Grand Cascades Lodge
Grand Cascades Lodge: Sussex County's AAA Four Diamond resort in the Kittatinny foothills
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
Region
Vernon Valley
Café e Dolci
Crepes, Illy coffee and two dozen gelato flavors at a Route 23 cafe in Franklin NJ
Claremont Distillery
New Jersey's largest and most-awarded craft distillery, now pouring in Hamburg.
Heaven Hill Farm
The Vernon farm behind Northern NJ's largest fall festival, plus a year-round market and bakery
Holy Chick! Mother Cruster!
Detroit-style pizza and Nashville hot chicken under one roof on Route 23 in Franklin
Restaurant Latour
Crystal Springs Resort's tasting menu room, where the sunset over the Kittatinnys is course one
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Walk into New Jersey's last underground mine and see rocks that glow.
Mountain Creek Waterpark
Slides, cliff jumps and a wave pool built into the side of a mountain in Vernon
Part of Mountain Creek Resort
Alpine Haus Bed & Breakfast
A historic 1885 bed and breakfast in Vernon, a three minute walk from Mountain Creek's slopes
Crystal Springs Resort
Northeast's largest four-season golf, spa, and wine resort in the Kittatinny Mountains
Franklin Mineral Museum
Franklin Mineral Museum NJ, where you dig the rocks yourself and take them home glowing
Wild Turkey Golf Club
A hilly, dramatic layout with a par-3 that plays two clubs downhill.
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
The Irish Cottage Inn
An Irish pub with four dining rooms and a genuinely authentic exterior.
Vernon Brew Works / Alias Brew Works
Vernon's craft brewery, parked squarely between Mountain Creek, Crystal Springs, and Minerals.
Pochuck Boardwalk
The Appalachian Trail's longest boardwalk, an easy mile over Vernon's swampy Pochuck Quagmire
Mountain Creek Resort
Vernon's four season mountain playground for skiing, water slides, biking and slopeside stays
Mountain Creek Bike Park
Lift served downhill mountain biking minutes from the NY metro area
Part of Mountain Creek Resort
Minerals Hotel
The relaxed, family-friendly half of Crystal Springs, three miles down the road.
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
Pochuck Valley Farms
A farm market and deli known for USDA meats and homemade baked goods.
TreEscape Aerial Adventure Park
Ropes courses and ziplines built into the forest at Great Gorge.
Wawayanda State Park
Wawayanda State Park packs 60 miles of trails, a glacial lake and a sand beach into one wild corner
Ballyowen Golf Club
Links-style golf with almost no trees, widely called the best public course in New Jersey.
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
Black Bear Golf Club
A Zagat-rated course a short drive from Crystal Springs' main resort grounds.
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
Crystal Springs Golf Club
Crystal Springs' most demanding course, with the cliffside 11th hole to prove it.
Part of Crystal Springs Resort
