Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in The Hideout, PA

The Hideout is a private, gated community and census-designated place in Lake and Salem Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, in the Pocono Mountains near Lake Ariel - it is an unincorporated community governed by a property owners association, not a municipality.

The Hideout had a population of 2,634 at the 2020 census, down 12.6 percent from 3,013 in 2010, a swing typical of a community where many homes are second homes and vacation properties.

At the 2010 census The Hideout had 1,325 households, and its median resident age of about 60 years makes it one of the older communities in Pennsylvania, reflecting its popularity with retirees and seasonal residents.

The Hideout is a four-season recreational community spread over about 1,700 acres with 24-hour gated security and more than 40 miles of paved roads.

The community is built around Roamingwood Lake, its largest lake, and includes several smaller lakes and ponds including Deerfield Lake, Brooks Lake and Big Springs Pond.

The Hideout has its own private ski hill with a chairlift, snowmaking and a tubing run, a rare amenity for a residential community.

Residents also have access to a 9-hole golf course, two heated outdoor swimming pools, sandy lake beaches, a marina, and indoor and outdoor tennis courts at the community recreation complex.

Because so many of its houses are vacation homes, well over half of The Hideout's housing units typically sit vacant outside the summer and ski seasons.