Camelback Resort

Tannersville, PA · 1 hour 53 minutes from Reading

camelbackresort.com|Day trips from Berks County

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 53 minutes from Reading, 78 miles1 hour 41 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 37 minutes from Hamburg · 2 hours 14 minutes from Morgantown

Where193 Resort Dr, Tannersville, PAOpen in maps →

OpenAquatopia daily year round; Camelbeach in summer; Mountain Adventure Park spring through fall; skiing and snow tubing in winterAquatopia 10 am to 8 pm daily; Mountain Adventure Park noon to 4 pm Monday to Wednesday, later Thursday to Sunday (fall 2026)

AdmissionAquatopia and Camelbeach day and twilight tickets are sold online, priced by date; ziplining from $32 per person; lift tickets $10 for ages 70 and over, free for 5 and under (posted October 2026)

Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, couples, a group of friends

Camelback Resort is a mountain resort in Tannersville, PA, with the Aquatopia indoor waterpark, the Camelbeach outdoor waterpark, a ski area with snow tubing, and a Mountain Adventure Park. Day tickets are sold apart from hotel stays.

Aquatopia is 125,000 square feet under a clear roof, kept at 84 degrees, with 13 slides, a wave pool and an adventure river, open daily all year. In summer Camelbeach adds the outdoor slides, and the Mountain Adventure Park runs a mountain coaster, ziplines of 1,000 and 4,000 feet and a three-level treetop course. In winter the mountain opens for skiing and the site counts 40-plus tubing lanes.

Before you go

Buy day tickets online; Camelbeach day tickets must be bought online. A twilight ticket covers Aquatopia from 3 pm to close. Outside food is not allowed in Aquatopia, but sealed water and baby formula are. Lockers run $15 to $30 a day. Bring sunscreen; the clear roof lets the sun in.

Coming up

The Curse of Camelback, a haunted attraction set in a waterpark turned into a quarantined post-apocalyptic world, runs through November 8, 2026.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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