I need some ideas to fit the following:
• No more than 4 hours from Lancaster, PA (17603)
• 3 days/2 nights & enough to do for that long
• Around $300, but i can go to $500, that's for 2 people, not each
I've considered Falling Water & Great Adventure (NJ), but there's not enough to do in those areas for 2 days that i'm aware of. Not Ocean City, Maryland for various reasons, beach towns in general aren't what we're aiming for. No water parks. I really wish Camelback mountain in Tannersville, PA still had their alpine slide, that kicked ass! ....but it no longer exists
Visitpa.com isn't helping much.
Things that might interest me are a festival or show of some kind, a tour, maybe a cool campground near something else to do.... i'm not really sure exactly, otherwise maybe i'd be able to search it and find something! I'm kind of interested in maybe the Philly Zoo, but i'd need more to do than just that, so if someone knows what else there is that doesn't cost a fortune around that area let me know! I can do the zoo trip in a day, so that's not really a big contender.
I want to hear what places you've been to or know about, links are very much appreciated!
niaagara falls.
that way MTA can see my ta
-Borsty
if your going to go on vacation...why not go all out like me.
maui for 2 weeks in late july-early august. $3800/2 people 5 star hotel with balcony overlooking the ocean. all inclusive too.
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i cant imagine speding that much on a vaction.
Borsty wrote:niaagara falls.
that way MTA can see my ta
Way too far! I'd like to sometime, but it's not going to happen this year.
mattdiggity wrote:if your going to go on vacation...why not go all out like me.
maui for 2 weeks in late july-early august. $3800/2 people 5 star hotel with balcony overlooking the ocean. all inclusive too.
I can't justify spending that much, as well as i don't have that much. Just bought another car, i pay a mortgage on a house we're slowly remodeling & we need to plan a wedding at some point. That's why
Wildwood crest NJ. I am going the week of June 12.
Chicago - Southwest is cheap as hell - $75 round trip!! from philly or Pgh
Go to DC and mingle with the peoples if your into that
I go to Deep Creek, MD just to get away. Not too much to do there if your not into the whole lake or woods atmosphere.
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Williamsburg, VA
My (soon to be ex) husband took me there when we were engaged for a surprise Valentine's Day weekend and we had a wonderful time.
They have all the colonial landmarks, tours, and small shops to look at. Busch Gardens and some outlets are not too far either.
acidburn1022 wrote:Wildwood crest NJ. I am going the week of June 12.
We're bored with Wildwood
I don't really like it there, but i've gone to the classic car weekend the past 4 or so years in September. We're not going this year, we were horribly bored last year and decided we wouldn't do it again. Thanks for the idea though, it's within distance & probably within budget too.
mclonedogmcwad wrote:Chicago - Southwest is cheap as hell - $75 round trip!! from philly or Pgh
Go to DC and mingle with the peoples if your into that
I go to Deep Creek, MD just to get away. Not too much to do there if your not into the whole lake or woods atmosphere.
Chicago sounds too expensive - by the time i pay for a gas to Philly, parking while we're gone, 2 plane tickets & a hotel, plus food and whatever we do there... i'm not sure i could do it on our budget.
DC scares me
I've never wanted to go there, i had to in school & don't remember enjoying it
My fiance also doesn't like museums, so i don't know what else we'd do.
Deep Creek sounds alright, descent distance too. I need something to do though... kinda go nuts just sitting around! Is there ANYTHING to do there?
snoeterp82 wrote:Williamsburg, VA
My (soon to be ex) husband took me there when we were engaged for a surprise Valentine's Day weekend and we had a wonderful time.
They have all the colonial landmarks, tours, and small shops to look at. Busch Gardens and some outlets are not too far either.
Almost an hour too far! We don't do historical things either, that kind of stuff bores me. Busch Gardens sounds fun, i went to the one in Florida. But yeah, too far. If you're an outlet nut, come to Lancaster sometime! There's more here than i can handle
I guess i'm looking for something kinda cool that not many folks know about, like the place i mentioned Camelback in Tannersville, in the Poconos. That place is a ski resort in the winter, but in the summer it had an alpine slide, which is a concrete track where you sit on a flat plastic sled on wheels and go down the mountain. It's crazy fun & it's beautiful taking the ski lift in the summer. They also had mini golf, bumper boats, a pool & some water slides. From checking online though, they've taken out the alpine slide and gone crazy with water slides! Anyone interested can see it here
http://www.camelbeach.com/.
I get the feeling we're not gonna do crap
what about ocean city, MD Or atlantic city?
acidburn1022 wrote:what about ocean city, MD Or atlantic city?
stargrrrl wrote:Not Ocean City, Maryland for various reasons, beach towns in general aren't what we're aiming for.
We went to OCMD last year in season and it just sucked. The weather was bad, the people were stupid & everything we wanted to do cost a lot. I love OCMD, even lived there for a summer, but i think i'm worn out with it. We may go there in late October for our anniversary, but since it's out of season we can get an awesome bayfront room for $42/night. I kick back and take it easy since i do TONS of overtime in November, so i need the rest!
Atlantic City is asking to spend more money... i'm trying to take as cheap of a trip as possible
Another example of something along the line of what i want - there an amusement park in PA that i haven't been to, maybe 2 hours or something from here. Next to it is a campground. You can walk from the campground into the amusement park, which is free, pay as you ride. Only problem with this is i hear the amusement park SUCKS for older people, it's aimed at familys with smaller kids. If it had some wild adult rides, this would be ideal!
Maybe someone knows of a place with a nice lake & trails where you can rent a bike? ...near some other sort of activity like an amusement park or something? I've dug out my AAA Mid Atlantic book, it's going to sooth me to sleep today
If you dont mind camping, have you been to erie, There are alot of campgrounds, erie speedway, fishing and everything
http://www.deepcreeklake.com/
http://www.deepcreekhospitality.com/
Like i said, if you like watersports boating, jet ski, etc or wood stuff, hiking camping
The night life sucks, you have a couple bars, food places, movie theater but not much.
It is in the middle of nowhere, if you want to relax and quite DCL is your place.
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acidburn1022 wrote:If you dont mind camping, have you been to erie, There are alot of campgrounds, erie speedway, fishing and everything
Erie is about 6 hours from here, 2 hours too far. If i was going to go that far, i'd go the extra distance and head over to Cedar Point
mclonedogmcwad wrote:http://www.deepcreeklake.com/
http://www.deepcreekhospitality.com/
Like i said, if you like watersports boating, jet ski, etc or wood stuff, hiking camping
The night life sucks, you have a couple bars, food places, movie theater but not much.
It is in the middle of nowhere, if you want to relax and quite DCL is your place.
Ah crap, when i got directions from that site, it's not he same one that came up when i Mapquested earlier. It's still under 4 hours though, just completely on the other side of the state
. I Mapquested Deep Creek, MD... and it says on the one site i visited so far that it's in Mchenry, MD. I'll take a look around at the site, then head to bed. My fiance loves to jet ski & i think he'd enjoy that. I'd like to canoe or get some bikes & small town food rocks
Thanks for the sites!
Thanks everyone else who gave ideas so far, it's definately easier to know what i don't want rather than what i do want. I appreciate all of your ideas though, keep them coming!
take a couple of extra hours in travel time and go to myrtle beach there is so much to do its rediculous i just pent like 5 days down there a few months ago and there was everything from giant stripbars that were bring your own beer and they were full box too
you can go to amusment parks, beachs rigliey's beleive it or not museum, casino boats if you do you bring your g/f to club kryptonite
now myrtle beach is huge i was staying at my parents house in calabash in NC and myrtle beach was like ten min from me in SC but we drove like 1:30 hours in and the stuff to do didn't end
i got a kick out of going gokart racing drunk as hell aparently its not considered drunk driving =)
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you should try knoebels campground, i went there a few weeks ago and it was really fun. it has its own amusement park and water park, and in one of the nearby towns they have a tour of a coal mine. if you search for it on google your should fing it quick
zackoz24 wrote:you should try knoebels campground, i went there a few weeks ago and it was really fun. it has its own amusement park and water park, and in one of the nearby towns they have a tour of a coal mine. if you search for it on google your should fing it quick
That's actually something i mentioned in one of my earlier posts, just didn't use the name. I looked at the website again & it does look more enjoyable for younger people, not really for older. Coal mines aren't my idea of fun either, but i'm keeping it in mind.
Sucks not finding anywhere i want to go
