reality Arcade!

After all of that activity, cool down with a cold beverage from one of Woodloch’s multiple bars like the Sports Bar in the back of the North Lodge. Happy hour is every day at 5 pm. Don’t want to leave your lawn chair? Order an umbrella drink lakeside from the lake bar.

Show off your artistic flair with painting class, led by an in-house artist! The 21 & up crowd can educate and indulge themselves in sommelier-led Wine Appreciation classes!

Fairways calling your name? Gather up a crew and hit the championship links at Woodloch Springs. For those ready to escape in relaxation, visit The Lodge at Woodloch for world-class pampering and rejuvenation.

Have hidden talent to unveil to the world? Wow the crowds with stellar karaoke performances, or join our musicians onstage and belt out a song at open mic nights!

Fall is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for Woodloch’s cooking classes. Learn the culinary secrets of Woodloch chefs, and try your hand at whipping up some all-American resort recipes.

Most Woodloch games are open for all ages, but on busy summer nights, the fun goes late with games for ages 16 & up!

Dance the night away at Woodloch’s DJ dance parties in the North Lodge!

If all else fails (which it most certainly won’t), don’t be afraid to unleash your inner kid at the game room or on the bumper cars. We won’t tell.

Joanna Fantozzi is a contributing writer and longtime Woodloch friend.

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Prepare for Battle – Paintball Adventures Invade Woodloch! | Woodloch Resort

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Paintball Adventures Invade Woodloch

Perhaps the best thing about being a child is the fact that your life and career goals are wide open. You can literally be ANYTHING! Your imagination leads you to believe that being a princess or a Jedi knight aren’t fantasies but career options (I, for one, longed to be Batman). Then somewhere along the line reality sets in, and most of us give up on these occupational dreams, which is a bummer.

Yet this cloud of reality has a silver lining, and it can be found right here in Hawley. At Woodloch Pines Resort, it’s perfectly acceptable (and some might say encouraged) to revert to your inner eight-year-old. Woodloch’s newest activity, our Paintball Adventures, appeals to the soldier, cowboys, and cops and robbers within all of us!

Though we have offered target shooting with paintball guns for years, this marks the first time that we will be offering outdoor competitive play. Situated amidst a scenic Pocono backdrop on our upper athletic field are obstacles that provide plenty of cover against enemy fire, yet a team needs to aggressively advance if they have any desire to win one of our three types of games.

In our SPEEDBALL competition, your team starts at one end of our field and your opponents begin at the opposite. Players must attempt to cross to the opposing team’s base without getting shot.
The classic CAPTURE THE FLAG event has players infiltrating enemy territory to secure their flag, and bring it back across the line to your home base.
And last but not least, SURVIVOR (or ELIMINATION) is an all-out battle until the end. The last player standing takes the win for their team!

All games will be arranged so that players of different sizes, strengths and athletic abilities can play competitively!

This is an adventure has been something guests have been asking about for years, and we are just as excited as you are to finally be able to offer this! Behind all of the adrenaline-fueled fun are elements of teamwork, strategy and communication, which also makes this activity a great team-building opportunity!

So get your G.I. Joe collection out of storage, dust off your old cowboy hat, and throw on your ghillie suit because The Great Battle of Hawley will be lasting all summer long!