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Rich with history and the site of many festivals and family activities, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is the perfect place for a vacation. And with so many campgrounds to choose from, Gettysburg is the perfect location for a family camping trip. Don’t miss the Apple festival in October, about 20 minutes North of town.  Be sure to make your reservations early, however, as the campgrounds all fill up quickly.

Just a few hours west of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly love, is the site where brothers died in arms against one another in the single bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania marked a turning point in the Civil War, where over 51,000 men lost their lives in three short days in July of 1863, and where Abraham Lincoln later delivered the Gettysburg address.  

General Robert E. Lee, emboldened by his numerous victories, planned a confrontation and victory within the northern states in order to force Lincoln to procure a peace agreement between the North and the South, thus ending the war. Often referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy,” the northward advance of Lee and his 75,000 troops into Pennsylvania was quickly halted when Lee discovered that he was being pursued by 95,000 troops of the Union Army, commanded by General George Meade.

Named in the 1700’s for a tavern owned by Samuel Gettys, Gettysburg just happened to stand between the two armies.  General Lee successfully prevented the northward advance of the Southern troops, but with a very high cost of human lives from both armies.  Now the site of Gettysburg National Military Park, acres of rolling hills are marked with plaques retelling the story of the confrontation and battle. History enthusiasts can spend hours touring the numerous museums, while people of all ages will enjoy the reenactments and tours dedicated to teaching visitors the story of these brave men.

Gettysburg has several campgrounds to choose from, and we have personally stayed in several of them. The area is fairly “hilly,” and we have had a lot of adventures in leveling our campers when visiting Gettysburg. So if you want a nice, level site, make sure to discuss it with the park when making a reservation. Another word of note: the campgrounds on Route 15 may have a lot of road noise. I have written up the campgrounds we have visited. Scroll down for the area map: (more…)

After owning three different RVs over the last 8 years, we know that owning an RV has all the maintenance issues of a motor vehicle combined with the maintenance of a house, and then some, related to all the bouncing and jostling of the unit when traveling.  This week was another example of “fun with RV maintenance.” (more…)