WAYNE & MONROE COUNTIES · LEHIGH & COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIPS · GOULDSBORO
Lake Watawga is a small, established lake community near Gouldsboro that dates to the late 1940s, with properties spanning Lehigh Township in Wayne County and Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County. Lots were laid out along the western side of the lake beginning in 1949, giving the neighborhood an older and less formally planned character than neighboring Lakeview Estates.
Homes sit along wooded private roads and parts of the shoreline of roughly 150-acre Lake Watawga, and range from older Pocono cottages to lakefront and year-round houses. Development is low-density and the emphasis is on lake recreation rather than a resort amenity package. Qualifying properties hold deeded rights to use the lake and lakeshore for fishing, paddling and boating, and the property owners association maintains parts of the private road system.
The relationship with neighboring Lakeview Estates is unusual. This community's association is the Lake Watawga Property Owners Association (LWPOA), while the lake and dam are owned by a separate association tied to Lakeview Estates; many older Lake Watawga properties hold deeded access rights to the water. The two associations are legally separate, and owning here does not give access to Lakeview Estates' private beach, lodge, trails or courts. The appeal is the quiet wooded setting, the historic character and the lake itself, with Gouldsboro and Tobyhanna State Parks and Interstate 380 close by.
⚠ Lake rights are tied to individual deeds and are not identical across the community. Confirm a property's lake rights before purchasing. Lakeview Estates' beach, lodge, trails and courts are not available to Lake Watawga owners.
The Lake Watawga Property Owners Association does not maintain a public website. Contact the listing agent or Kerry for association details.
✗ STR Not Permitted — Community Rules
Short-term rentals are not permitted at Lake Watawga. Community sources and current listings state that short-term rentals are not allowed, though the association's rules are not published publicly. Properties are also subject to municipal rules depending on their location: Lehigh Township in Wayne County licenses short-term rentals of 30 days or less, and Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County licenses them in qualifying residential areas. Neither township's permission overrides the community's own restriction. Buyers should confirm the current association rules and the property's township before purchasing.
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