What to do Columbus Day Weekend in Gettysburg PA

Land of Little Horses is kind of neat.Also,Pine Grove Furnace State Park isn't far. They have a small visitor center.It's the half way point on the Appalachian Trail.About a mile from the park are the remains of an old POW camp.They sell a book about that at the visitor center.They also sell a map that shows where all the buildings were.If you go to the site of the old camp,they have numbers that correlate to the map so you can see what was there.

Check out the General Pickett's Buffet on Steinwher Ave., just up the street from the National Cemetery. It was a hang-out for the cast and crew of the Gettysburg and Killer Angels, the movies. The entry hall is covered with photos from the films and cast, while the dining room is decorated with scores of artworks of the campaign and its participants. Oh yeah, the food is pretty good, too! :) There are bus slots where you can park your rig, and even more parking space behind a closed restaurant next door.

If you have not seen it in the last few years, don't miss the Cyclorama at the Visitors' Center. The eight-year restoration of this 360 degree painting and its new sound and light display are breathtaking.

We have stayed at a number of area campgrounds over the last three plus decades, but our regular is the Gettysburg Campground on Route 116, Fairfield Road, west of town. Nice folks and a well-kept, wooded campground with Marsh Creek bending around it. The creek-side sites are especially nice. A certified RV technician, JR of JR's RV Service has his shop there. Unlike a lot of RV dealers and shops, he's very competent and knowledgeable. In the past few years JR has done several jobs I could not, or did not want to tackle, while we camped, some right at our campsite. One caveat: he does not do the automotive/chassis work, but he'll service anything built and installed by the coach-maker.

National Apple Harvest Festival
South Mountain Fairgrounds?
Address: 615 Narrows Rd, Biglerville, PA 17307
Phone:(717) 677-9413

Nice festival with crafts, food, old engines, music, car show, etc etc. It's held the first two weekends in October each year and draws big crowds.

Adams County Winery

Clicky for winery

That craft place is called The Lion Potter

http://www.thelionpotter.com/

There is a lot to do around Gettysburg:

The Gettysburg Battlefield Visitors Center

Walk around the town of Gettysburg

Hike around the Gettysburg Battlefield

There is a neat craft place that has locally grown food right near the battlefield whose name escapes me.

There are a few farm markets along US15 worth going to.

If you like antiques, visit New Oxford, Abbotstown and Hanover, which are E on US30.

The Appalachian Trail is about 8 miles W of Gettysburg on US30 along with the Appalachian Trail Museum.

There is a theater of some sort along US30 W of Gettysburg that puts on plays.

There is an outlet mall on US15 E of Gettysburg.

There are about a half dozen campgrounds in and around Gettysburg. Check them all out and compare.