Area Activities
Antique Shopping / Craft Shops
From Fayetteville to New Oxford, Emmitsburg to Littlestown, Carlisle to Hanover
and all directions in between you will find hundreds of shops. Small and quaint to large antique malls.
Skiing
Ski Liberty - 15 minutes from Gettysburg. 717-642-8282
Ski Roundtop - 30 minutes from Gettysburg. 717-432-9631
State Parks
Many of the area state parks offer everything from picnicking, fishing, swimming, boating and bicycling.
Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville - Offers access to hike the Appalachian Trail.
Codorus State Park, Hanover
Pine Grove Furnace, Gardners - Includes a 3.1 mile bike path with views of Laurel and Fuller lakes.
Area Golf Courses
Bridges Golf Club, New Oxford - 717-624-9551
Carroll Valley Resort, Fairfield - 717-642-8211
Cedar Ridge, Gettysburg - 717-359-4480
Flat Bush, Littlestown - 717-359-7125
May Apple, Carlisle - 717-258-4088
Mountain View Resort, Fairfield - 717-642-5848
Penn National, Fayetteville - 717-352-3331
South Hills, Hanover - 717-637-7500
Honey Run, York - 717-792-9771
Horseback Riding
National Riding Stables, Gettysburg - 717-334-1288
Day Trips
Harpers Ferry / Antietam - 75 minutes
Baltimore / Inner Harbor - 60 minutes
Washington D.C. - 90 minutes
(Bus tours available by calling Dayton's Tour Hosts at 717-334-2434)
Free Tours
The Gettysburg Travel Council offers free tour brochures and maps for the following tours. Call 717-334-6274 for more information.
The Scenic Valley Tour (self-guided) is a 36 mile drive through one of America's most scenic country sides.
The Downtown Historic District Tour is truly a walk into history.
The Historic Conewago Tour is a 40 mile tour that crosses Conewago Creek at several points.
Lancaster PA / Pennsylvania Dutch / Amish / Mennonite Country
Only 90 minutes to Lancaster County, home to North America's oldest and largest
settlement of "Plain People".
Adams County Winery
10 miles west of Gettysburg - 717-334-4631
Hershey Park
45 minutes away - 717-534-3090
Totem Pole Theater
15 minutes away, Fayetteville - 717-352-2164