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BMW442
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Feb 13, 2015

Lincoln Highway (HWY 30) in Pennsylvania?

Anybody have any tips for good places to camp along this route?

We drove it from York to Gettysburg last year and it seemed real cool, smaller towns, lots of junk shops, etc. Looking to stay for a night en route from Mass to Shenandoah.

Would be willing to stay in Gettysburg if necessary but honestly we're not that interested in the Civil War stuff & it seems like most of the CGs around there are of the more expensive kid-friendly "resort" types (which is great for most people but we don't have kids, don't need hook-ups, and are on a tight budget)

Mostly we are interested in avoiding big traffic, checking out weird roadside attractions, old school eateries, and camping on the cheap.

Any advice is much appreciated!
  • Well , if your NOT looking for expensive campgrounds... And you ARE looking to avoid heavy traffic...then it's best to stay clear of route 30 in and around Lancaster.... Especially close to the weekends.. It can be a nut house......
  • Gettysburg is immensely popular with tourists & history buffs so inexpensive CG's in that area don't exist. I don't have any experience with state parks in the area but there are a number of folks on this forum that like them.

    Also - I don't know what your travel plans are but avoid Rt. 30 west of Carlisle. Not fun.
  • I like to use Roadside America when traveling.
    Maybe you can find something of interest.

    And, there's always the original RoadSide America, it's located on US22/I78 between Harrisburg PA and Allentown PA.

    Enjoy your trip.
  • Lancaster would be cool too, but again, a lot of those spots seem to be kinda pricey because of all the tourists.

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