GDG- campsites

[Jack Kelly]

John,

Just spent three days in the rain and cold at Gettysburg Campground on the 
Fairfield Road (Rte. 116).  Although we were in an RV, there were three 
large encampments of scouts at the campground.  This CG has large wooded 
areas for tenting which are out of the way of the RV's.  Staff is very 
friendly and helpful, and the campground has a lot of activities for kids 
(movies at night, big rec hall, miniature golf).  We have tried many of the 
CG's around Gettysburg, and, IMHO, this is how they stack up:

            Artillery Ridge - pretty nice for RV's, not sure about tenting 
(we were there in November 2006)

             Drummer Boy- very expensive;  former owners ran a nice CG, now 
corporate ownership has resulted in decline

             Gettysburg CG - some RV's around periphery of CG, tenting area, 
groups apparently welcome, we like this one

            KOA - typical KOA, designed for RV's, nice heavily-wooded CG, 
but not for tenters, in my opinion

            Round Top- also nice for RV's, large tenting area as I remember.

Regards,

Jack Kelly


>
>
> I'm planning to take 10-15 middle school age kids on a camping trip in
> June. It will include a stop at Gettysburg and I wanted to know if anyone
> had any strong opinions on the two campgrounds closest to the battlefield,
> Artillary Ridge and Round Top. I've looked at the web sites for both and
> they seem similar. Artillary Ridge offers riding tours as well and I
> wanted to get any opinions on these.
> For the Antietam leg of the trip, I'm planning on using the former Girl
> Scout camp now run by Sligo Seventh Day Adventist Church. There is a site
> attached to the battlefield, but it looked very open (unshaded) and less
> comfortable. If anyone has experience with the Antietam location, I would
> be interested in your opinions.
>
> Thanks.
>
> John Wood
> jwood at mcdonogh.org
>
>
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