Based on CWRF (Climate extension of Weather Research and Forecasting) model, the possible impacts of the 6 planetary boundary layer (PBL) parameterization schemes on the simulation of the intensity, frequency, and tracks of the tropical cyclones (TCs) that occurred over offshore areas of East Asia from 1986 to 2015 are investigated. It is found the TCs simulated by each PBL scheme in CWRF model have less frequency and weaker intensity compared with observations. The intensity, frequency, and spatial distribution of the simulated TCs are sensitive to the selection of PBL schemes. Strong TCs are well simulated by CAM3 (Community Atmosphere Model Version 3) schemes. When simulated by ACM (Asymmetric Convective Model) scheme, the number of TCs is larger, and the frequency of TCs genesis in different months is the closest to that of observations. The difference of TCs’ occurrence frequency between the simulation by CAM3 and the observations is relatively less in most areas. In all, the CAM3 scheme can better simulate TC activities than other PBL schemes in CWRF model.