Stuart Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Any recommendations? We are looking to temp camp in September. Is it dog friendly? Limited budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/pets.htm Pets are allowed in certain places in the park. Entry to the park is free, but the museum and visitor center has fees. I only stayed in a hotel so I have no camp advice. We bought a self guided audio tour book and hired tour guides. Maybe looked for a used self guided book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 There is no camping in the park itself. Some of the surrounding campgrounds are pet-friendly. Dogs aren't allowed in many parts of the park. Most national battlefields, parks and museums now have inexpensive (in some cases free) audio tours that you can download to a mobile phone like an app. Others have numbers you can call at different points and hear the audio tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom@shiloh Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 It was awhile ago, but I camped by Gettysburg with some of my kids once. We stayed at Caledonia State Park and it was very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Gettysburg is a great place to visit, and September should be a perfect time -- warm but hopefully not too hot. Apples should start to be in season (but avoid the first two weeks in October -- that's Apple Harvest Festival time, and it will be busy and crowded). I've written posts about visiting Gettysburg before, but the one I wanted isn't coming up, so you might do a search of my name and Gettysburg and see what I've said. There is an audio tour that you can buy; it tells you things like "turn here and go .3 miles; stop," but there is a book you can buy that has much of the same information, as it's designed to be a walking tour. I'll see if I can find it on amazon in a second. ETA: Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Gettysburg-Guide-Battlefield/dp/1932714634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373862907&sr=8-1&keywords=walking+gettysburg Even though we live nearby and are in Gettysburg frequently, we found it to be a very helpful book. Go to the Visitor's Center if you go nowhere else, and be prepared to spend a while in its galleries. And see the battlefields at least a bit, particularly the lookouts. My kids enjoyed seeing Evergreen Cemetery and the spot where the Gettysburg Address was given. If budget/time allows, other cool stuff: the Hall of Presidents, the Wax Museum, the Cyclorama, President Eisenhower's home/farm. You can just spend some time wandering up and down the streets where the shops are too. Camping -- Caledonia is a nice state park, and you might also look into Outdoor World's campground at Gettysburg Farm; it says it's in Dover, but it's about 20 minutes from Gettysburg, and it's very nice and comfortable. It's dog-friendly for sure. It sounds like dogs aren't allowed in parts of the National Park itself, but I'm not sure about the battlefields or how dogs would be received in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I would absolutely splurge, if possible, and hire a guide to drive you around in your own vehicle. Everyone recommended we do this and our guide was fabulous. I think they work for the Park Service. I know I reserved in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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