Why Choose Our Destination?
Cumberland Valley’s convenient location, exceptional value, and distinctive experiences make it an ideal destination for your next meeting or off-site event.
Strategically situated in the heart of southcentral Pennsylvania, Cumberland Valley offers unparalleled accessibility within the Northeast Corridor. We are conveniently located near major highways, including I-81, I-83, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and US 11/15. Cumberland Valley is just a short 2-3 hour drive from major metropolitan areas such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Pittsburgh, and only 30-40 minutes from Harrisburg International Airport and Amtrak. With easy-to-navigate roadways and abundant parking in our charming downtowns, your attendees will enjoy a stress-free travel experience.
Cumberland Valley boasts more than 50 hotels, providing a diverse selection of venues suitable for every style and budget. From full-service resorts and modern conference centers to spacious hotel ballrooms, exhibit halls, and tranquil retreat facilities, we offer unique spaces equipped with all the amenities your attendees expect, ensuring your event is memorable and productive.
Beyond meetings, Cumberland Valley offers attendees abundant opportunities to recharge and explore. They can stroll through vibrant downtown areas brimming with specialty shops, craft breweries, distinctive dining, art galleries, performing arts venues, and historical attractions. Attendees will appreciate the area's exceptional outdoor recreational options offering breathtaking natural beauty and scenic views. Highlights include:
• Three state parks, two state forests, and over 200 miles of trails, including the iconic midpoint of the Appalachian Trail.
• The Cumberland Valley Beer Trail, featuring more than 25 locations offering local beer, wine, spirits, and cider.
• Engaging and FREE historical attractions such as the U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center, the Appalachian Trail Museum, and the Rolls Royce Museum.
• Fun, year-round festivals and events.
Cumberland Valley is more than a destination—it’s an adventure waiting to inspire your group. Contact us today to discover how we can make your next event unforgettable.
Venue Details
Hotels54
Convention center30,000 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms4,150
Guest rooms at 1 hotel-
Special event venues43
Average room rate$100
Occupancy rate5%
Restaurants326
Daily food cost$51
Tax rate6%
Venue typeCVB
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Getting Here
Distance from airport
13 mi from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)
Distance from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) airport 13 mi
Location
Local Attractions
The Kitchen Shoppe & Cooking School
Shopping
Gourmet super store with over 20,000 items and themed Cooking Classes offered. A perfect stop for food fun and practical gifts.
101 Shady Lane
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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Market Cross Pub & Brewery
Nightlife
and porters at Market Cross Pub & Brewery in Carlisle. Hard-core beer buffs are excited to learn that their custom, 10-barrel, open-fermentation brewing system was brought over from England more than 75 years ago. They offer a 15-20 minute brewery tour with sampling. Time your visit to coincide with regularly scheduled “pubtivities” like Pub Trivia contests and Pint Night.
113 North Hanover Street
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Museum
Visit the dynamic Cumberland County Historical Society that was designed not only to educate visitors but draw them into the past. Featuring 16 new galleries, the historical society is dedicated to preserving and presenting this county’s history. Exhibits feature antiques, artifacts and displays depicting Cumberland County history.
21 North Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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Carlisle Theatre
Theater
The historic Carlisle Theatre has been around since 1939. Once the hot spot for local movie goers this theatre is now used for films, performing arts and community events. The Art-deco design compliments Carlisle’s charming downtown atmosphere.
44 West High Street
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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The Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum
The Appalachian Trail Museum will open June 5, 2010 in a 200-year-old grist mill at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, about two hours north of Baltimore and just two miles from the halfway point of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail (A.T.). This is the only museum in the country dedicated to hiking. The museum will feature changing trail exhibits, a thru-hiker photo display of 18,000 A.T. Hikers, children’s discovery area, hiker’s lounge and an indoor/outdoor story-telling center. The Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau is very excited that the Appalachian Trail Museum has found its home in the Cumberland Valley and look forward to promoting them.
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA, US 17324
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Roundtop Mountain Resorts
Recreation
10 mi
Roundtop Mountain Resort offers skiing, snowboarding and tubing in the winter and ropes courses, Ogo balls, zip lines, bumper boats and more in the summer months. This is a perfect place for team-building exercises and adventure seekers.
925 Roundtop Road
Lewisberry, PA, US 17339
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Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)
Airport
19 mi
On August 29, 2004 HIA become the first airport terminal complex in the United States to be completely designed, built, and opened since September 11, 2001. HIA is truly a multi-modal, inter-modal transportation facility.
HIA is a crossroads for airplanes, buses, rental cars, limousines, taxis and hotel shuttle vans ... a system comprehensively engineered for state-of-the-art ease of use. HIA is truly the antidote to the big airport!
HIA provides a whole new dimension of convenience in parking, check-in, security, baggage claim, wireless Internet, and food and beverage service.
One Terminal Drive
Middletown, PA, US 17057
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US Army Heritage and Education Center
Museum
The US Army Heritage and Education Center houses more than 15 million military items, the largest collection of Civil War photography in the world and 350,000 unique military history volumes. The one mile Army Heritage Trail features interactive military exhibits including Civil War winter cabins and a WWI trench system.
950 Soldiers Drive
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum
The new Appalachian Trail Museum is locatied in a 200 year old grist mill at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, just two miles from the midway point of the 2,175 mile Appalachian Trail. This is the only museum in the country dedicated to hiking. The museum features changing exhibits, a thru-hiker photo display of 18,000 hikers, children's discovery area, hiker's lounge and more.
1100 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA, US 17324
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H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center
Theater
Any one of the 1500 seats at the Luhr's Center provides an exceptional view of Tony award-winning musicals, Grammy-winning orchestras and live performances by nationall know artists such as Randy Travis, Willie Nelson, and Steve Martin.
1871 Old Main Drive
Shippensburg, PA, US 17240
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The Oakes Museum
Museum
Twinkling stars and safari animals bring the life of the savannah to Cumberland Valley. The Oakes Museum showcases more than 40,000 Smithsonian quality African and North America specimens, which include the largest African mammal collection in PA and features 75 full mounts such as an elephant, giraffe, zebra and more.
One College Avenue
Grantham, PA, US 17027
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West Shore Farmers Market
Shopping
Shop at the 60,000 square foot West Shore Farmer's Market and upscale boutiques district. Whether you're shopping for fruits, veggies, meat, designer clothes, trendy gifts, or stopping by for break, lunch or dinner -- the vast selection and delightful aromas will tempt your taste buds and satisfy all of your shopping needs.
900 Market Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
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World Renowned Fly-Fishing
Park
Cumberland Valley is home to two legendary limestone streams, LeTort Spring Run and Yellow Breeches Creek. Both are designated PA scenic rivers and internationally recognized fly-fishing destinations. Yellow Breeches is a great spot for catch and release and LeTort is known by skilled anglers for its wily and challenging fish.
Cumberland Valley, PA
Audubon Hawk Watch at Waggoner's Gap
Park
The Audubon Hawk Watch at Waggoner's Gap is a 20 acre hawk-watching site and one of the largest concentrations of raptors in the country. It's the best place in the East to see golden eagles, and one of the best spots in the state to watch the hawk migration in the fall.
Waggoner's Gap Road
Carlisle, PA, US 17015
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Allenberry Resort Inn and Playhouse
Theater
Nestled on a 57 acre, 18th Century estate, Allenberry Resort Inn and Playhouse is a full service resort. The Allenberry Playhouse is renowned for the country's longest running Murder Mystery Weekends that invite guests to figure out whodunit and a year round professional theatre where notable actors such as John Travolta have performed.
1559 Boiling Springs Road
Boiling Springs, PA, US 17007
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Meadowbrooke Gourds
Shopping
Find out why Mike Rowe's Discovery Channel TV Show "Dirty Jobs" featured gourd-crafting company Meadowbrooke Gourds. Take a tour to see how they grow them, clean them, and create baskets, birdhouses and vases all on location. Absolutely gourd-geous!
125 Potato Road
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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Carlisle Events Fairgrounds
Recreation
Get revved up at THE automotive event destination. Carlisle Events hosts ten annual collector, car, truck and motorcycle events, including the World's Largest Corvette extravaganza, attracting more than a half-a-million enthusiast to its 82-acre fairgrounds each year.
1000 Bryn Mawr Road
Carlisle, PA, US 17013
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Cumberland Valley Rail Trail
Recreation
The Cumberland Valley Rail Trail stretches 11 miles from Newville to Shippensburg. The flat trail was once home to railroad tracks. Trail enthusiasts can now enjoy walking, jogging, horseback riding and biking with scenic mountains and farmland as the backdrop.
23 McFarland Street
Newville, PA, US 17241
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Convention Centers
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo CenterPennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center is located at 2300 North Cameron Street in Harrisburg. The flexibility of the complex allows it to host major events around the entire facility, a private meeting, or anything in between.
Exhibit Space1,000,000 sq. ft.
Total meeting space752,889 sq. ft.
Additional Information
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Tour the country’s largest gourd-crafting company, create a gourmet meal during a hands-on cooking class, visit the only museum in the country dedicated solely to hiking, watch the fall hawk migration, fish along world-renowned creeks and streams, hike along a challenging trail or stroll along a peaceful path… you’ll find authentic and eclectic experiences awaiting in Cumberland Valley.
Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau Frequently Asked Questions
Explore frequently asked questions from the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau regarding Health and Safety, Sustainability, and Diversity and Inclusion
Sustainable Practices
Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
No response.
Does Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
No response.
Diversity and Inclusion
For US hotels only, is Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
No response.
If applicable, could you please provide a link to Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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Health and Safety
Were practices at Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
No response.
Does Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
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Please explain, if applicable, the carbon offsetting options you offer to corporations.
Please provide, if applicable, an e-mail address for a contact who can address any follow up questions relating to sustainability and social impact goals and initiatives.
Has your hotel taken steps to reduce single-use plastics, such as removing plastic straws (except upon request for guests with disabilities), stirrers and cotton buds? If yes, please provide detail as to the steps you have taken to reduce single use plastics?
Does your hotel generate (onsite) or purchase (offsite) renewable energy (beyond your utility's standard offerings)? If yes, please describe your practices for generating or purchasing renewable energy.
Does your hotel engage in activities to protect & restore the natural environment in which it is located (i.e. trees planted, coral reef restored, etc.)?
What measures are in place to allow for social distancing in fitness centers (e.g. equipment configuration, staggered usage times)? If no fitness center, please put N/A.
Has the fitness room cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included? If no fitness center, please put N/A.
Will your hotel be imposing any additional fees for cleaning services? If yes, please specify those fees.
Are specific cleaning/disinfection routines in place for pillows, duvets and their covers, headboard, bathrobe etc.? If yes, please describe.
Does the property limit number of guests in restaurant, bar, or dining areas due to COVID19 or other pandemics? If yes, please provide details of how restaurant, bar, or dining areas limits capacity? If no restaurant or bar, please put N/A.
Has the public bathroom cleaning routine been adjusted/increased? If yes, what new measures are included?
Please include a link to your public report on community impact if applicable.
Please provide any other comments you wish to make regarding your efforts/initiatives to obtain certification in these programs.
Please provide, if applicable, an e-mail address for a contact who can address any follow up questions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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