Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy one of 10 campgrounds located within a 20-mile radius of Chambersburg, including KOA in Williamsport and the Twin Bridge Meadow campground just 3 miles out of town, both with fishing, hiking, swimming and other activities nearby. Canoeing waters ranging from Class I to IV run near Chambersburg, and the area also boasts two different lakes available for fishing or boating. The city contains a public golf course and a country club course, and the Ski Liberty resort, with 16 ski runs, sits less than 25 miles away.
Families looking for more indoor or kid-friendly activities in Chambersburg can check out the local Lincoln Lanes bowling alley, which sets up parties and "Family Fun Packs," or the Cluggy's amusement center. Cluggy's contains an indoor fun park for small children, with features such as a spiral slide and a moon bounce. Older children, teens and adults alike can ride go-karts, play a game of miniature golf on the 18-hole course, use the batting cages with their variety of difficulty levels or even win prizes by playing in the arcade area.
The entire county played a role in the Underground Railroad before and during the Civil War, and Chambersburg is no exception. Abolitionist John Brown, famous for the raid on Harper's Ferry, spent time in the town, and visitors can see the rooms he stayed in, as well as the old jail in which some of his associates did time. The old jailhouse now serves as a museum. The National Historic District of Chambersburg contains various buildings from the early days of the town, and the Heritage Center in the district dispenses facts about the city's role in the Civil War in addition to Native American history.
The Chambersburg Mall contains more than 50 department stores, specialty shops and food outlets ranging from clothing to cell phones to jewelry. Besides the sporting goods stores in the mall, the city also houses a Gander Mountain Company outlet, described as "the nation’s largest retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, camping, and marine products and accessories." Those with other tastes in shopping can check out several antique and collectibles stores, the nearby antique mall in Fayetteville, or Chambersburg's military shop and auction house.
