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Drummer Boy Campground
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Discover Gettysburg's Best Accommodations...Just Minutes From Downtown Gettysburg!
Drummer Boy Camping Resort is the premier destination for our campers who are in search of unparalleled customer service. We are small enough to remain friendly,yet big enough to provide all the amenities our guests have come to expect. In addition, we provide a wide variety of recreational activities Click here for your entire family to enjoy.
Our camping resort offers 95 acres of wooded campgrounds and cabins in Gettysburg PA. We have over 400 sites available for seasonal and short term rental. For the customer that wants to be in luxury we have cabins, cottages and lofts.
Drummer Boy is within minutes of battlefield tours, ghost walks and newly constructed visitor center. We are conveniently located within easy driving to many area attractions in Washington D.C., Baltimore MD., Lancaster and Hershey Pennsylvania.
Find your Home Away from Home with a Seasonal or Annual Site!
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life with a seasonal or annual site! Begin relaxing as soon as you arrive without having to set up and break down each time you want to vacation. Your site and a community of friends will be ready to welcome you back time and again. Some benefits of having your own seasonal or annual RV site or vacation home include:
Don’t miss the opportunity to secure your spot, make lifelong friends, and make our campground your true escape from the everyday.
Amenities
Swimming Pool
Fishing
Pets Welcome
Store
Mini Golf
Restroom/Shower Facilities
Laundry Facilities
Picnic/BBQ Area
Playground
Volleyball
Basketball
Activities
Download Activities PDFWhether you're planning a retreat for the whole family, a group of friends or a getaway for two, there's no shortage of unique activities to explore at Drummer Boy Camping Resort. Plan activities upon arrival or visit this page before your departure to plan ahead. Looking for more? Our friendly staff can fill you in on all of the great ways to make your stay a memorable experience.
- Arts & Crafts
- Bingo/Card Playing
- Catch and Release Fishing
- Children's Playground
- Kids Activities
- Live Entertainment
- Mini Golf
- Planned Activities
- Tournaments
- Volleyball
Upcoming Events
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Nerf and Lego Weekend
05/16/2025 – 05/18/2025
Bring your Nerf guns for a Nerf War Capture the Flag-style shootout in the front field with plenty of cover to hide behind. Enjoy Lego crafts and other activities throughout your weekend, then join us Saturday night for live entertainment!
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Memorial Day Celebration Weekend
05/23/2025 – 05/26/2025
Celebrate the official beginning of summer! Our pools are open, so join us for family crafts (don't forget your items to tie-dye), vendor shopping, and a pool party. Saturday evening features live entertainment, while Sunday brings yard sales and a DJ. What's a 3-day weekend without Bingo and cornhole on Sunday to close out the first weekend of summer?
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Great Gatsby Weekend
05/30/2025 – 06/01/2025
Step into the era of flappers and fringe, jazz, speakeasies, and gangsters like Al Capone, Elliot Ness, Bonnie and Clyde, Keystone Cops, and bootleggers. Enjoy our Nerf gun shootout, bootleg runs, and more. Lincoln Hall will be transformed into a Speakeasy Casino...maybe even the Keystone Cops will show up! Remember the password "FUN" to enter and dance the night away.
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Jurassic Weekend
06/06/2025 – 06/08/2025
Welcome to Jurassic Drummer Boy Park! Our activities staff were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should! The dinosaurs are loose, and we need your help! Join our wranglers to find and capture them, and enjoy some fun activities with descendants of these prehistoric creatures.
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Love to the Dads Weekend
06/13/2025 – 06/15/2025
Start with Donuts with Dads???let Dad sleep in, then enjoy Saturday breakfast with doughnuts and coffee at 10 a.m. Then we kick Dad out for a secret "No Dads Allowed" craft at 11 a.m. (No peeking!) Join in Dad's Mini Golf Masters, Dad and kids games, vendor fair, and more. Cap off the celebration with Saturday night entertainment.
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Wizards Weekend
06/20/2025 – 06/22/2025
Grab your brooms and wands! Come join us for a spell-tacular weekend celebrating all things witches, wizards, and magical creatures. We'll have enchanting crafts, magical movies, games, and entertainment that's sure to leave you spellbound.
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Pirates and Mermaids Weekend
06/27/2025 – 06/29/2025
Ahoy, mateys! Get ready to celebrate our yearly Pirates and Mermaids weekend with a treasure hunt, nautical crafts, and swashbuckling entertainment. Whether you prefer life above or below the waves, there's adventure waiting for everyone!
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Stars and Stripes Weekend
07/04/2025 – 07/07/2025
Decorate your campsite and golf cart to celebrate our nation's 249th birthday! Join us for a weekend of vendors, crafts, games (don't forget your items to tie-dye), live entertainment, and a DJ pool party as we honor America with patriotic fun.
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BINGO Bash Weekend
07/11/2025 – 07/13/2025
Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Bingo Bash weekend is back by popular demand. If you're a Bingo addict, this is the weekend for you! Enjoy Kids Toy Bingo, Sweets and Treats Bingo, Cash Jackpot Bingo, and a few other surprise Bingos! Make sure to join us Saturday night for a Drummer Boy favorite: Let's Make a Deal Bingo. Be sure to come in costume???Pick Me, Monty! Pick Me!
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Outlaw Weekend
07/18/2025 – 07/20/2025
Have you always wanted to be a cowboy? This weekend, enjoy Western crafts, games, and try your luck riding the mechanical bull. The Marshal will be in town arresting outlaws until their next of kin bails them out???watch your back, partner!
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Holiday Celebration Weekend
07/25/2025 – 07/27/2025
Happy holidays, everyone! We're so bummed we missed you during the off-season, but we promise to make it up to you now! Come join us to celebrate all the holidays we missed, culminating in Saturday night's final celebration with special entertainment.
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Water Wars Weekend
08/01/2025 – 08/03/2025
Who doesn't love a good water battle? Join us for crafts, squirt gun shootouts, games, and water balloon tosses. Bring your own squirt guns and super soakers for the ultimate water war that's sure to keep everyone cool and smiling!
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Game Show Weekend
08/08/2025 – 08/10/2025
Join us for crafts, vendors, and everyone's favorite game shows: "The Not So Newlywed Game," "Deal or No Deal," "Card Sharks," "The Price is Right," "Family Feud," and more! We'll end the night with the crowd favorite "Let's Make a Deal Bingo"!
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Kids Rule before School Weekend
08/15/2025 – 08/17/2025
This one's for the kids! Enjoy one last celebration before school starts with our "Messtival" (bring clothes to get messy and a white shirt), Candy Bar Bingo, pizza party, crafts, games, and more!
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I love the 80s Weekend
08/22/2025 – 08/24/2025
Save Ferris, Save the Clock Tower, and cut Footloose all weekend. Yes, we're going Back to the 80s to have some fun! Enjoy our 80s dress-up costume contest with neon, Jams, and BIG hair, participate in 1980s trivia, and join the fun at our 80s Prom Saturday night!
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Labor Day Blowout Weekend
08/29/2025 – 09/01/2025
Celebrate the end of summer with us! Enjoy crafts, vendors, games, and more???don't forget to bring items for tie-dying. Saturday evening features live entertainment, and Sunday brings yard sales and a DJ to close out the season with style.
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Tailgate Weekend
09/05/2025 – 09/07/2025
Football is back! Wear your team gear and decorate your site and golf carts in your team's colors. Enjoy crafts and activities throughout the weekend. Our popular Chili Cook-off contest and potluck returns???be sure to bring a side dish to share so you can take part in the chili judging. Watch the featured game on our big screen with fellow fans!
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Mardi Gras Weekend
09/12/2025 – 09/14/2025
Break out your Mardi Gras decorations! Decorate your site and golf cart, and come in costume for this festive celebration. Enjoy beignets, king cake, and coffee New Orleans style. Keep an eye out for those coveted beads during our special entertainment!
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Blast Through the Past Weekend
09/19/2025 – 09/21/2025
Remember the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s? Join us for crafts, vendors, Name that Tune, Trivial Pursuit, and test your television knowledge throughout the decades with our TV trivia game. Oh yeah... Elvis is in the campground!
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Fall Fest Weekend
09/26/2025 – 09/28/2025
Show us your best pumpkin or apple dish to become Drummer Boy's Best Baker! We'll have seasonal crafts, autumn games, and entertainment for your enjoyment as we celebrate the colors and flavors of fall together.
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Celebrate Tim Burton Weekend
10/03/2025 – 10/05/2025
Halloween is back! Whose love story do you prefer???Jack and Sally or Victor and Emily? Ever want your own "Frankenweekie"? Always beware of Sweeney Todd, the crazy barber! And remember...never say "Beetlejuice" three times! Join us for s'mores, vendors, a costume contest, golf cart decorating, trick-or-treating, and more! Don't forget to decorate your site.
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Bewitching Weekend
10/10/2025 – 10/12/2025
Get ready to romp "amuck, amuck, amuck" through the campground! Join us for s'mores, vendors, costume contest, golf cart decorating, trick-or-treating, and more! Don't forget to decorate your site for this magical weekend.
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Alien Abduction Weekend
10/17/2025 – 10/19/2025
Watch out for flying UFOs and aliens roaming the campground! Join us for s'mores, vendors, costume contest, golf cart decorating, trick-or-treating, and more! Don't forget to decorate your site for close encounters of the camping kind.
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Halloweentown Weekend
10/24/2025 – 10/26/2025
In the words of Grandma Aggie, "Being normal is vastly overrated." Join us for s'mores, vendors, a costume contest, golf cart decorating, trick-or-treating, and more. Don't forget to decorate your site for this spooktacular weekend!
Location
1300 Hanover Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 | GPS: 0.0000, 0.0000 | Get Directions
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General Policies & Information
General Policies & Information
- Policies subject to change without prior notice.
Check-in/Check-out & Hours
- RV Site check-in: 1 p.m.
- Rental check-in: 3 p.m.
- Rental check-out: 11 a.m.
- RV Site check-out: 1 p.m.
- Business office Off Season: (Mon – Thu) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | (Fri – Sat) 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. | (Sun) 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Business office Peak Season (Memorial Day-Labor Day) : (Mon – Thu) 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | (Fri – Sat) 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. | (Sun) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Winter hours: (Mon – Thu) 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | (Fri) 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | (Sat, Sun) closed
- Quiet hours: 11 p.m. - 8 a.m.
- Pools: Open Memorial Day – Labor Day. Hours vary depending on the season.
- Minimum check-in age is 21 years.
- Guests aged 17 years and under at the time of check-in are considered children.
- Two-hour early check-in for your reservation may be available for $30. Please contact the management office, in advance of your arrival, to inquire about availability.
- Two-hour late check-out for your reservation may be available for $30. Please contact the management office, in advance of your arrival, to inquire about availability.
After Hours Arrival
- If your plans change and you need to arrive outside the normal business hours, please refer to your confirmed reservation information.
Pet Policy & Associated Fees
- Pets are permitted, but please contact us directly about pets before arrival.
- Two (2) pets total and only permitted in designated “pet friendly” cabins and cottages.
- $150 clean up fee applied if pets are found inside property buildings.
- For our pet-friendly rental lodging, there is a pet fee of $10 per pet per night.
- All pets must be kept on a leash (no longer than 6’) and under the control of the pet owner at all times. Do not tie up pets at site and leave them unattended.
- Please clean up after pets.
- Owners are responsible for the actions of their pets and the pets of their guests.
Reservation & Payment Policy
- Your credit card will be charged Itinerary Total prior to arrival, up to a maximum deposit of one night rack rate. Any remaining balance will be due on arrival.
- The rates displayed do not include any applicable service fees or charges for optional incidentals.
- Prices and site type are subject to availability.
- RV sites and lodging typically accommodate four guests. A guest fee is added per day to the reservation rate for each additional guest over four.
- By using a credit card for a deposit, guarantee or payment, you agree to the following: I authorize MHC Property Management L.P. to charge any expenses incurred during my stay to that credit card or apply funds I have on deposit with MHC Property Management L.P.against what I owe.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- In the case of multiple sites booked, cancellation penalties apply to each site that is cancelled or changed.
- No refunds will be issued for early check-out.
- RV campsites: We allow full refunds for cancellations up to 2 days prior to your arrival date for daily and weekly reservations.
- Rental accommodations: We allow full refunds for cancellations 7 days prior to your arrival date for daily and weekly reservations.
- Daily and weekly reservations: For cancellations received less than the required notice period prior to arrival, your deposit will be forfeited.
- Extended stays: For long-term reservations (28 days or longer) we allow full refunds for cancellations up to 60 days prior to your arrival date. For cancellations received less than the required notice period prior to arrival, the deposit amount will be held on account for a future stay.
WiFi & Fees
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There are 4 complimentary hotspots: Lincoln Hall, arcade, activity pool, and pavilion. WiFi is available at the site for a fee.
Campground Services & Information
- Honey Wagon: No Honey Wagon Service
- RV Storage: No storage available.
- Golf Carts Operation & Rental: Please visit the front office for more information on reserving a golf cart. In order to rent or drive golf cart, guests must be 21 or older with a valid driver's license. Guests are encouraged to reserve golf carts in advance. In order to obtain rental confirmation, guests must pay in full and reserve a minimum of two (2) nights.
- Personal Golf Carts: Electric and gas carts are permitted. Proof of insurance is required. A $25 Golf cart registration fee is collected at check-in.
- Propane: Open only during season: Daily 9 a.m - 11 a.m and 3 p.m - 4 p.m.
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