Explore Franklin County

Things to do, from ridge to Main Street

Filter the map by what you're after — history, the outdoors, or food & drink — and build a day around it. Every pin is a real stop within a short drive of Chambersburg.

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Fallen autumn leaves carpeting the forest floor in Beartown Woods, Michaux State Forest
Outdoors

Michaux State Forest

85,000 acres of ridge trails, the Appalachian Trail overhead, and cold streams for trout and paddling.

Fayetteville · 15 min from Chambersburg
A whitewater cascade tumbling between rocks under the trees at Caledonia State Park
Outdoors

Caledonia State Park

A swimming pool, picnic groves, an 18-hole golf course, and easy trailheads onto the AT.

Fayetteville · off Route 30
Front elevation of the 1818 Old Franklin County Jail with its white cupola
History

Old Jail & Heritage Center

The 1818 stone jail on King Street — Underground Railroad history and the town's Civil War story.

Downtown Chambersburg
The stone Royer farmhouse at Renfrew Museum and Park, Waynesboro
History

Renfrew Museum & Park

An early-1800s Pennsylvania-German farmstead with formal gardens and creekside walking trails.

Waynesboro · 25 min south
Food & Drink

Jim's Farmers Market

Year-round indoor market running since 1978 — local meats, produce, baked goods, and lunch counters.

255 Grant St · Fri 8am–6pm, Sat 8am–2pm
Food & Drink

Gearhouse Brewing Co.

Chambersburg's craft brewery — small-batch beer and a full kitchen in a big Grant Street taproom.

253 Grant St · Chambersburg