Enjoy PA
Covered bridges, antique shops, old-fashioned buggies among 21st-century cars, downtown federal-style architecture, street fairs, outdoor life, and the Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia are amazingly diverse, unique, and fun reasons to love a Pennsylvania assignment. But don't take our word for it. Check out www.VisitPa.com or www.visitcumberlandvalley.com and visit the Leisure Travel Services at Carlisle Barracks (CarlisleMWR). Contact Outdoor Recreation for information on hunting and fishing in the area and other outdoor adventures.
Running & biking clubs on the post, boating at Raystown Lake, kayaking and canoeing on the Susquehanna River, white water on the Ohiopyle in the Laurel Highlands, mountain biking on South Mountain, hiking in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, marathon races in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and others, strolling through Longwood Gardens, camping in Pinchot State Park, swimming at the Carlisle Barracks pool, fishing in rivers and creeks everywhere, learn fly-fishing on the Yellow Breeches.
Pumpkin picking, hayrides, leaf watching, football, Oktoberfest at Carlisle Barracks, National Apple Fest at Arendtsville, hunting on state game lands.
Letterkenny Army Depot hunting information: Please call Natural Resources Office hotline at (717)267-8200
This is the year for skiing and snowboarding and tubing at three ski mountains within an hour, and larger ski resorts within 2-3 hours, ice skating at Twin Ponds, snow fort on the front lawn, snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling.
Hike the Appalachian Trail or visit the Appalachian Trail Museum, attend a Senator’s baseball, Jim Thorpe Sports Days, Strength-for-Wisdom 10K, golf lessons at Carlisle Barracks golf course and driving range, spelunking at Ohiopyle State Park, skydiving at East Stroudsburg and ATV trails’ up in Shamokin.
Major League Baseball: Harrisburg Senators, Lancaster Barnstormers, York Revolution, and other semi-pro; Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals.
Professional Football and the Nittany Lions: Phila. Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Commanders, Penn State Nittany Lions
Basketball: Phila 76ers, Washington Wizards
Ice Hockey: Phila. Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitols, Defending Colder Cup Champions, the Hershey Bears
Voted the best new museum for 2024, Gettysburg’s “Beyond the Battle,” along with Gettysburg Battlefield, National Civil War Museum, and historical reenactments. In the birthplace of independence, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Valley Forge. Closer to home is the Army Heritage & Education Center, Pa. State Capitol, Heinz History Center, Cumberland County Historical Society, and its history store on High Street, Carlisle Barracks since 1757.
Hershey Theater, Harrisburg Symphony, Whitaker Science Center, local artists and galleries on Pomfret Street, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Barnes Museum, Philadelphia Art Museum, the Franklin Institute, the Andy Warhol Museum, Rodin Museum, Philadelphia Zoo, ZooAmerica at Hershey Park, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
Amish 'country,' Hershey Park, Knobbles Family Amusement Resort, Bethlehem Christmas, the Pa. Grand Canyon, Philadelphia cheesesteaks, Yuengling Lager the nation's oldest brewery, 200+ microbreweries within 2 hours, Eastern State Penitentiary haunted tours, Sight & Sound Theaters in Lancaster County, Reading Terminal Market, Schuylkill River Boathouse Row, Lake Tobias Wildlife Preserve, Pennsylvania Farm Show, Shippensburg Corn Fest, Carlisle Harvest of the Arts, Punxsutawney Phil/ Groundhog Day (nemesis of Spring)