Dunmore: Trails, Murals, and Memorial Sites

Dunmore borders Scranton and offers different options for a stay: outdoor experiences, murals, and places of remembrance. If you’re looking for a hotel in Dunmore, you can first decide which of these themes you want to shape your stay. Along with an ATV experience and a trail, there are murals and two distinct ways of learning about history.

Getting your bearings in Dunmore

Dunmore’s connection to Scranton is easy to understand: the borough borders the city. From the borough, Interstate 81 and Interstates 380 and 84 are easily accessible. If you’re arriving by car, you can use these three highways as reference points when planning your trip. This separates choosing your destination from planning your route and lets you focus your search on the place you want to visit. The three highways help with arrival planning; choosing between the trail, murals, and memorial sites, on the other hand, concerns your itinerary during your stay.

Outdoor experiences and Reservoir Trail

Lost Trails ATV Park includes The Tunnel as a distinctive experience. If you’re choosing your trip based on activities, you can include this named experience as a separate item on your itinerary. Dunmore Number 1 Reservoir Trail offers a different focus: it officially opened on November 9, 2010. Parking and access to the trail are located on Dunda Drive near Five Star Equipment. Since access details may change, it’s best to check the current situation before your visit. This helps distinguish two different ways of planning: a distinctive experience at the ATV park and a trail with a named parking and access point.

Murals in Dunmore

The Lackawanna County Mural Trail leads to colorful murals throughout Dunmore, which visitors can discover along the trail. The theme therefore encompasses more than a single image. One particular mural depicts a train emerging from a tunnel at Nay Aug Falls. If you’re looking for artistic subjects on your trip, this scene gives you a specific landmark within the broader theme: you can consider Dunmore’s murals as a whole and this particular train image as distinct aspects of the mural trail.

Remembrance and history

A tank memorial on Blakely Street in Dunmore commemorates all wars and times of peace. The Dunmore Cemetery Tour offers a different way of learning about history: costumed performers bring the history of the Lackawanna Valley to life there. The two themes differ in both scope and form: the memorial commemorates wars and times of peace, while the tour presents the history of the valley through costumed performers. Check the dates for the Dunmore Cemetery Tour before planning your trip around it.

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