MONROE COUNTY · MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP · EAST STROUDSBURG
Kahkout Mountain is a small, established residential community in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, on a wooded mountainside near East Stroudsburg and Marshalls Creek. Homes range from traditional Pocono cabins and ranch houses to newer residences, most on wooded lots along quiet private roads.
The community association, Kahkout Mountain, Inc., appears to be responsible mainly for maintaining the community roads rather than running recreational facilities, and it does not publish its rules or maintain a public website. The setting is simpler and more secluded than the region's larger amenity-driven communities.
The name comes from a private ski area that operated nearby from the early 1970s until about 2008. That ski operation was tied to neighboring Winona Lakes, and remnants of the old lift and slopes remain part of the landscape. Today the area is a quiet residential neighborhood convenient to Route 209, East Stroudsburg, Bushkill and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Single-family homes, cabins and ranch houses on wooded lots along private roads. The association's recurring service is road maintenance; listings show no shared recreational amenities. The recreational facilities associated with the former Kahkout ski area belong to neighboring Winona Lakes, not to this community.
✓ STR Allowed — Township Permit Required
Middle Smithfield Township permits short-term rentals with a township license, renewed annually, and treats starting one as a change of use requiring zoning approval. Kahkout Mountain is not listed by the township as a community that prohibits short-term rentals, but the association, Kahkout Mountain, Inc., does not publish its rules, and the township notes that the absence of a listed prohibition does not mean an association permits rentals. Buyers should confirm the township requirements and the association's current rules before purchasing for rental use.
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A quiet wooded mountain community near East Stroudsburg and Marshalls Creek, minutes from Route 209 and the Delaware Water Gap. Kerry can help you find the right home here.