Golf in Bear Creek Village

Bear Creek Village occupies the Back Mountain plateau of Luzerne County, the upland above the Wyoming Valley where the terrain levels off and the coal-country valley density gives way to wooded residential communities. The Back Mountain — the local name for the plateau townships of Kingston, Harveys Lake, and Bear Creek — has attracted Wyoming Valley residents seeking space and quiet above the river corridor's urban and industrial character. Bear Creek Village itself is a planned community with a resort heritage, its ski area and recreational facilities drawing from the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton markets within thirty minutes. The Pocono Mountains begin just to the east, and the Back Mountain plateau shares some of that resort character without the Monroe County price premiums. Golf here serves year-round residents who commute down to the valley and seasonal visitors who use the area's recreational infrastructure through the warmer months.