West Shore Chamber of Commerce

Get Out In Central PA!

Now that restrictions are easing and guidance is changing, we wanted to round up some ways for you to get outside safely in the upcoming summer season! The Visit Cumberland Valley/Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporations’ website, one of our partnered organizations, has some great resources where they list the many ways that you can get out in Central PA. Read on…

Beer Trail
With so many different options of breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries, the Cumberland Valley Beer Trail will have something for everyone. View a list of locations on the beer trail here and make sure you check out our very own members that fall on the trail here. For an added bonus they have a free digital Cumberland Valley Beer Trail Passport to begin your journey with prizes handed out along the way! Click here to sign up for the passport.

Fishing
Did you know that there are 10 great places to fish in the Cumberland Valley right in your very backyard? We have plenty of scenic streams and lakes that make this area a destination.

  1. Yellow Breeches Creek (it even runs through one of our members’, Messiah University’s, Campus!)
  2. LeTort Spring Run
  3. Big Spring Creek Greenway
  4. Opossum Lake
  5. Fuller Lake
  6. Laurel Lake
  7. Conodoguinet Creek
  8. Susquehanna River Trail
  9. Doubling Gap Lake
  10. Children’s Lake

Check out all of the details here for locations, parking details, and any other items to consider.

Biking
Love getting out and feeling that wind on your face as you cruise down the pavement? Then you should know that there are 17 different routes and loops from Shippensburg all the way to New Cumberland that you can follow in our area to get out on! Check out the different options here.

Hiking
With the Appalachian Trail paving its way directly through Central PA it gives everyone plenty of options to lace up those hiking boots and hit the trails. There is a Top 10 list here that Visit Cumberland Valley goes through but make sure that you check out the full list of information on our members’ website, PA Parks and Forests Foundation. They have publications that they put out on their “Explore Near” Flyers for main areas in Pennsylvania, click here to see them at the bottom of the web page.

Dining
Here in the Cumberland Valley, we have a wide variety of places that you can eat at and especially spots that have opened up outdoor dining if you aren’t ready just yet to eat indoors. Check our member directory first here to see if you can support a member’s restaurant! And then take a look at the amazing list that has been put together of the other restaurants in our area.

Ice Cream Trail
Did you know that Cumberland Valley has an Ice Cream Trail? If you are like me then you love Ice Cream, Froyo, or Italian Ice. If so then the Ice Cream Trail has something for everyone, check out the awesome round-up of yummy treats that is on the list. There is even an Ice Cream Trail Passport as well that you can download here, make your way through the list this summer!

Still Need More To Do?
Then check out this list of 50 Fun Things To Do In Cumberland Valley! Included in the list are members: U.S. Army Heritage Education Center, the Cumberland Valley Historical Society, Dockside Willies, the Carlisle Sports Emporium, and Cornerstone Coffeehouse.

Whatever you end up doing this summer we hope you get out safely and are able to enjoy the many fun things that there are to do in Central PA! And remember, don’t forget all the fun events we have going on at the Chamber. You can register for those on our website here.